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Looking Blissful In Menopause

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Menopause is marked by
the ending of menstruation, that is to say that when a woman stops experiencing her monthly menstrual flow as a result of some hormonal change. Menopause does not only mark the end of a programme in a woman’s life cycle, it leaves many women with physical and emotional problems such as hot flushes, night sweats and irritability, including vagina dryness.
While some women experience menopause from age 50 and above, others have theirs as early as 45. The most important point is that you get yourself acquainted with information about menopause and be ready to absolve it when it comes.
These hormonal changes can make you feel as if you are not in control of your own body, not to worry, there are ways to ease the symptoms. For Hot flushes and night sweats which are the most common symptoms, they are caused by a malfunction in the body’s normal method of temperature control. They can occur even before the eventual stoppage of the monthly menstrual discharge but they are most common in the first year after the last menstrual flow. Hot flushes can be tackled by wearing lighter clothing, keeping the bedroom cool at night, engaging in more vigorous exercises, trying to reduce one’s stress levels and avoiding potential triggers such as spicy foods, caffeine, smoking and alcohol.
Psychological symptoms can include depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings, and fatigue.
However, taking plenty of water, regular exercises, and relaxation exercises such as yoga are prescribed tactics that can help improve mood.
Restful sleep remains a good therapy for night sweat and other menopausal symptoms. Sleep can be improved by avoiding exercise two hours to bed time and maintaining a set time for bed.
However, there is evidence that women who are more active tend to suffer less from the symptoms of menopause. Exercise is not just important for the relief of short-term –symptoms. It also protects the body from heart diseases and osteoporosis.
With exercise, the bones that support the muscles are kept strong, flexibility and mobility are increased which in turn improves one’s balance.
It is important that women in menopause maintain a regime of regular and sustained aerobics. Brisk walking about thrice weekly is a cheap, easy and great way to start exercising.
It is also important to note that women who smoke have an earlier menopause than non-smokers they have worse hot flushes and don’t always respond quickly to medicare.
Apart from helping oneself through regular exercises, if you think you have menopausal symptoms and are finding them difficult to deal with, you have a better succour in your doctor.
Just like every phenomenon that occurs in its season, menopause is a sure occurrence in womens’ life and at certain season of their life. Therefore, since it is not a thing that can be dulged or shyed away from, it is better to be fore armed so it does not constitute a problem.
Preparing for menopause in advance makes the experience a manageable one without interrupting a blissful ageing process.
To many women, menopause symptoms have negative effects on their jobs and relationship, why keep it all to yourself when your doctor can help you out?

 

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The Wise Woman

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The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance,  it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire  shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has,  traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

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A woman needs a man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money,  it is always difficult.


Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire  shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things.   A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has.  Traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.


According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.


The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

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