Alternative & Integrative Medicine

Menopause is related with tricky side effects, including hot glimmers, rest issues, temperament problems, sexual brokenness, weight gain and decreases in mental working. For the treatment of their symptoms, many women turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). This article conducts a critical literature review of the CAM treatments that are most frequently used to treat symptoms of menopause. Relevant Englishlanguage literature from March 2017 to the present was found through electronic searches. According to the findings, mind-body practices may help alleviate stress and the discomfort of some menopausal symptoms. Particularly, hypnosis is a mind-body treatment that has consistently been shown to reduce hot flashes to a clinically significant degree. Natural products' efficacy is not well established and there are some safety concerns. Medical services suppliers ought to consider the proof on CAM in giving an integrative wellbeing way to deal with menopausal side effect the executives.

Low-intensity yoga, specifically gentle hatha and restorative, has been shown to be safe, effective and feasible for treating sleep disruption, fatigue related to cancer, cognitive impairment, psychosocial distress and musculoskeletal symptoms in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation as well as in cancer survivors, according to 24 phase II and one phase III clinical trials. If a patient is suffering from these toxicities, doctors should think about prescribing yoga by referring them to trained yoga practitioners. To confirm these findings and investigate additional yoga types, doses and delivery methods for treating cancer-related toxicities in patients and survivors, further definitive phase III clinical trials are required.