Quick Menopause Weight Gain Relief

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During menopause and post-menopause, the reason everything we eat goes straight to our waist is due to the shrinking levels of estrogen in our bodies. This estrogen reduction triggers a reaction that makes our bodies turn every calorie that we consume into fat so that this body fat can manufacture the estrogen that our ovaries no longer can. Most women gain weight even when they’re not eating any more than they did before reaching menopause. Lovely!

In my Menopause symptom relief tool box, there are many tools that can help you take back your life, like my Acu-Yoga for Hormone Balancing DVD, or my video series of ten tips and techniques to relieve hot flashes, night sweats and weight gain.

Here’s a fun way to lose weight that you can do with the grandkids – they’ll LOVE it! It’s called “Shaking The Tree”:

Begin standing with your feet about hip distance apart and make sure that your spine is long all the way up through your neck. Then start to shake your hands and wrists, then arms and lastly begin bouncing from your knees so that you’re shaking your whole body up and down. This feels sort of like you’re jumping up and down, but your feet are not leaving the ground. Breathe deeply to circulate fresh oxygen through your beautifully shaking tree. You’ll probably start laughing hysterically at yourself and that’s great because you’ll then receive the added benefit of endorphins (feel good hormones) being released into your body. I recommend doing this for about 10 minutes a day. You’ll work up a sweat, boost your metabolism, and release those endorphins all at the same time. How’s that for multi-tasking?

Best of Health,

Kathi

Jul 7, 2010 9:21 AM |Add a comment |Comments (1)