Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Sehati · Jul 5, 2026
Use of Local Foods as an Effort to Maintain Health During Perimenopause
By Fatmawati Z, Fatmawati I, Aryani HP et al.
The ability of the ovaries to produce eggs and reproductive hormones declines in perimenopausal women. Climacteric symptoms, such as vasomotor problems, may arise from an imbalance between estrogen and declining progesterone. Menopause changes women's lives in every imaginable way, affecting physical and mental health. The aim of the community service activity was to provide education and an understanding of maintaining health during perimenopause by using local foods. The activity methods included lectures, discussions, demonstrations, blood pressure measurement, and blood glucose testing, and the participants in this activity were 20 older adults in Nganjuk village, Nganjuk Regency. The results showed that 60% of perimenopausal women had hypertension and 10 % had hyperglycemia; this community service activity also provided cucumber and star fruit juice for consumption to maintain the health of perimenopausal women against the risk of increased blood pressure due to decreased estrogen secretion resulting from ovarian atrophy. The importance of health education and the consumption of star fruit and cucumbers to maintain health during perimenopause. KEYWORDS: Local Foods; Perimenopausal Health.