5 things that women have to consider in menopause before drinking the next glass of wine

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We all did it. They had a hard day and can only remember to relax with a good glass of wine at home. But when we get older, this glass of wine can have unexpected consequences. This applies in particular if you are a woman after menopause. Here are 5 things you should think of before you grab wine for this glass. When we get older, women become less tolerant of alcohol. In general, women cannot deal with alcohol as well as men. We have less alcohol hydrogenase, an enzyme that turns alcohol in the stomach. ...
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We all did it. They had a hard day and can only remember to relax with a good glass of wine at home. But when we get older, this glass of wine can have unexpected consequences. This applies in particular if you are a woman after menopause. Here are 5 things you should think of before you grab wine for this glass.

  1. When we get older, women become less tolerant of alcohol. In general, women cannot deal with alcohol as well as men. We have less alcohol hydrogenase, an enzyme that turns alcohol in the stomach. In addition, our body tends to lose water with increasing age, which increases the effect of alcohol on our body.

  2. alcohol leads to weight gain. Women in menopause tend to have a slower metabolism. Added to this is the fact that alcohol is rich in calories. The two create a perfect recipe for weight gain in women in menopause.

  3. alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of diseases and disorders such as breast cancer, heart diseases and bone mass loss. All diseases for which older postmenopausal women without alcohol have an increased risk.

  4. sleep disorders - menopause can lead to women have sleep disorders. Have you ever wake up at 3 a.m. and can't fall asleep again for an hour? While a good glass of wine can first relax and make you sleepy. Alcohol can later act as stimulants and increase their chances of waking up.

  5. hot flashes - the jury is still over. Studies have shown that after menopause, women had hot flashes that were triggered by drinking wine. It could be because alcohol acts as a vasodilator and opens the blood vessels for increased blood flow. However, other studies from 2007 showed exactly the opposite. Women in perimenopause who drank alcohol had a lower risk of developing hot flashes than women who drank nothing.

    6. So is it time to do without the glass of wine? Maybe not. If you want to drink, you should drink in moderation. Current guidelines recommend 7 glasses of wine per week, or a glass per day can be fine. However, a small restriction is that a glass of wine is considered 5 ounces. Your wine glass can be more than that, so be aware of it. Consider using smaller glasses or reducing the amount of wine in your glass by a few ounces.

    If you drink wine, take red wines into account. Red wines are rich in antioxidants and help to combat inflammation and blood clotting.

    After all, look for alternatives to crying like spritzer that have a lower alcohol content.