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Menopause

Menopause refers to a woman's last menstrual period or a year with no menstruation. During this time, women will experience a variety of symptoms. Some of these symptoms are hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, mood swings, memory loss, depression, weight gain and irritability.

There have been studies that suggest the omega-3 fatty acids in flax may help to relieve hot flashes and night sweats during menopause. A hot flash is a sudden feeling of heat in the upper part or all of the body. Red blotches may appear on your chest, back, and arms.  Flashes can be as mild as a light blush or heavy sweating, enough to wake you from a sound sleep, known as night sweats. Most flashes last between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. In one study, 25 menopausal women, either ate 40 g of ground flax everyday or hormone replacement therapy for 2 months, then switched to the other intervention for an additional 2 months. Results of the study indicated that ground flax was just as effective in improving mild menopausal symptoms as hormone replacement therapy (Lemay, Dodin, Kadri, et.al.). 

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