Menopause Belly Fat Weight Gain

Changes to the body's chemistry are directly linked to menopause belly fat weight gain. With the startingof menopause and the incumbent hormonal changes comes a span of distinct symptoms. In addition to hormonal changes, there a several additional causes for menopause belly fat and menopause weight gain which are also pertinent.

Cravings

Cravings are a big part of menopause belly fat weight gain. If certain types of food tasted 'good' prior to menopause (women reaching 51 is the American national average), then these foods are likely to taste 'very good' during pre menopause and menopause. Also, foods that might not have been as desirable pre perimenopause and menopause may now be more to one's likeing. The cause that the body may feel 'out of control' due to the cravings for certain foods is that the body is trying to adjust for the hormonal imbalance. For some (as yet unknown) reason, weight gained during menopause seems to cause additional weight around the middle, even though the woman (experiencing this symptom) may have had no previous history associated weight gain around the waist. Some women have noted definate changes in body shape due to this phenomenon. However, following peri menopause and menopause many women experience a cosmetic shift from hip and thigh weight gain in deference to weight gained around the middle.

Unfortunately, binge eating goes along with food cravings. If prior, small rations of a person's favorite food were adequate, a peri menopausal or menopausal woman may abruplty find that even two or three helpings (of these foods) are not sufficient to satiate the desire. Prior, a woman may have intuitively sensed which foods (or food types) were 'danger' foods and automaticaly made an effort to reduce the over consumption of these 'decadent pleasures'.

It is not unusual to find someone troubled from this condition to eat a whole bag of potato chips, or an entire half gallon of their preffered ice cream at a single setting. Not surprisingly, binge eating coupled with specific food cravings can lead to menopause belly fat weight gain.

In much the same aspect, a craving for or the over-consumption of comfort foods can lead to menopause belly fat and menopause weight gain. Comfort foods are usualy associated to high fat, too many calories and carbohydrates. Most people can associate to 'Thanksgiving Dinner' as the ultimate comfort food experience. However, basicaly the same can be said for roast beef, pizza, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, meat loaf, followed by deep dish peach pie or triple layer cake with double fudge frosting.

These kinds of foods are typically thought of as 'comfort' foods which most Americans can enjoy. However, the regular over-indulgence in these foods, most importantly in later life, can lead to menopause belly fat weight gain.
To further add to this condition, there is also clinical evidence that 'stress' is linked to comfort foods.


Lack of Exercise


It should be of no surprise that Americans exercise less as they age. This fact is also true of pre menopausal and menopausal women. Load bearing exercises like walking and modified weight training can help to balance weight gain. The regular lack of regular exercise, especially load bearing exercise, can cause menopause belly fat weight gain.

Load bearing exercise can also be a deterrent to osteoporosis and joint related issues.

Metabolism

If food consumption goes up without a corresponding rise in metabolism, women of advanced age run a possible risk of incurring menopause belly fat weight gain.

When We Eat

When we eat also has a bearing on menopause belly fat weight gain. Metabolic rates drop alot later in the day, and more so after 6:00PM. Heavy meals ate late in the day followed by late-night binge/craving snacks can really add on the pounds and are a leading cause of menopause belly fat weight gain. Other Catalysts and Eating Concerns

As previously discussed, stress can be a precursor to binge eating and over eating. Premenopausal women also need to know about that some foods and beverages can also 'trigger' other common pre menopause or menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats.

For this aspect, smoking and the use of all alcoholic beverages (including beer and wine) are expressly not advised. There are multiple dangers that go along with menopause belly fat weight gain.

As we age, we are less able to digest food, especially large meals. As a result, many health professionals and nutritionists are now advising as many as 4 or 5 very small meals per day as compared to 3 regular large meals for persons of advanced age.

In addition to possible heart and arterial disease, heavy food consumption can put much additional stress on the digestive tract, liver and kidneys.

Altering the Symptom at the Source

FemFlax is an all-natural menopause support supplement and can help to eliminate menopause belly fat in 3 ways.

The active ingredients in Fem-Flax are commonly referred to as "flax hull lignans". If taken prior to a meal, FemFlax can provide a "full feeling" which discourages over eating.
3. The high-fiber nature of FemFlax also leads to big improvements in the elimination process. For more information on FemFlax can be found at www.femflax.com