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Menopause and memory loss

June 14th, 2007 at 09:24am Under Menopause

Have you recently noticed that you have difficulty concentrating?
Do you walk into a room only to forget why you even came in?
Do you feel disorientation, or just mentally confusioned?

This sort of absentmindedness plagues a huge percentage of women and men going through menopause. It can be very frustrating, and so you should try to do your best to keep an alert mental state. There are many ways to do this, and if you are not taking advantage of any of them then you should start today.

Here are some of the most common and ways to maintain mental alertness:

• Do regular exercise. It is easy to get caught in a rut of going to work and then coming home and relaxing. Instead of sitting in front of the TV all night, why don’t you lift some weights or go for a brisk walk? Exercise releases just the right chemicals into your brain to make you more alert, not only during the exercise, but for the rest of the day until you go to sleep. This is why so many people like to start off their days with walk through the neighborhood. The type of exercise you choose will depend on what options are available to you.
• Stimulate your mind at least once per day. It is very healthy to always teach yourself new things. Whether you sit down and read a science fiction book with interesting scientific theories, or you read a college textbook and discover new things about biology, do a crossword or learn to use a computer, there is everything to be gained from learning new things. Not only do you get to keep the great knowledge, but you also will sustain higher levels of alertness due to the effort that it takes to learn all of those things. So go to the library today and find a book that sparks your interest.
• Sleep is crucial to being mentally alert. Your mind needs enough time to recuperate, so it needs adequate sleep to function properly. If your job requires you to get up early, then go to bed earlier. If you have too much to do, then all you need to do is plan your days out better so that you get things done more efficiently and leave more time to sleeping.

Ultimately the best thing to do is to combine these three methods to remain as mentally alert as possible. If you start to utilize all 3 of these, you should start seeing improvements in a matter of days. Hopefully you will stop losing things, stop forgetting important dates, and generally stop being so absentminded. If the problem persists, then you should talk to a doctor about ways of dealing with this symptom of menopause.
Hopefully it doesn’t come to that, but you shouldn’t ignore the possibility.

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menopause and keeping fit

June 7th, 2007 at 10:50am Under Female Menopause

During menopause women may put on weight, loose fitness and bone density, so here are 7 great tips on how to be fit and stay fit during menopause

1. Find a program that will best suit you. Every woman is different, so always consult a qualified trainer or your doctor to make sure that the fitness program will not hurt you. If the fitness program is not for you, it will only be a cause of frustration and injuries.

2. Set realistic targets. You can change a things overnight, make sure your fitness goals are achievable and realistic. You have to learn to walk before you run. Don’t over do it, other wise you will just cause yourself injury and set your fitness goals back even further.

3. Exercises your muscles. When you develop muscles, you burn more calories and then you lessen the fats in your body. Multi-joint exercises and weight lifting are recommended. Learn what exercises work on certain parts of your body. Multi-joint exercises are also said to be effective but time saving.

4. Be systematic on working on your muscles. Your muscles should be working harder over time. Repeating the same sets of exercises and same weight without getting your muscles to work harder will not give satisfactory results. You can record your daily results and make the progression based on your previous data. A daily log will also motivate you since you are able to track how far you have gone.

5. Perform a set of exercises in 10 repetitions. Every number that was accomplished is called a repetition. Try to make every repetition with less momentum as much as possible. The lesser the momentum, the harder your muscles work. And the harder they work, the bigger they become. To check if there is much momentum when lifting, see if the arm is floating. If the arm does float, then there is much momentum.

6. Be flexible and perform a variety of exercises. Every exercise program should have a variety. You can change your exercises, goals and sets every day, week or month to keep you motivated and on the go. Doing this will help you prevent being bored and losing energy physically and mentally.

7. Stay Motivated! The best way to keep the energy levels high is to excerise with a friend or group and have some healthy competition.

There is no workout that is best for everyone. Stay active and healthy.

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