After stepping out of the campus and stepping into the workplace, do we feel for a moment that the generation gap with our parents seems to have become a "chasm". The parents' sideburns gradually turned gray, and their bodies seemed to change like a person at the same time, and their emotions began to be cloudy, sometimes listless, sometimes irritable and irritable. Wrapped up in the trivialities of work and life, we also seem to have gradually lost the patience to communicate. What is the reason for this estrangement? The answer may be simple, parents just go into "menopause" (yes, dads also have menopause).
Mom chapter
Almost all mothers who are "running five" are going through a less relaxed stage of life - menopause. At this time, their menstrual periods may become abnormal, or the cycle may be shortened, or the menstruation may be frequent, until the dust is gone. They have insomnia and sometimes wake up tired even after sleeping well. They will suddenly flush their faces and sweat their bodies. They have joint or back pain. They'll also...
The appearance of these symptoms is actually the cause of low estrogen in menopause, and it is medically believed that the appearance of menopause has a great relationship with the decline of ovarian function. The follicles in the female ovaries are gradually depleted with age, and the ovarian function will slowly fail, resulting in a decline in estrogen in the body, and finally permanent menopause, and menopause begins at this time. At this time, the mothers do not want to fight with us, but somehow, they just can't control their emotions, as children, please use care instead of yelling!
Daddy chapter
Menopause is not actually the "exclusive" of mothers, and fathers will also go through such a physiological transition period. In 1938, western scholar Walker proposed the concept of "male menopausal syndrome", and in 2002, the International Association for the Study of Older Men re-named it "late-onset hypogonadism", also known as "age-related testosterone deficiency syndrome". Although dads don't have the same obvious changes as moms during menopause, as the androgens in dads decline, they will have emotional changes such as restlessness, irritability, irritability, and nervousness. There may also be a decrease in libido, memory loss, and decreased sleep quality.
Therefore, "tit-for-tat" with parents may only be because we do not understand them, and now they are like us in "adolescence" and are experiencing a stage of "emotional uncontrolled". What we can do is to understand them, tolerate them, and accompany them through various scientific methods to smoothly pass this stage that they are also overwhelmed.
How to get through menopause smoothly
1. Diet: Food is mainly low-fat and low-salt, less salt and less oil, eat more vegetables and fruits, and pay attention to calcium supplementation.
2. Exercise: Maintaining exercise rules during menopause can significantly reduce the incidence of stroke, fracture and cancer. The optimal frequency is at least 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes each. Aerobic exercise is the mainstay, and it is also recommended that adding some strength training can be a good way to slow down muscle atrophy.
3. Weight: To actively deal with the blessing of menopause, try to control the waist circumference within 80cm, and the body mass index (BMI) should also be controlled within the normal range (do not exceed 24). The BMI is calculated as weight (kg) / height (m2).
4. Life: Find things of interest to distract your energy, participate in more social activities, etc. During menopause, try to avoid being alone, as much as possible to enrich their own life, you can go out to travel, square dance, learn to cook, dance, plant flowers, proper physical exercise, etc., so that there is something to do, you will not think about the west, the mood will be better.
Now, do you know a little more about parents who are in menopause? Take this to your parents and let them know that you love them and are willing to accompany them through this special stage of life.