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10 Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy During Menopause

by Freda Coetzee – October 19, 2021

Hot FlushesMenopause
10 Tips To Keep Your Skin Healthy During Menopause

Menopause is bad enough – why does it have to affect the skin?!

The good news is that there is a lot we can do to treat and prevent the wear and tear that menopause causes and to keep your healthy skin.

How does menopause affect our skin?

Menopause causes many changes to your skin. Your body stops making as much collagen. You lose some fat under your skin and your skin’s elasticity drops. That, combined with dryness caused by hormonal changes, can cause sagging – especially around the neck, jawline, and cheeks – and fine lines and wrinkles.

The lines and wrinkles you get with menopause are often crow’s feet and lines above the upper lip.

Let’s dive straight into the good stuff to keep your healthy skin during menopause…

  1. Get Glowing Skin Now

    During menopause, lower levels of estrogen lead to thinning, sagging, and wrinkling. A good skincare routine can help relieve these effects of ageing.

  2. Clean Up!

    Cleansing becomes even more important with age. Choose a creamy cleanser that hydrates rather than foam or gel types that strip moisture.

  3. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate

    Skin becomes drier after menopause. Use a heavier moisturizer and apply it while skin is damp to lock in hydration. Avoid long, hot showers.

  4. You Still Need SPF

    Even if most sun damage happened earlier in life, skin becomes more vulnerable with age. Use a broad-spectrum SPF of 30 or higher daily.

  5. Minimize Wrinkled Skin

    Hormonal changes and dryness worsen wrinkles. Moisturize daily and use products that target fine lines and sagging for a brighter appearance.

  6. Hit the Spots

    Age spots can become more visible during menopause. Use sunscreen daily and consider exfoliating or brightening products to even skin tone.

  7. Help Your Hands

    Hands lose moisture and collagen too. Use hand cream regularly, protect hands from the sun, and wear gloves when working with harsh materials.

  8. Eat Your Antioxidants

    Eat a variety of colourful fruits and vegetables to boost skin strength from the inside out. These foods support collagen and skin health.

  9. Take Collagen Daily

    Collagen production drops during menopause. A collagen supplement can improve skin elasticity, reduce wrinkles, strengthen nails, and support joints and bones.

    A great option is Manna Hydrolysed Collagen Peptides.

  10. Manna Menopause Support

    To address symptoms at their root, support estrogen levels naturally. Manna Menopause Support helps reduce hot flushes, night sweats, sleeplessness, and mood swings.

Manna Menopause Support

Beat the Symptoms of Menopause and feel great!

Manna Menopause Support

To correct the body’s balance during menopause, it is necessary to take certain supplements which are absent in our daily meals.

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Manna Menopause Support

What is Manna Menopause Support?

Manna Menopause Support is a proprietary formula that includes professionally researched, high-potency compounds to help alleviate and manage menopause-related symptoms. This is not a medicine or an HRT (hormone replacement therapy), but an all-natural, plant-based dietary supplement that can help the body manufacture estrogens to counteract the natural menopause cycle and its related symptoms.

Pack Size

60 Capsules

Quantity

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Benefits

Helps to relieve hot flushes.

Assist in the balancing of mood fluctuation.

Increase energy levels.

Helps to increase Libido.

Helps to reverse vaginal dryness.

It May help to sleep better.

Assist in the improvement of memory and brain function.

Helps to manage stress.

Help increase stamina.

Helps reduce osteoporosis.

Dosage & Directions for Use

Take 2 to 6 capsules daily, with food. Start with one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Dosage will differ from woman to woman according to the severity of the menopausal symptoms. If using 2 caplets per day do not help, increase the dosage to 4 and then to 6 per day.

We recommend taking the Manna CLA with Menopause Support for increased efficiency and more relief from severe menopausal symptoms. If on Warfarin, use the product 2 hours before or 2 hours after the Warfarin.

