It Is Possible To Get Menopause Before 40. Prevent It Now!

While most of us complain about our monthly periods and hate the cramps we get, we have a love-hate relationship with our menstrual cycle. When I think of menopause, I get just as freaked out as the day I found out I’d be bleeding every month for the rest of my life. Despite resenting our periods, parting with them forever seems odd and scares us. It seems like a part of our life is changing and of course, it is.

If you’ve come across this article, the chances are that you want to delay the process as much as possible, and I wouldn’t blame you for that. When I think about my sex drive decreasing, I don’t know what I’m going to do without it. However, it is a serious topic, and lots of myths regarding it needs to be dismantled. When most of us hear the word menopause, we think that we’re just going to wake up one day and we won’t ever have our periods again. That, however, is not the case.

Menopause does not occur; suddenly, it is a natural aging process that starts to occur after the age of 40. If your periods are irregular, that does not necessarily mean that you’re entering the menopause phase. Menopause is when a woman does not bleed for a whole year. There are three phases of menopause, Perimenopause, Menopause, and Postmenopause. Before going through menopause, women go through a phase of Perimenopause in which the production of estrogen slightly starts to decrease, its results in irregular periods. It can occur 8 to 10 years before you hit menopause.

Due to the sub-par diet that most people are having nowadays, women wonder what their chances of getting menopause early are. Well, you don’t need to worry, if you’re under forty you’ve got a 1% chance of experiencing menopause. Therefore if you’re under thirty and you’re experiencing irregularities in your menstrual cycle it is advised that you visit your doctor.

When most people hear about menopause, they think that they’ll completely lose their sex drive, that isn’t true. While there are chances that you won’t be aroused as easily, not all women experience a decreased drive. While a significant number of women do come forth with problems such as vaginal dryness and discomfort, there are ways one can avert these symptoms and still carry on having a healthy sex life. Some women even say that they have a better sex life as they don’t have to worry about pregnancies. If you do experience lower sex drive there are high chances that if you deal with the secondary symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia. you’ll have a greater chance of experiencing a healthier sex life.

If going through menopause is something you want to delay as long as possible, then you’ve come to the right place. Here mentioned below are a few preventive measures you can take to delay menopause. 

The first and foremost way to delay menopause is to make sure that the nutritional value of your diet is high. In most cases, most of us settle with sub-par food hat has lower nutritional value. However, if you eat smart, you can delay the early onset of menopause by a significant measure. While taking supplements is a good way to compensate for the lost nutrition, the best way is to incorporate such foods in your everyday diet. Flax seeds, red wine, nuts, and soy have high estrogen levels and are a great way to delay menopause. Apart from foods with high estrogen levels, foods such as milk, cheese, and other dairy products are also recommended as they have high calcium content. Know that what you put into your body now is going to have a long term effect. 

One easy way to make delay menopause is to exercise regularly. Exercise doesn’t necessarily mean hitting the gym for 2 hours a day. When most of us hear the word exercise, we think “great! Now I need to start going to the gym” however, that isn’t what I mean. Exercise means to engage your body physically in whatever you may like. It can be a sport, a walk in the park, an early run, yoga, or whatever you can come up with to keep your engaged physically. Exercise will help with attaining healthy body weight and mental health. Exercise can delay menopause and help one deal with the symptoms of menopause when they face it.

Another way you can make sure that you don’t have menopause before the age of 40 is to have sex regularly. Healthy sex life has proven to delay the onset of menopause by a period of at least five years. If you’re in the Perimenopausal phase and have started to experience symptoms such as discomfort and dryness, you can ask your doctor for prescriptions that can aid your sex life. There are various ways to overcome such dryness and move towards a healthier sex life.

Due to the fast pace world that we live in chances are that most of us don’t adhere to a healthy diet and therefore are either overweight or underweight. A great way to prevent menopause is to reach your ideal body weight. Calculate your BMI and then start taking measures to gain your ideal weight. Staying healthy physically will also lead to less stress and anxiety, which can delay menopause by a great measure. I’m pretty sure you’ve heard the saying “treat your body like a temple”, know that isn’t just a thing that’s said by people trying to sell their health products. It is backed by research and aid in living a healthy, more engaging and sexually active life.

Another route you can take to delay the early onset of menopause is to take supplements. Research proves that an average person’s diet in the city lacks the nutritional value that is required by their body. This means that you need to make sure that your body gets the required nutrients through an alternative source, and supplements are the best way possible. Phytoestrogens, vitamin c, and e supplements are a great way to fulfill your nutritional needs and make sure that you don’t have to face Perimenopausal symptoms.

While we do live in a very busy lifestyle, we need to make dietary choices that are better for us in the long run. While you introduce healthy things to your system, you also have to let go of unhealthy habits. Granted that it’s easy to grab a snack, especially when you’re working, processed food can result in higher chances of early onset of menopause. Foods with high levels of carbohydrates and preservatives aren’t favorable for the reproductive system in women and can lead to various conditions that might facilitate the early onset of menopause. Not only are processed foods lower in the nutritional value, but they also contain preservatives that in certain cases can cause hormonal imbalance. This can lead to severe problems in the postmenopausal phase.

If you’ve gone through the above-mentioned article, you now know what steps you can take to delay getting menopause before the age of 40. While there are surgical options that can delay the onset of menopause, delaying with dietary considerations and regular exercise is the best way to go. Know that menopause is not the only reason to have irregular periods, there can be other reasons such as PCOS and other deficiencies, so if you’re experiencing irregularities in your menstrual cycle, it is advised that you visit your medical expert and get it checked at your first convenience.

One thing that you’ll have to come to terms with is that menopause is a natural phase of life, and it is inevitable. Sooner or later, you’ll have to let the process of aging take over; however, it doesn’t have to be painful or discomforting. If you follow the steps mentioned above, you can delay menopause for a significant amount of time and manage the symptoms once it occurs.