Reduce refined sugar and processed foods

A diet high in sugar and refined carbohydrates can cause your blood sugar to fluctuate dramatically, leaving you exhausted and agitated. This might make menopausal symptoms—both physical and psychological—worse. In fact, research indicated that postmenopausal women's risk of developing depression may be increased by diets heavy in refined carbohydrates.

In particular, if processed foods are supplanting the nutrients you require from a daily balanced meal, diets heavy in processed foods may have an adverse effect on bone health. Significant observational research discovered that poor bone integrity was linked to diets heavy in processed and snack foods in women aged 50 to 59.