Ingredients

Galactomannans help to slow down the absorption of glucose from the food to the bloodstream, thus normalizing blood sugar levels very effectively and keeping you more satisfied after a meal, which means that you will eat less and can lose weight. Also, helps to control cravings successfully. A stabilized blood sugar level means high energy levels.

Antioxidant – Natures super antioxidant, helps to boost the immune system.

Helps to overcome the symptoms of Menopause, including hot flushes. It also assists in the prevention and fighting of osteoporosis and breast cancer.

The main components of soy are proteins, soybean oil and carbohydrates. These are healthy components but the soy Isoflavones are responsible for many health benefits. Dried soybeans contain about 200 mg Soy Isoflavones per 100 g soybeans.

This so-called “Peruvian Ginseng” is from South America and is rapidly gaining attention in the United States for its success in supporting energy, stamina, libido and with hormone balancing for men and women. Maca is used for menopausal symptoms, menstrual disorders and as an aphrodisiac. It acts as an energizer and anti-stress agent.

Calcium Lactate may be administered in low blood calcium levels (Hypocalcaemia), Osteoporosis, and Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis Prevention.

This little wonder of a vitamin plays a central role in many body processes and is on the A-list for menopausal women. Studies have linked it to preventing heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer, and weight gain. If that seems like a lot of prevention in one little vitamin, it is. The problem, though, is that as many as half of adults are deficient in vitamin D and are therefore not benefiting from it. Manna Menopause Support has enough vitamin D to meet your recommended daily requirements.

How does it work?

What is “Phyto-estrogens”?

“Phyto-” is a Greek root word meaning “plant.” Estrogen is a female hormone that regulates functions in both women and men. Phytoestrogens, through plant-based, function much like the estrogen in found humans. When we eat phytoestrogens, our bodies may respond as if real estrogen were present.

How does Manna Menopause Support work?

Manna Menopause Support assists in the improvement of vascular stability. The product provides Phyto-estrogens to act similarly to animal estrogen. The other nutrients are for enhanced bone density. The different ingredients work in a synergistic manner to treat and reduce symptoms of pre-menopause and menopause. The combination of these ingredients helps to alleviate menopausal symptoms.

Who can use it?

This product is beneficial for all women older than 16 to help regulate hormones, especially women struggling with menopausal symptoms.
If on Warfarin, take the product 2 hours before or 2 hours after the Warfarin.

Contra-Indications & Warnings

Only if allergic to ingredients
Pregnant

Can I use it with my current medication?

Yes, the Manna Menopause Support is safe to use in conjunction with any other medication. If on HRT’s, you can also use the product, but you can also switch from HRT’s to the Menopause Support if you want to address treat menopausal symptoms the natural way.

Disclaimer

Manna Menopause Support is a dietary supplement and not a medicine.

What do customers say about Manna Menopause Support?

Satisfied Customers

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Amazing product
Ive been using Manna Health for 3 months now and simply can’t function without the menopause support. I can’t use conventional hormone-based menopause remedies due to medical reasons and Manna’s menopause support is the only thing that gets me through the day.

— Michelle O

This product works
Thank you for developing this product that really works. I recommended it to a total stranger the other day!

— Linda Hulley

The product has truly taken away my hot flushes. Extremely happy with the product.

— Lisa

Have been using this product since 2018 after having hysterectomy and it's my go to product for all menopause related symptoms.

— Zanele (Takealot)

This is the first natural supplement that actually helps with hot flushes

— Karen (Takealot)

I was sceptical, but tried it since there were so many good reviews. I can honestly say I was pleasantly surprised and will recommend it to anyone wanting a natural option. Night sweats are no longer an issue😁

— Janine (Takealot)

I would definitely recommend this product. I have been using it for about two years and it is excellent. Assists with hot flushes, mood swings, better sleep. My family and I noticed the difference recently when I ran out😂

— Sue (Takealot)

Manna menopause support has changed my life! Before I was suffering from frequent hot flushes and now I am flush free! Thank you so much!

— June (Takealot)

At last I can get a good night's rest without the pesky nightsweats and hot flushes. Highly recommend this product

— Rene (Takealot)

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