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DEL.ICIO.USAndropause, Menopause and the Effects of Exercise.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
During menopause, the production of estrogen and progesterone decreases sharply in women. The drop in testosterone is much more subtle in men. The male analog to menopause—or “andropause”—has been associated with menopausal-like symptoms, including weakened bones, decreased sex drive, and even hot flashes and irritability.
Like Menopause, men suffer from symptoms of the Andropause, between the ages of 50 to 70.
It is important to realize that testosterone can maintain bone integrity just like estrogens in women. In men and women, subtle changes occur in the post-andropausal/menopausal years. Without exercise, youthful good looks are more quickly exchanged for something much less eye-catching. Without exercise, as one gets older, hardened muscle disappears and instead, flabby fat accumulates. The physique changes from an athletic “android” to one with a beer belly (men) and flabby underarms (women) and very little muscle. Without exercise loss of height can quicken because of osteoporosis and the spine may get curved from wedge compression fractures.
Ways to continue aging gracefully:
Do not to neglect Exercise. A combination of cardiovascular and muscle conditioning will help delay aging processes.
Relax and Rest well. The body is changing with aging and there are physiological changes occurring and that he and you should be mindful of that.
Feed conscienciously- not quantitatively but qualitatively! It is important to eat the right kinds of food to adjust for physiological aging changes.
Learn to Enjoy Aging and the Menopause/Andropause. Some things are inevitable, no matter how much exercise we do! It is important to be satisfied. Most of us will have to pass through this journey so let us make the best of it. May we make this journey of profound change one also of positive evolvement, and a time of rich blessings for ourselves as well as those around us, as we age graciously through the Andropause and Menopause!
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