MENOPAUSE TREATMENT & SUPPORT
Relief for Perimenopause and Menopause Symptoms
Menopause is a natural transition, but the symptoms can be challenging and disruptive to your daily life and well-being. When you’re struggling with hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, sleep disturbances, or other menopause-related symptoms, you need a doctor who understands this transition and treats you as a whole person.
At Paracelsus Natural Family Health Center in Pasadena and Redlands, Dr. Simon Barker and Dr. Daniel Brousseau provides comprehensive naturopathic support for women during perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. Our approach integrates advanced hormone testing with effective natural treatments to help ease symptoms, restore balance, and support your long-term health during this important life transition.
You don’t have to simply endure menopause symptoms or rely solely on conventional hormone replacement. Dr. Barker specializes in women’s hormone health and brings extensive expertise in managing menopause transitions naturally. His comprehensive approach combines the best of evidence-based natural medicine with bioidentical hormone therapy when appropriate.
What Makes Our Menopause Support Different
Comprehensive Symptom Relief – We use research-based natural therapies to reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flashes and night sweats, improve sleep quality and duration, balance mood and reduce anxiety, support cognitive function and mental clarity, prevent bone loss and osteoporosis, maintain heart health and reduce cardiovascular risk, support healthy libido and sexual function, and enhance overall vitality and well-being during menopause.
Multiple Treatment Options – Our comprehensive menopause support includes advanced hormone testing to identify your specific hormone profile, personalized dietary recommendations for symptom relief, herbal medicine specifically formulated for menopause support, nutritional supplementation targeted to your specific needs, bioidentical hormone therapy when appropriate, stress management and lifestyle recommendations, bone health assessment and support, and cardiovascular risk evaluation and prevention.
Two-Phase Treatment Approach – We begin with initial symptom relief by identifying hormone imbalances and fluctuations, addressing immediate discomfort from hot flashes and night sweats, supporting sleep quality, stabilizing mood and reducing anxiety, and providing quick relief with targeted natural therapies. Then long-term menopause health focuses on maintaining hormone balance throughout the transition, protecting bone density and preventing osteoporosis, supporting cardiovascular health, enhancing cognitive function and brain health, and prevention-focused wellness plans.
Personalized to Your Preferences – Treatment plans are customized to your preferences and needs. Many women find significant relief using non-hormonal approaches including herbal medicine, targeted nutrition, and lifestyle modifications. We offer effective options beyond hormone therapy, though bioidentical hormones are available when appropriate.
How Our Menopause Support Works
Initial Comprehensive Assessment – We conduct thorough evaluations including advanced hormone testing to identify your specific hormone profile and imbalances. We assess your symptoms, health history, and personal preferences to develop an individualized treatment strategy.
Active Treatment Phase – We provide targeted natural therapies including personalized dietary recommendations for menopause symptom relief, herbal medicine formulated specifically for menopause support, nutritional supplementation for your specific needs, bioidentical hormone therapy when appropriate, and stress management and lifestyle recommendations. Treatment addresses immediate discomfort from hot flashes and night sweats while supporting sleep quality, stabilizing mood, and reducing anxiety.
Long-Term Health Optimization – We focus on maintaining hormone balance throughout the transition, protecting bone density and preventing osteoporosis, supporting cardiovascular health, enhancing cognitive function and brain health, and providing prevention-focused wellness plans with regular monitoring and adjustments.
Ongoing Support – Every woman’s menopause journey is unique. Some women need support for just a year or two during the most intense transition, while others benefit from ongoing support through their post-menopausal years. We work with you to develop a plan that evolves with your changing needs.
Understanding Menopause and Its Symptoms
Menopause is defined as the cessation of menstruation for 12 consecutive months, marking the end of a woman’s reproductive years. However, the transition period (perimenopause) can begin several years earlier and is often accompanied by hormonal fluctuations that may cause various symptoms.
Common symptoms include hot flashes and night sweats, sleep disturbances, mood changes including anxiety and depression, memory and concentration issues, vaginal dryness, changes in sexual desire, weight gain especially around the abdomen, joint pain, increased risk of osteoporosis, and changes in heart health.
While these symptoms are common, they don’t have to be debilitating or simply accepted as an inevitable part of aging. Our natural approach can help you navigate this transition with greater ease and comfort, addressing both immediate symptom relief and long-term health concerns.
Benefits of Natural Menopause Support
Effective Symptom Relief
Many women experience significant reduction in both the frequency and intensity of hot flashes with our natural approach. We use a combination of herbal medicines, nutritional supplements, dietary modifications, and when appropriate, bioidentical hormones to address symptoms at their source.
Improved Quality of Life
Our comprehensive approach addresses the hormonal, nutritional, and lifestyle factors that contribute to menopause symptoms. Many women experience significant improvement in mood stability, reduced anxiety, better sleep, enhanced cognitive function, and greater emotional well-being with our natural protocols.
Long-Term Health Protection
Beyond symptom relief, our approach focuses on protecting bone density and preventing osteoporosis, supporting cardiovascular health, and enhancing cognitive function and brain health throughout the menopause transition and beyond.
Personalized Treatment
Treatment plans are customized to your preferences and needs, with many effective options including non-hormonal approaches. We work with you to find the right combination of therapies that provides relief while aligning with your health goals.
Fewer Side Effects
When bioidentical hormones are appropriate, they have the exact same molecular structure as the hormones your body naturally produces. This is different from conventional hormone replacement therapy, which often uses modified hormones. Many women report fewer side effects with bioidentical hormones compared to conventional hormone therapy.
Ready to Navigate Menopause with Greater Ease?
Dr. Barker’s comprehensive approach to menopause support provides women with evidence-based natural treatments that address both immediate symptoms and long-term health during this important life transition.
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Questions about natural menopause support?
Call either office to discuss how our proven approach can help you navigate perimenopause and menopause with relief and vitality.
Call either office to discuss how our proven approach can help you navigate perimenopause and menopause with relief and vitality.