Well, a healthy lifestyle is the most obvious choice. Eat more natural foods with high fiber. Choose fruits and vegetables with lots of variety in color to get all your different vitamins and mineral. Take a multivitamin and calcium to supplement your diet if needed.

Quit smoking. Enough said.

Reduce caffeine intake. Caffeine has been linked to hot flashes and makes getting to sleep more difficult.

Limit alcohol use.

Do regular weight bearing exercises such as weight lifting, walking, aerobics, and dancing. Weight bearing exercise just means that you’re on your feet and your bones are supporting your weight, so activities like biking and swimming aren’t included. Make sure to choose an activity you like and mix it up a bit so you don’t get bored. A work out partner not only gives you motivation but will increase you odds of staying with a work out program. 

Try Soy Foods. Soy is high in phytoestrogens which is a plant chemical that acts like estrogen which is produced naturally in the body.  “These plant estrogens are thousands of times weaker than natural estrogen,” says nutritionist Mindy Kurzer of the University of Minnesota. “But they also circulate in the blood at levels thousands of times higher than natural estrogen.” That’s why researchers want to know if plant estrogens work like natural estrogen. Limited studies have produced limited evidence that soy is a good remedy but soy would have virtually no side effects and it’s generally good for you overall. 

Herbs that might help include black cohosh, dong quai, St. John’s Wort, ginseng, and evening primrose oil, red clover and chasteberry. These herbal remedies have little clinical proof that they help with the signs of menopause, but many women still use them.

As with all medical treatments, you should discuss your options with a doctor. If you choose to take a homeopathic route, make sure to discuss your plans with your doctor as herbal medicines can interact with prescription medications and be harmful if taken at inappropriate levels.