Wechseljahre Abnehmen: Auf diese „gesunden“ Lebensmittel sollten sie verzichten!

Have you noticed that you no longer tolerate raw food in the evening and sleep worse afterwards? Or that after a spicy meal, you suffer from heat waves more and more? Certain foods can actually worsen the symptoms of the changing year. What foods these are and what you should eat instead in this phase of life, I will talk about in this video. My name is Susanne Kirschner-Bruns, I am a doctor and author. For more than 25 years, women's health has been the focus of my work. I would like to share everything I know about it with you on this channel. Before we start, I am pleased to be able to tell you that I have exciting news. My team and I have been working intensively and passionately for you over the past few weeks. And now it's finally time. My change-of-year course, Your Journey to Health, Energy and Radiant Beauty, is ready and ready to go soon. It has become a great course that deals with all important change-of-year issues and complaints in five pillars and gives you valuable information, measures, tips, exercises and recipes for improving your complaints. Or even for prevention. Because in my experience, it is much easier if you have been dealing with the topic since the beginning of mid-40s and have already integrated valuable tips into your everyday life. You can already sign up for the waiting list below in the link. Then you will get all the information before the course is published. In addition, the first 50 participants who sign up for the waiting list will receive a free copy of my new book, Heart Talk, Why the Female Heart is Different and How to Stay Healthy. You can find all further information about the course in the video description below. Let's move on to the foods that can worsen change-of-year symptoms and which foods you should eat instead. I would like to emphasize that I do not want to make healthy foods bad for you. There was a comment in one of my videos about fruit smoothies that it is probably healthier to eat fruit instead of chocolate bars. That is of course true and that everyone is allowed to eat what they want. But if you as a woman have to deal with change-of-year symptoms or have to fight them, it is helpful to take a look at your eating habits. What is on the table every day? Maybe as a habit for decades. And it is also worth observing what time of day you eat certain foods. Unfortunately, in many women during change-of-year, they wonder why they gain weight, for example, even though they have not changed their diet plan. But suddenly they sleep poorly, even though they eat raw salad in the evening, as always. Change-of-year is a phase in which metabolism changes, as well as the functions of our organs, such as the liver, kidneys and intestines. And that is why foods are digested and metabolized differently now. All bodily functions become a little slower or slower. As a result, certain foods are either no longer digested as well or are metabolized and digested more slowly. That is why foods that are per se healthy can also have a negative effect on change-of-year symptoms. That means they worsen. Since the symptoms in change-of-year are individual, that is, different from woman to woman, it makes a lot of sense to observe whether one or the other food that I am about to present may worsen your symptoms. It also makes sense to leave a food out for a while. We are talking about a withdrawal attempt. And then, in this week or in the weeks when you are not aware of this food, you look to see whether the symptoms are improving. It is really not about, and I would like to emphasize this again, that I am presenting you with healthy foods or making you feel nauseous, but I would like to show you what effects these foods have on many women in change-of-year. These include bananas. The fruit sugar in them is available to the body very quickly. In addition, the banana is very rich in magnesium, potassium and carbohydrates. One banana contains 21 grams of sugar. That is why marathon runners or athletes are preferred to eat a banana during the race. That makes a lot of sense. However, in change-of-year, bananas can worsen symptoms. The high sugar content leads to a rapid increase in blood sugar. This is also desirable in extreme sports. But if the muscles do not consume the sugar immediately, it may lead to blood sugar spikes, possibly as a result of hunger attacks. The topic of high blood sugar makes it difficult for the female body to cope in change-of-year. That is why you should not eat a banana before going to bed at night. Because this blood sugar rise and decline disrupts sleep. And sleep disorders are a major issue for women in change-of-year. The burning of sugar also affects digestion. Digestion disorders, constipation or bloating and the unpleasant feeling of fullness are typical symptoms of change-of-year. If you have to deal with this, then instead of bananas, you should eat fruit with a lower fruit sugar content. This includes all berry varieties, such as strawberries, raspberries, red raspberries, or even watermelons or peaches. Let's move on to raw food in the evening. Of course, raw food is absolutely healthy. No question about it. It depends on the time of day, i.e. when you eat raw food. Of course, it is great to eat as much raw food as possible during the day. Also as a snack. Carrots, cucumber slices, peppers or other raw vegetables that you take with you to the office in between. That is definitely super healthy. And also healthier than if you only eat fruit or drink fruit juices in between, because they contain a lot of fruit sugar. But of course they are also much healthier than a chocolate bar or a piece of cake as a snack. But raw food is more difficult for the intestine to digest than when you eat cooked food. And you can feel that clearly in the change-of-year. Because through the decreasing oestrogen level, the intestine has become