For many women, the worst part of menopause is the frequent hot flashes. While some women do not experience these at all, others are frustrated regularly by hot flashes and night sweats.

While menopause can for some women be a difficult, emotional journey, it is a natural process that all women will go through. Despite what commercials say, menopause is not an illness or a disease.

Hot flashes by day. Night sweats by night. Everyone knows what they are. Hot flashes are inconvenient. Hot flashes can leave a menopausal woman dripping with sweat and embarrassed.

Weight gain can begin when women experience peri-menopause. It is a common problem in women who are menopausal.

A great way to reduce stress and improve energy is through yoga. Yoga is a form of exercise that helps make a mind-body connection through a series of stretches and poses.

Peri-menopause is a woman’s transition between having a regular cycle and menopause. The body begins to gradually decrease the amount of estrogen it produces and the amount of hormones produced increases and decreases disproportionately.

The ovary, also known as the female gonad, is a paired reproductive glands located on either side of the uterus in the pelvic area. The ovaries are approximately the shape and size of an almond, responsible for the production of eggs and female hormones including estrogen.

Synthetic hormones are all organically foreign to the body and are derived from different organisms. Particularly, estrogen used in hormone replacement therapy is derived from the urine of a pregnant mare.

Black Cohosh is primarily utilized as a natural herb for the treatment of menopausal symptoms; particularly hot flashes and night sweats.

The process of menopause can be difficult. The transition years can be associated with erratic, heavy, and irregular periods. However, even the completion of menopause (12 continuous months without a period) can be associated with certain side effects, including weight gain.