Hormonal disaster area

My God, what's happening to me?

All of a sudden it just came… These herds. Menopause!

It was neither really dangerous nor particularly unexpected, but all of a sudden I did not recognize my body. I was sweating and sweating even more and my focus was constantly kidnapped by these moments where I was melting down completely. I was 49 years old, invested in fans and was very annoyed. We have all heard about how it just happens all of a sudden. It will come and we will go through it and the only thing we can do is take hormones and we can live on as if nothing had happened. It is said that the length, start and power of the procedure are inherited so I took the opportunity to interrogate my mother when she was in the absolute end of life. She looked at me very surprised and said something along the lines that she did not have the faintest idea of ​​it, considering all the hormone patches she had used. When I thought about it afterwards, it actually made me a little sad that she did not know because somewhere it is something that happens and happened in her body that she missed. I think it's only this time I get to know and experience it. Maybe some people think it's stupid but I want to "experience" my body all the way. It is this body that I have and inside it where I live. So much time has passed by where I have not registered what happened in my body but now it has to stop. No, hormones and I decided to take matters into my own hands.

It could not be right that I would end up in this situation as hot flashes, fatigue and dryness (Yes, I was simply a hormonal disaster area) in one and not have a chance to influence without the help of hormones from outside. How did I think here? Why would I not do it now if I now found it so troublesome? Well, maybe it was the idea of ​​postponing the problem that I disliked or was it simply that I did not want anyone to profit from my condition without trying to influence myself.

My search began and I could see that there were not an impressive number of books I found on the subject, strangely enough. My situation was hardly unique and the advice to take the help of hormones was more than the alternatives. In the end, I actually found the solution on my bedside table in a pile of books that I had turned over. I had received the book from my husband almost a year earlier but had not chosen to read it until now. The book The Health Revolution by Maria Borelius became mine, as for many other starting shots and inspiration. In it, I read about how to reduce menopausal symptoms by investing in an anti-inflammatory diet. Now, damn it!

I had sniffed at anti-inflammatory diet before but I had also felt that it was a bit confusing and heavy. Somehow I was now so tired of my situation that I invested 14 days to see if it could yield results. 2 weeks is still something that is limited and I had a clear goal with my efforts. Said and done, in August 2019, I started to see if I could change my sweaty life and my mind with the help of a changed diet.

I have always been very goal-oriented and once I have decided, I am quite difficult to stop. I simply started by focusing on what I was going to eat instead of wondering what I could not eat. I would keep it as simple as possible and not bother with it with a lot of new recipes. Ok, forward with good protein, good fat and decent carbohydrates. I had a favorite recipe that I used as a kind of role model.

Model salmon

• A fine piece of salmon

• Olive oil

• A clove of garlic

• Paprika powder

Set the oven at 200 degrees and place the salmon pieces in an ovenproof dish. Pour on olive oil and squeeze over the clove of garlic and then season with the paprika powder. Into the oven with the salmon for about 25 min

• A pot of coriander

• An avocado

• Half a red onion

• Olive oil

• A pressed lime

• Flingsalt

Roughly chop the coriander and place in a bowl. Dig out and cut the avocado into pieces. Shred the red onion and mix everything gently with the lime juice and olive oil. Sprinkle with flake salt.

These two weeks, the breakfast consisted every day of eggs in some form in the company of salad with fat in the form of olive oil. Maybe a little boring but here it was not the imagination that was important but that I would carry out my project and that I would hopefully feel more balanced. I felt pretty bad the first few days. Restless, sour and unsatisfied. Once inside the fourth day, I felt much better. My otherwise strong craving for sweets disappeared and it suddenly became much easier to keep a straight course. At this point, I felt that these two weeks would not be a problem. In fact, the food was simple but good.

I have a story like so many others where I have tried to hold back for various reasons. Then I have always been almost fixated on food and also experienced a constant hunger. Now it was suddenly something else. Maybe it was because my goal was different this time. It was not weight loss I was looking for, but I wanted to feel better in general and then not least try to do something about menopausal symptoms. If I then had to lose a couple of kilos or two on the purchase, it would only have been welcome.

After completing my test period of anti-inflammatory intake I was amazed. My sweaty nights and moments where I was held hostage by my hot flashes were now basically non-existent and instead I felt more alert and happier than in a very long time. I got rid of cravings for sweets and hunger. For the first time with all the food variants and diets, I felt that this is where I want to be. I want to be here and feel full, satisfied and have the opportunity to think about other things than what my body screamed at me. - I'm hungry! -I'm sweating! -I'm crawling out of my skin! This was really something I wanted to do. Said and done. It's been my lifestyle ever since and I did not regret it for a second. On the contrary, when I do not stay away from the triggers that make me steamy, it really is not worth it. Therefore, it became a lifestyle that I have come to adopt.

Actually, it goes without saying. If your fuel is inflammatory, you will not feel well. If you remove that type of food, it is easier for the body to cope. Different phases over the years have been different and they have replaced each other and looked very varied depending on time and place in life. Today I must say that I doubt the obvious immortality attitude I once had and am therefore more cautious. Nowadays I hardly dare to walk in the woods with double-edged glasses because I am afraid of falling. But on the other hand, I did not need progressiv glasses when I was younger.