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Risk factors for Weight Gain |
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Due to the hormonal changes of menopause, women going through this transition are at a greater risk for gaining weight due to factors such as poor diet, inactive lifestyle, and a family history of obesity. Keep reading to learn about other risk factors for weight gain during menopause. |
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Certain lifestyle factors can exacerbate menopausal weight gain. Diet is a major factor: most Americans follow a diet far too high in calories and fat, but during menopause, you actually need 200-300 less calories than before just to maintain current weight.
Studies have also shown that when you eat may be just as important as what you eat. Researcher Robert Superko from University of California, Berkeley, observed that triglycerides (the chemical form of fat) spike four hours after eating. Eating right before bed thus translates into triglyceride levels peaking during sleep, and being stored directly as excess fat.
Finally, perhaps the most important lifestyle factor that can contribute to weight gain during menopause is lack of exercise. Women tend to become more and more sedentary with age, whether due to increased responsibilities at work or physical ailments that make exercise uncomfortable. A sedentary lifestyle poses even more health risks than a high-fat diet: statistics show that women leading a sedentary lifestyle have a risk of heart disease three times greater than their physically active counterparts.
Fortunately, weight gain can be avoided during menopause, and several steps can be taken both to prevent and reverse weight gain. Keep reading to learn about the best options for treating menopause related weight gain. 
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Calcium Prevents Menopausal Weight Gain |
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A recent study found that daily calcium and vitamin D supplements can be effective in preventing weight gain in menopausal women. Most women experience decreased metabolism and increased fat mass during menopause, which may have potentially serious health consequences. |
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Weight gain during menopause may seem inevitable, but there are different treatment options that can prevent the extra pounds. Keep reading the section below to learn about the most effective treatments for menopause-related weight gain, including lifestyle changes, alternative treatments, and medical procedures. |
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Treatment for Weight Gain
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MacaActive Supplements |
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As you have already read, weight gain are mainly caused by declining estrogen levels, which is a natural part of aging. Therefore, if you want relief from this undesirable symptom, you must restore estrogen hormone levels.
Today there are three effective ways to normalize hormonal levels: lifestyle changes, alternative medicine and drugs & surgery.
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Lifestyle Changes: This level of treatment involves no risk, but may be the hardest way to go because you'll have to restrict yourself from many things. That's why most people consider the next level of treatment, alternative medicine, which has proven to be excellent for treating weight gain in a safe and natural way.
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Alternative medicine: There are two types of herbal supplements for treating weight gain: Those containing phytoestrogenic herbs, and those containing non-estrogenic herbs. Phytoestrogenic herbs (like Black Cohosh) are filled with phytoestrogens, which are similar to estrogens. They can increase low estrogen levels by replacing some of the missing estrogen hormones. This isn't the best solution, however, because your body will become less responsive to producing estrogen on its own, causing a further decrease in body-own hormone levels. Unlike phytoestrogenic herbs, non-estrogenic herbs don't contain estrogen, but nourish hormonal glands to work more efficiently. This ultimately results in balancing not only estrogen, but other necessary hormones, as well. Non-estrogenic herbs are thus one of the best and safest ways to treat weight gain naturally.
An excellent example of a safe and effective non-estrogenic herb for hormonal imbalance is herbal MacaActive. What makes MacaActive so special is its ability to balance hormonal levels in women by nourishing the hormonal glands. It thus alleviates most disorders related to hormonal imbalance, including weight gain.  to read more about MacaActive.
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Drugs and Surgery: This level of treatment has the highest risk and often the highest costs. The most common drug therapy for treating weight gain in the US is hormone replacement therapy (HRT). There's no doubt that this is the quickest and strongest way to combat hormonal imbalance. Unfortunately, it entails serious side effects and increases the risk of different types of cancer in women. If you still want to consider this approach, see your doctor to become better informed about what this treatment option involves.
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A safe way for balancing hormones:
Non-estrogenic herbs are the most effective solution for treating hormonal imbalance and its related symptom, weight gain.
MacaActive is an excellent non-estrogenic herb. It's simple: rather than putting hormones from the outside into your body artificially, MacaActive stimulates your hormone glands into producing the necessary hormones naturally. This is what makes MacaActive supplements so unique. to read all about MacaActive. |
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