World Menopause Day 2022
World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18th of October. The day was designated by theInternational Menopause Society (IMS) to raise awareness of the menopause and to support options to improve health and well-being for women in mid-life and beyond.
Theme for 2022
The theme chosen by the International Menopause Society (IMS) for World Menopause Day 2022 is Brain Fog and Memory Difficulties in Menopause.
Menopause brain fog is a group of symptoms that happens around the time of the menopause, including difficulty remembering words and numbers, disruptions in daily life (misplacing items like keys), trouble concentrating (absent mindedness, losing a train of thought, being more easily distracted), difficulty switching between tasks, forgetting the reason for doing something (like why you came into a room), and forgetting appointments and events.
What is Menopausal Brain Fog?
Menopause brain fog is a group of symptoms that happens around the time of the menopause, including difficulty remembering words and numbers, disruptions in daily life (misplacing items like keys), trouble concentrating (absent mindedness, losing a train of thought, being more easily distracted), difficulty switching between tasks, forgetting the reason for doing something (like why you came into a room), and forgetting appointments and events.
Research studies find that women’s memory does in fact change at menopause, so these complaints are real – it’s not in your imagination. Brain fog is common at midlife.
What Causes Brain Fog?
These memory complaints may be caused by rising and falling hormones levels, especially oestrogen, and by some menopause symptoms, like the hot flushes, sleep
disturbances and mood changes. If you have moderate to severe hot flushes, especially at night, you may find your memory is affected.
This information is from International Menopause Society ;-https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day/
For Patient Information Leaflet: Brain Fog and Memory Difficulties in Menopause from International Menopause Society;- https://www.imsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ENGLISH-WMD-Leaflet.pdf
Traditional Five Element Acupuncture and Your Mind
Traditional Five Element Acupuncture can help with aspects of Peri menopause, Menopause and going forward to a stronger calmer transition in life. Traditional Five Element Acupuncture treats each woman as a whole, attending to each individual’s needs, through a challenging time of life. Helping with Brain Fog, memory problems, cognitive problems, the anxiety caused by these and much, much more. Traditional Five Element Acupuncture can treat side hormonal therapy, or Acupuncture in its natural state.
Treatment
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