Strategies to reduce menopausal problems: Menopause

Menopause is derived from Latin words meno (month) and pausia (halt), and essentially marks the end of a woman’s period of natural fertility. Bavadam (1999) stated that it is not merely the end of menstruation but also is an inevitable part of aging. Menopause is natural phenomenon, the age at menopause influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The most common menopausal problems faced by women were, hot flushes, night sweating, insomnia, joint and muscular discomfortness etc. The lifestyle management such as, yoga, physical exercise and nutritious food were best practices to overcome the menopausal problems.