Several studies have indicated that yoga, meditation and ki energy manipulation may ease the discomforts associated with menopause.
Sure, there are plenty of prenatal yoga classes available for expectant mothers, but what about women going through menopause? This drop-off in hormone production can be as drastic or life-changing as having a child, and many women find it difficult to cope with the symptoms of this important transition. Fortunately, several studies have indicated that yoga, meditation and ki energy manipulation may ease the discomforts associated with menopause.
For example, a report appearing in the journal Support Care Cancer found that eight weeks of regular yoga therapy helped women going through menopause – all of whom had survived breast cancer and were otherwise healthy at the time of the study – to mute the severity of their hot flashes.
Likewise, participants who engaged in meditation, deep breathing, stretching and ki energy exercises tended to report greater improvements in joint aches, exhaustion, sleep disturbances and "symptom-related bother," the authors said.
The team concluded that doing yoga may help mature women cope with the symptoms of menopause, particularly when their hormone levels and physical health have been previously altered by intensive cancer treatments.
A meta-study, published in the same year as the paper above, also examined the effects of yoga on the transition into one's non-reproductive years. Published in the journal Menopause, the report analyzed the outcomes of prior investigations into the effectiveness of holistic health regimens among women typically aged 50 or older.
Researchers found a total of seven pre-existing studies concerning yoga and menopause. Unfortunately, many of the included studies were non-randomized or came to statistically insignificant conclusions, which the authors said suggested the need for further inquiry into yoga's effects during a time of sharp hormonal fluctuation.
More than 2 million American females reach menopause every year, meaning that at least 5,600 women begin going through this transition every day, according to the North American Menopause Society.
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