Common misconceptions about menopausal health care include the belief that ovarian maintenance can slow down ovarian aging, that calcium supplements are better when you have osteoporosis symptoms, and that more supplements from health care products are better. The following three aspects are highlighted. 1, ovarian maintenance can slow down ovarian aging First of all, let’s look at the steps of ovarian maintenance advertised by the beauty salon: Step 1: After bathing and cleaning to take the right amount of menstrual conditioning oil or ovarian maintenance oil, evenly applied to the abdomen, from the collarbone to the navel direction homeopathic massage. Step 2: Rub and press along the waistline on both sides towards the navel, strengthening the diaphragm in the upper abdomen and the uterus-ovary area in the lower abdomen. Step 3: With both hands centered on the navel, massage the lower abdomen deeply in a clockwise direction to strengthen the absorption of essential oils in the ovarian area. Step 4: Take an appropriate amount of menstrual toning oil or ovarian maintenance oil, apply to the renal pelvis and rub until the body is warm. Almost all beauty salons claim that the above methods allow essential oils to penetrate the ovaries and help treat gynecological disorders such as menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea and delay premature ovarian failure. However, can the above methods really achieve the purpose of ovarian maintenance? The answer is no. First of all, from the anatomical structure, the ovaries are located in the pelvic cavity with the bladder in front and the rectum at the back, which cannot be touched in the lying position, so the massage cannot touch the ovaries at all. The essential oils are at best penetrating into the skin, not into the ovaries. In addition, from the process of ovarian development and development, in the human ovary, the development of follicles begins in the embryonic period, and there are about 700,000-2 million follicles in the ovary when a newborn is born. After puberty, the number of follicles gradually decreases. At the end of the reproductive years, only 300-400 follicles develop and are expelled, while the rest of the follicles develop to a certain level and degenerate on their own. As the number of residual follicles in the ovaries decreases, estrogen levels gradually decline and menopausal symptoms appear. When the number of residual follicles in the ovary is less than a certain number, ovulation and menstruation will cease. The average age of menopause for women in China is about 49 years old, and menopause before the age of 40 is considered premature ovarian failure. Usually, the number of follicles in each woman’s body is a certain number from birth. In other words, the ovarian function of each woman is inherent. Of course, ovarian function is also related to some diseases. It can be said that it is difficult to slow down the decline of ovarian function by artificial means. Finally, from the female endocrine point of view, the female menstrual cycle is governed by the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian endocrine axis, and the regularity of menstruation reflects the normal function of this endocrine axis. Problems with the secretory function of any one of these organs will affect the secretory function of other organs. From this point of view, only massage on the ovaries can not improve the function of other endocrine organs, nor can it achieve the so-called activation of ovarian secretion function and delay the role of premature ovarian failure. 2, with osteoporosis symptoms and then calcium supplementation There are many women who do not pay attention to the issue of calcium supplementation during menopause, believing that as long as there are no menstrual cramps, bone pain and other symptoms of osteoporosis, it means that the bones are healthy and there is no need for calcium supplementation. In fact, this view is very wrong. First of all, look at the law of bone mass change with age. Bone mineral density (bone mineral mass) in healthy people is rising before 30 years old, reaches a peak at 30-39 years old, and gradually decreases after 40 years old, mineral decline is often not felt or felt slightly, only when it decreases by 12% or more will clinical symptoms such as stooping, hunchback, shortening, etc., and worsen with age and mineral loss. Mineral loss by the time a fracture occurs has already reached 25% or more. As mentioned earlier, the symptoms of osteoporosis only appear when the bone mass is reduced by 12% or more, so that the absence of these symptoms does not mean that the bone mass is normal. There are many risk factors for osteoporosis, including disease, insufficient sun exposure, low-calcium diet, lack of exercise, unbalanced diet, medications, genetics, race, thin body size, age greater than 65, and menopause. Among them, menopause is a more important factor for menopausal women. After menopause, estrogen levels drop sharply, bone conversion increases, bone resorption is greater than bone formation, and the result is bone loss, the degree of bone loss is related to the level of estrogen in the body; the rate of loss is faster in early menopause than late menopause, and loose bone is faster than cortical bone. It has been reported that the lumbar spine bone density measured by two-photon absorption method resulted in a bone loss rate of 0.3% per year before menopause, 5.4% per year near menopause, 6.7% per year within 2 years after menopause, and 0.9% per year in late menopause. Therefore, menopausal women should take calcium as a routine, preventive health care measures, if you wait until the symptoms of osteoporosis and then to supplement calcium, in fact, it is too late. Now that the standard of living has improved, some women are afraid of not eating enough to make up for it, so they supplement their health care products with countless different kinds of health care products when they have a small condition. In fact, health supplements are not the more the better, take vitamins, too much vitamin supplementation is harmful, including animal experiments, clinical observations or epidemiological studies have found that excessive vitamin supplementation can bring a series of harmful effects. Let’s look at fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D, E, and K. These vitamins tend to accumulate in the body’s fatty tissue and are not easily excreted, and excesses are prone to accumulation toxicity. The most important effect of vitamin A overdose is that it can lead to the development of malformations, including eye malformations, and malformations of internal organs, in addition to headaches, hair loss, liver enlargement, muscle stiffness, itchy skin, pain at the end of long bones, and other toxic symptoms. Vitamin D overdose causes nausea, vomiting, headache, and metastatic calcification of tissues of the heart, kidneys, lungs, and trachea. Vitamin E overdose leads to blurred vision, headache, extreme fatigue, impaired nail function in animal experiments, and blood clotting. Water-soluble vitamins, including B vitamins and vitamin C. These vitamins do not accumulate in fatty tissues and are relatively unlikely to produce accumulation toxicity, but oversupplementation can be harmful. Vitamin C overdose can lead to nausea, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, diminished granulocyte bactericidal capacity, red blood cell destruction, kidney stones, and bladder stones. Excess B vitamins can bring a range of adverse effects, including hyperuricemia, hyperglycemia (nixic acid), peripheral neuritis, progressive gait instability, and numbness in the hands and feet (vitamin B6). Therefore, for those menopausal women whose diet is relatively homogeneous and who do not eat many vegetables and fruits, etc., if the appropriate supplementation of vitamins or minerals is comparable to the recommended intake or the appropriate intake proposed by our Nutrition Society, then the amount is on the same order of magnitude as the amount in the diet, it is safe to take and will not show any adverse consequences after stopping it. However, if blindly taking large amounts of supplements exceeds the quantity category of supplements, the vitamin at this time is no longer a nutritional effect, but more of a pharmaceutical effect. Once the level of pharmaceuticals is reached, there is a risk of toxic side effects.