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Menopause – Top 5 Tips On How To Lose Weight

Menopause – Top 5 Tips On How To Lose Weight

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Menopause causes weight gain around your middle and weight loss to plateau. This is because of the fluctuations in hormones such as estrogen, testosterone and androgens. However there are natural solutions available online.Your hormones during menopause have a direct impact on your metabolism, cravings, appetite, and fat storage,  which is why it’s so difficult to reach your weight loss goals.

During menopause, hormones will fight you all the way, so awareness is the key to weight loss success!  Read Val’s inspiring journey by clicking here.

The hormonal shifts of menopause predispose you to weight gain around your abdomen instead of around your hips, thighs and bottom. Weight gain around your middle has health risks such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.

Weight gain during menopause can be a symptom of an underlying hormonal imbalance such as Thyroid, Oestrogen, Progesterone and Cortisol imbalance, but the great news is natural treatment options are available to support healthy hormonal balance, stop weight gain in its tracks and improve weight loss.

Salivary Hormone Testing for Menopause

By completing my full online naturopathic health and hormone test, I will invest no less than 45 minutes piecing together your symptoms and really pinpoint what hormones are causing your weight gain and other health complaints.  If I feel that further salivary or blood testing via you GP is required, I will make those recommendations.

For example, as part of the process of compiling a natural weight loss program for you, I may suggest measuring hormone levels by using salivary hormone test kits, available from my clinic.  Salivary hormone test kits can assist in the proper diagnoses of hormonal imbalances contributing to weight gain and conditions such as Fatigue, PCOS, Fibroids, Endometriosis, Cyst, Menopause and Thyroid imbalance. To find out more about salivary hormone testing please click here.

5 causes of weight gain during menopause
Hormones
Lack of exercise
Decrease in metabolic rate of 10-15%
Medications
Over eating
Why is weight gain a problem during menopause and do I have a hormone imbalance making weight loss slow?
Thyroid imbalance and weight gain during menopause

During menopause the production of estrogen and progesterone slows and given that progesterone is often the first hormone to decline, this leaves estrogen as the dominant hormone temporarily.

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This according to researchers is a key factor in decreased thyroid function during menopause due to its impact on lowering levels of T3 (a thyroid hormone) in the blood.

Thyroid replacement medications such as Thyroxine or Oroxine may not be effective because, if overstressed adrenals ( I will chat about this later on) are at the root of your thyroid trouble, feeding the body more T4 is little more than a ‘Band-Aid’ solution.

But the adrenal glands are one piece to the thyroid equation. For other patients, autoimmune concerns, low iodine, food sensitivities or something entirely different can be the cause of a sluggish thyroid during menopause.

Stress and weight gain during menopause

By the time a woman hits menopause, she has more than likely endured her fair share of stressful life challenges.

There is a connection between stress and thyroid function. This is due to the affect of the hormone cortisol.

Stress stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA), causing elevated cortisol levels. This stimulation has huge implications throughout the body, especially in the gut (causing bloating), brain, adrenals and thyroid.

We know high cortisol (hypercortisolism) in the bloodstream can affect thyroid function by directly inhibiting the production of TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) and also inhibiting the conversion of T4 to T3.

In addition, women can suffer from insomnia during menopause and when you are deprived of sleep, cortisol (a hormone commonly released in response to physical or emotional stress) is released at an increased level and stimulates your appetite and cravings causing weight gain. This increases your chances of metabolic syndrome.

Growth Hormone levels decline during menopause

Growth hormone levels decline: Losing deep sleep due to insomnia during menopause decreases growth hormone levels. Growth hormone is a protein that helps regulate your body’s proportions of fat and muscle. With less growth hormone, you reduce your ability to lose fat and grow muscle, slowing your metabolism and making weight loss difficult.

Oestrogen imbalance and weight gain during menopause

Oestrogen casues weight gain during menopause firstly by increasing your appetite and secondly as oestrogen levels decrease your body looks for other places to get needed estrogen. Fat cells in your body can produce estrogen, so your body works harder to convert calories into fat to increase estrogen levels which causes weight gain  and makes weight loss impossible.

Progesterone deficiency and weight gain during menopause

During menopause, progesterone levels decrease causing water retention and bloating.  Though this doesn’t actually result in weight gain, your clothes will probably feel a bit tighter and you may feel a bit heavier.

Testosterone levels decline during menopause causing weight gain

Testosterone helps your body to create lean muscle mass and muscle cells burn more calories than fat cells do.  This increases your metabolism making weight loss easier.  In menopause, levels of testosterone drop resulting in the loss of this muscle slowing down your metabolism causing weight gain.

Leptin and weight gain during menopause

Leptin, affects body weight and is secreted primarily by fat cells.   Sleep loss and insomnia during menopause decreases leptin and tells the body there is a calorie shortage and promotes hunger. Low leptin levels will make weight loss difficult and can lead to consistent weight gain.

Gherlin and weight gain during menopause

Secreted by the stomach Ghrelin stimulates cravings and appetite and a lack of sleep or insomnia during menopause stimulates its release in higher amounts triggering weight gain.

