15/11/2024
Health Risks of Untreated Menopause Symptoms
Menopause symptoms that arise due to health imbalances in the body need to addressed in time. If not, these imbalances keep piling up.
They can eventually trigger chronic health conditions such as Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease and Osteoporosis. Your health risks increase with the severity of menopause symptoms.
That is, if you are experiencing symptoms as severe hot flashes, or heavy bleeding, or extreme fatigue; you need to take immediate action and consult your doctor for proper treatment.
Post Menopause Health Complications-min
Cancer
Fractures
Osteoporosis or porous bones
Severe backache and slip disk
Loss of teeth
Loss of vision, cataract
Diabetes
Obesity
Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Bleeding in brain
Atheroscelorosis or narrowing of arteries
Hypertension
Menopause in Ayurveda
Menopause is termed as “Rajonivritti” or absence of bleeding in Ayurveda. It is considered to be a transitionary phase, where a woman moves from Pitta dosha to Vata dosha dominated stage of life.
This transition makes both Vata and Pitta dosha unbalanced. This leads to menopause symptoms of dryness, fatigue, hot flashes and hormone imbalances to name a few.
In addition, if a menopausal woman had Kapha imbalance, it leads to health symptoms as menopausal weight gain and high cholesterol.
According to Ayurvedic principles, a woman needs to adapt with complementary changes in her lifestyle and diet. This will help her fare through the menopausal transition without any health issues.
However, her health symptoms become worse due to excess stress, environmental chemicals, lack of routine, faulty diet and sedentary lifestyle.
Now, let’s look into specific health symptoms of Menopause per dosha imbalance
Vata Imbalance Menopause Symptoms
A woman usually enters Menopause at the median age of 50 years. In Ayurveda, this phase of life is dominated by Vata Dosha.
Vata is the energy of catabolism, hence many degenerative changes take place during this phase of life.
Vaginal Dryness
Extremities get cold
Insomnia and sleep disorders
Mild to variable hot flashes (Invariable)
Anxiety
Panic
Nervousness
Mood swings
Dry and wrinkled skin
Palpitations
Bloating
Constipation
Pitta Imbalance Menopause Symptoms
During the old age, our Pitta Dosha levels start to wind down, hence our metabolism is effected. Pitta Dosha changes also bring changes in hormones and in the reproductive system.
Anger
Irritability
Excessive hot flashes
Night sweats
Extremely heavy periods with a burning sensation
Skin rashes
Associated complaints such as UTI (urinary tract infection)
Acidity, Heartburn
Ulcerative Colitis
Low Iron levels or Anemia
Inflammation in va**na
Estrogen Dominance
Hypoglycemia
Food cravings for cold and sweet foods
Kapha Imbalance Menopause Symptoms
Ideally, Kapha Dosha should be the least affected during Menopause. However, modern lifestyle has its own perils with sedentary lifestyles and calorie rich diets.
This is just enough to push Kapha out of balance and lead to related symptoms.
Menopausal Weight gain
Feeling of heaviness
Lethargy
Depression
Lack of motivation
Low thyroid and Hypothyroidism
Fibrocystic changes in the uterus or in the breast
Excessive fluid retention
Sentimental and Highly emotional
Lack of Interest
Having understood all of these, we can now talk about the natural remedies for Menopause with Ayurveda.