more portable. And that's why raw food is more difficult to digest at night and can cause insomnia. For a quiet and relaxed night, you should eat vegetables in the evening, which you prefer to lightly sauté or briefly fry in the pan. Other foods are meat and sausages. They are a good and important supplier of B vitamins and proteins. No question about it. However, if you watch my videos, you know that in the change-of-year, I recommend eating mainly vegetarian. I myself have been eating mainly vegetarian for more than 30 years. When we talk about the change-of-year, it is actually the case that meat and sausages lead to a deterioration of the symptoms of the change-of-year in many women. That's why you should only consume them in moderation. On the one hand, meat and sausages are often very fatty, especially sausage products, and they are often highly industrially processed. This facilitates this new, different fat distribution of us women in the change-of-year. I'm talking about the infamous belly fat. Here we are also talking about weight gain, which is a big issue for many women. Many women no longer feel so comfortable with it. But with overweight and belly fat, it is mainly a health problem, because excess belly fat releases substances that can promote inflammation. And these inflammations, as we know today, are a decisive cause of arteriosclerosis, among other things. This increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as a heart attack and stroke. In addition, the consumption of meat is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. Studies confirm this again and again. Last but not least, a new study from the University of Heidelberg this year. The risk of gastric cancer increases with the amount of processed meat you eat. What you may have already noticed after enjoying a large steak in the evening, is that you sleep more restlessly, and that dinner is hard on the stomach. It will mainly be due to the meat, because meat is more difficult to digest. Due to the slower metabolism that we women experience in the change-of-year, and the slower bowel movement, this is unfortunately a permanent condition. For your well-being and for a healthy vitamin B level, I recommend eating a lot of vegetables and valuable grain products such as oats. They contain vitamin B. As a vegetarian or vegan, however, you should regularly have your vitamin B12 level checked and, if necessary, take a supplement. A common foodstuff is the sweetener. In general, it is possible to argue whether sweeteners are healthy. As I said, excessive sugar consumption or even sugar can worsen change-of-year symptoms, including sleep disorders and weight gain. However, I do not consider sweeteners such as aspartame, saffron, etc. to be a good alternative. If you use large amounts of them, you can alternatively sweeten all dishes and drinks, and permanently damage the microbiome. Therefore, please think carefully about how much sweetener you use daily. Honey is one of the healthier sugar alternatives. It has been an all-purpose remedy for thousands of years. Honey contains anti-inflammatory ingredients such as inhibitors and caffeine acids, as well as heart-protecting acetylcholine and a natural antibiotic. This means that if you sweeten with honey, you can beat many flies with one blow. Agave juice is also a sweetener alternative. This is the juice from a meaty American desert plant. Because agave juice is very sweet, you only need very little of it. Another alternative to white sugar is dark chocolate. I like to cook with it myself. It has very few calories. Try sweet spices such as cinnamon or gingerbread spice. You will then have a sweet, different taste, which can cause you to not miss the sugar at all. Curry and spicy spices such as chili or ginger are absolutely healthy, because they stimulate metabolism and release endorphins, a so-called happiness hormone, in the body. But in the changing years, these spicy spices can impair well-being and only cause happiness for a very short time. Because in this time, the body reacts to spicy spices or spicy foods with increased sweat formation, so it can intensify heat rashes or night sweats. And that is really unpleasant. You have already gained a lot by avoiding these spicy spices. Instead, use fresh herbs in the kitchen, such as parsley, dill, coriander or basil. There are a lot of great herbs that you can use. sage is a herb that has a double function here. It has a unique taste, refined the food and is a herb against sweat development and therefore helps against heat rashes. Fry sage, as it is known from Italian cuisine, in two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan. This tastes good in many dishes. I would like to conclude by saying that the changing years take seven to ten years. This time is exhausting for the body due to natural changes, but especially due to the ups and downs of hormone fluctuations. Try out individually how you react to the foods discussed here. The changing year complaints are different from woman to woman. Maybe you sweat, but still tolerate spicy food. Maybe your digestion is working in a turbo mode and you don't want to do without meat or bananas. Or you notice that you feel much better when you leave out the foods discussed here. Do you really try out what you feel good about? If the hormones after menopause, i.e. after the last regular bleeding, then drop continuously, i.e. the estrogen and progesterone levels are almost zero, then you notice as a woman that the body no longer reacts to everything as extremely as in these bad hormonal changes. So it's getting better again. I can really give you that on the way. So I would like to say that the renunciation of one or the other hotly loved food does not have to be forever. If you liked this video, then I'm happy about a thumbs up, about a subscription and activate the bell so you don't miss a new video from me. Your Susanne Kirschner-Bruns.