Navigating Menopause and Perimenopause through Naturopathic Medicine

“Sometimes you have to ride the wave,” my doctor said while I was going through perimenopause.  

In my practice of over 20 years, I have seen various modalities help women ease their experience of “the change.”  

Symptoms can include weight gain, anxiety, insomnia, hot flashes and insomnia amongst others.  I remember a woman at the dog park sharing, “it’s not fair! Zits and wrinkles at the same time!”  

What are the solutions for ease, grace, health and balance?

These include acupuncture, herbs, lifestyle changes such as better sleep and diet modifications, exercise, and bio-identical hormones. What are bio-identical hormones? Bio-identical hormones are hormones that are closer to physiological dosing.  

Assessing what is right for you begins with a baseline of your current health, including family and personal history of osteoporosis, cardiovascular risk, cancer risk and your overall health. Various modalities can ease the menopausal transition and in my practice, that is a joint decision arrived at looking at the holistic picture of your health.  

In the book “The Second Half of Life” by wise woman and medical anthropologist Angeles Arrien, she says finding meaning for the remaining half of our lives can help find meaning and a revitalization of purpose.  

Sometimes there is a letting go… a marriage that did not work, a career change, a need to embrace the empty nest with meaning…

A circle of support will help you through this time….  

If you are in need of health support to navigate menopause and the fluctuations in hormones that precede it, please don’t hesitate to call Scottsdale Holistic Medicine at 928-862-2914 to schedule a consultation.