Black Cohosh: Helps reduce hot flashes.

Dong Quai: Knowns to reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flashes and night sweats and helps increase sleep quality.

Evening Primrose Oil: Very helpful for increasing bone mineral density, helps relieve symptoms.

Turmeric: this is an anti-inflammatory that modulates the immune system and might be very helpful with managing hot flashes and reducing joint pain.

Fatty Fish such as Salmon, Tuna and Mackerel

Leafy Greens: Turnips and Mustard Greens

Seeds such as Pumpkin, Sunflower, Chia and Flax

Nuts: Brazil Nuts; Cashews; Walnuts; Almonds

Beans: Lentils; Chickpeas; Black Beans

Whole Grains

Sepia: This is a good remedy for periods that are late or even scanty. Craving sour foods and vinegar. Loves to dance.

Lachesis mutus: Great remedy for hot flashes from menopause, especially when hot flashes are relieved by sweating

Ignatia: emotional up and downs occurring during menopause. Feeling very sensitive, moody or even hysterical. Heavy feeling in the chest area, tendency to sigh, yawn, and suddenly outbursts of tears or even laughter.

Natrum Muriaticum: Very reserved, strong emotions, feeling deep grief and dwelling on the loss of happy times. Feels better from eating salt, and avoiding the sun.

Sulphur: Throwing covers off, too hot, filled with worry, very concerned about her health. Inclined to messy habits. Mentally active (even eccentric), normally feel worse from heat.

Calcarea carbonica: Very helpful for woman with heavy flooding, night sweats, flushing, weight gain, anxiety, stiff joints, craving eggs and sweets.

Pulsatilla: Very emotional, changeable moods and tendency to cry. Very aggravated from stuffy rooms, needs open air, open windows, loves eating butter and desserts.

Best way to use homeopathics 3-4 pellets under the tongue, never touch the remedy, use the cap to drop the pellets under your tongue. Do not shake the bottle. 2 times a day as needed

Dairy products; Wheat products; Yeast; Corn; Corn Syrup; Corn sweeteners; Corn oil.

Milk Chocolate (NOT DARK CHOCOLATE).

Shellfish; Peanuts; Oranges; Strawberries.

Food additives and preservatives; BHA/BHT (found in many cereals.

Junk food (all fast foods).

Caffeine, Tobacco; Alcohol; White Sugar; White Flour and table salt (Celtic Salt is very healthy)

Menopause can be quite an intense experience for women. Many hormonal changes and fluctuations with symptoms come with it. Diet is very important, eating nutrient rich whole foods makes a big difference. Eating fruits, vegetables and meats can set a great foundation to nourish the body, and reduce inflammation, that also prevents bone loss, and allows women to avoid excess weight gain. Omega-3 wild caught salmon, grass fed meats, flaxseed oil and borage oil. B-Vitamins are very important. Eating carrots, beets, radishes, leafy green such as kale, spinach and chard; fresh or dried fruits along with avocados and seafood.

Best supplements: Amino Acids; Magnesium; Selenium; Iron; Zinc; Fiber

Amino Acids: collagen from grass-fed cows, sardines, and pastured eggs

Magnesium: Seaweed, figs, bananas, avocado; dark leafy greens

Selenium: turkey, liver, red meats, garlic and spinach

Iron: organ meats, dark leafy greens; shellfish and red meats

Zinc: grass-fed beef, lamb and oysters

Fiber: vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, beets and cauliflower.