dietary changes Archives - Amazing Health Advances https://amazinghealthadvances.net/tag/dietary-changes/ Your hub for fresh-picked health and wellness info Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:23:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AHA_Gradient_Bowl-150x150.jpg dietary changes Archives - Amazing Health Advances https://amazinghealthadvances.net/tag/dietary-changes/ 32 32 Reduce Hot Flashes with THIS Dietary Intervention https://amazinghealthadvances.net/reduce-hot-flashes-with-this-dietary-intervention-8164/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reduce-hot-flashes-with-this-dietary-intervention-8164 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/reduce-hot-flashes-with-this-dietary-intervention-8164/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:15:19 +0000 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/?p=15364 News Staff via NaturalHealth365 – Menopause is a natural part of getting older, signaling the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle.  It usually starts when a woman is in her 40’s or 50’s. Unfortunately, menopause can have several uncomfortable side effects, including hot flashes, sleep problems, low energy, and emotional symptoms.  However, a recent study indicates that a simple dietary change may significantly reduce aggravating hot flashes. Could This Straightforward Dietary Change Ease Menopausal Hot Flashes? What if you could reduce hot flashes just by changing your diet?  A recent study, led by Dr. Neal Barnard and published in Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society, sought to find out. The trial was the Women’s Study for the Alleviation of Vasomotor Symptoms.  To assess the link between diet and hot flashes, researchers evaluated postmenopausal women over a 12-week trial period.  Some study participants implemented a vegan diet low in fats and a half cup of soybeans daily, while the control group did not change their diets.  All participants then recorded the severity and frequency of hot flash symptoms over the course of the study. The group that consumed a vegan, plant-based diet rich in soy experienced a whopping 88% reduction in their hot flashes.  Also, those eating a plant-based diet lost an average of 8 pounds and reported improved quality of life. These results indicate that hot flashes can be reduced by simply cutting out toxic animal foods, lowering fat intake, and adding soy to the diet.  Of course, we would encourage our readers to eat only non-GMO soy products. Hormone Replacement or Diet Changes? Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, has long been the treatment of choice for perimenopause symptoms.  This is because many symptoms of menopause stem from changes within the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and disrupted hormone levels.  However, HRT can cause its own set of unwanted side effects, if done incorrectly.  The key here is to find a qualified healthcare provider to help you with the process to avoid health issues. If menopause symptoms can be mitigated through healthy diet changes, these dangerous side effects can be avoided.  And besides possibly reducing hot flashes, plant-based diets have been shown to reduce depression and other chronic health issues.  Thus, the new dietary study presents an exciting new direction for researchers to investigate further. Ways to Ease Menopause Symptoms Naturally Changing to a low (healthy) fat, plant-based diet and eating more soy might help reduce your hot flashes.  But there are also other ways to ease menopause symptoms without pharmaceuticals.  Black cohosh supplements, adequate sleep, regular exercise, and stress reduction practices like yoga can all help. There’s a possibility that plant phytoestrogens could improve menopause symptoms.  Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring estrogens in several foods, including flax, soybeans, and legumes.  Acupuncture and hypnosis are two more therapies that may benefit women in menopause. Menopause is an important and natural phase of life.  However, if you’re dealing with uncomfortable menopause symptoms, it’s worth looking into dietary changes and complementary therapies to help ease the transition. Sources for this article include: Medicalnewstoday.com Mayoclinic.org Clinicaltrials.gov To read the original article click here.

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]]> https://amazinghealthadvances.net/reduce-hot-flashes-with-this-dietary-intervention-8164/feed/ 0 What Your Metabolism Can Tell You About Your Mental Health https://amazinghealthadvances.net/what-your-metabolism-can-tell-you-about-your-mental-health-7893/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-your-metabolism-can-tell-you-about-your-mental-health-7893 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/what-your-metabolism-can-tell-you-about-your-mental-health-7893/#respond Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:00:01 +0000 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/?p=14281 Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #363) and blog, I talk to Daniel Tal Mor, the founder and CEO of Lumen, about the importance of a healthy metabolism and how everyone can attain it!  Lumen is the world’s first handheld portable device designed to accurately measure metabolism. It is designed to help you enhance fat burn, manage weight, boost your energy, manage blood sugar levels and improve your mental and physical health in real time. I personally use my Lumen device to monitor my metabolic health as I age, especially when I make any dietary and lifestyle changes to improve my mental and physical health. I love examining my results over time, in real time, and getting great advice from the Lumen community so I can feel energized to keep doing what I love, even as I age! The best thing about Lumen is that it is not just for professionals like me. Their mission is to create a world where every person has access to personalized nutrition and is empowered to improve their health through the world’s most cutting edge technology in the field. Their incredible device gives you data-based insight into what is happening in your body by measuring the CO2 content in your breath, which better helps you understand how your different habits are impacting your inner health through your metabolism in real time, as your metabolism is constantly changing. This process can help you better understand what is going on inside your body and find out what you can do to improve your overall wellbeing. For a limited time only, you can get $40 off your Lumen purchase here with the promo code DRLEAF. This offer is only valid for the first 100 orders. Why is metabolism such an important measurement? Metabolic flexibility is the ability of the human body to switch back and forth between fat and carbohydrates based on their availability, which is necessary to fuel day to day life—from your thinking to your breathing to your walking. It is important for: Better overall health Better sleep Better stress management Stronger immune system Optimized workout performance Optimized nutrition and better weight maintenance Feeling more energized and less sluggish Thankfully, your metabolism can be improved, just like your body gets stronger and fitter from working out, and Lumen helps you figure out how to do this. It provides the unique insights you need daily to understand how your nutrition and other lifestyle habits are impacting your brain and body, and gives you guidance to improve your metabolism AND keep you on track. It is personalized health care at its best, making your relationship with your brain and body healthier and stronger, and giving you access to a community of like-minded individuals so you never feel alone on your health journey. To read the original article click here.

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