She needs to exercise. When it comes to relieving discomforts associated with menopause, alternative medicine offers gentle, safe choices for women who decide against taking hormone replacement therapy. Other women find that taking vitamin E helps. Still others report that simple deep-breathing exercises make hot flashes more bearable. It's natural medicine for a natural transition.
Some natural traditions encourage women to consider the spiritual essence of being female.
They believed that during menstruation, women's energies are much more sensitive to external stimuli and their surrounding environments and that women should use the time to rest and reflect. The answer is all of the above, depending on your circumstances. No competent natural healer would ever suggest that you bypass the emergency room if you're seriously injured in an accident. Nor should you forgo medical help if you suddenly come down with a life-threatening illness. No one should stop taking prescription medicine for serious conditions like cancer or heart disease in favor of a highly questionable therapy with no track record or scientific basis, says Dr. Fugh-Berman.