Androgens and weight gain during menopause

Androgens cause weight gain around your mid section this is why it’s called the “middle age spread”.

Insulin Imbalance and weight gain during menopause

During menopause, your body may not be able to metabolise carbohydrates as well, which can lead to an increased storage of fats and higher levels of blood sugar. Excess blood sugar can cause insulin resistance and is directly linked to weight gain.

Naturopathic treatment of weight gain caused by hormonal imbalance during menopause is successful and has helped many women heal their symptoms and achieve weight loss naturally.  The best part is, it’s available online!

Are you menopausal – these symptoms are common with menopause:

Top 5 Tips On How to Beat Menopausal Weight Gain Naturally

Identify what’s causing your weight gain – including hormones.

Learn what foods are triggering hormonal imbalances causing you to gain weight.

Implement a natural and targeted nutritional treatment plan designed to balance hormones and help you to lose weight and keep it off.

Introduce targeted natural remedies to restart your metabolism.

Provide access to a professional support network that, will guide and help you to change unhealthy lifestyle choices and implement a long term treatment to combat your weight gain.

Book in your FREE Naturopathic Review.
Commit yourself to a comprehensive program with me that will include vitamins, herbs and minerals specifically chosen for you to balance your hormones.
Make use of our support network made up of fully registered and accredited health professionals.

So many women have joined MassAttack and been successful. The key is to learn the truth about hormones and the truth about the foods that can work against your weight loss efforts.

Narelle Stegehuis, CEO of MassAttack, and BumpFertility is a Naturopath specializing in the treatment of PCOS, Fibroids, Endometriosis & Thyroid imbalance.  Uniquely her services are offered online. She is both an accomplished writer and recent recipient of the Australian Naturopathic Excellence Award.

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  • Doc HP says:

    22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

    Good resource, but don’t buy it for your kindle, February 22, 2010

    By Doc HP (Shanghai, China) –

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    This review is from: The Menopause Makeover (Kindle Edition)

    There is a lot of information in this book. The information here is not new, but it is presented in an organized and fun format. Some may find there is too much information. For non-medical women, this is a great resource, but if you come from a medical background and know about hormones and endocrinology, you will find it over simplified. It’s divided into different sections so you can skip around and read the part you are more interested in at the moment. The worksheets are useful and eye-opening. The idea of a 12 week planner is great, but to do that part of it will take some effort on your part, you will have to be committed to writing things down regularly. If you are expecting an easy, quick fix, or a new revelation, this book is not for you. If you want to understand the science behind what is happening to your body and what you can do about it, this is a great resource. It boils down to the basics: Eat right, exercise regularly and take care of yourself. ***IMPORTANT*** I would not recommend buying this book for your Kindle, there are worksheets and “diaries” which you won’t be able to fill in and additionally, the charts and graphs cannot be read even when the font on the kindle is enlarged to the largest it can go. If you want to get the most out of this book, get the print version.

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  • R. Becker says:

    12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

    Love this book!!!, February 7, 2010

    By R. Becker (Rye, NY USA) –
      

    This review is from: The Menopause Makeover: The Ultimate Guide to Taking Control of Your Health and Beauty During Menopause (Paperback)

    I just finished reading this book and can’t recommend it enough. It’s very readable with easy to reference chapters on specific topics such as hormones, exercise, diet and nutrition, etc. so you can look up whatever subject you’re particularly interested in without having to go back and search through the entire book. It’s packed with all the latest information about perimenopause and menopause and I appreciated the fact that it includes alternative as well as traditional treatments to relieve symptoms. It also goes a step further than many other books on the topic as it includes practical lifestyle suggestions to help you look and feel your best. The author’s tone is informative, friendly and often humorous (let’s face it…this subject could use a little humor.) Unique to this book is the 12 week menopause makeover planner which gives you the tools you need to make positive changes in your life. The author is inspiring and has made me realize it’s time to start focusing on my health and well being. I can’t wait to start my own menopause makeover.

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  • 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

    The best book on menopause ever!, February 7, 2010

    By Dee Adams “aka Minnie Pauz” (Oxford, MI United States) –

    This review is from: The Menopause Makeover: The Ultimate Guide to Taking Control of Your Health and Beauty During Menopause (Paperback)

    I’ve been reviewing books on my website [...] for over 10 years and I am convinced that The Menopause Makeover is the most complete compilation of information that I’ve seen. So many of the books are complicated when it comes to explaining about hormone therapy or alternative therapy, but Menopause Makeover has everything you need in an easy to understand format and down to earth “woman speak” language. We all know that menopause is not just about hot flashes and Staness gives us the whole picture, backed up with the support of a doctor who “gets it”. The last 3rd of the book gives us a great selection of tools such as a planner, a contact list, medical forms, a food plan, shopping list and a meal diary. All in a great package! With this book as a guide through the hormone jungle and the humor of Minnie Pauz® you should have the best possible experience as you go through it all.

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