Let’s talk about menopause. Perimenopause and menopause is something that every woman is headed towards, and yet we are so scared to talk about it due to the taboo society has imposed. Amanda Thebe says enough is enough and started her company, FitnChips, to open up the conversation about menopause, staying fit, and how to […]
Month: May 2020
These Are The Foods That Accelerate (& Delay) the Onset of Menopause
Different food groups may have an effect on when a person starts menopause. This content was originally published here.
Why BMI is Not a Good Measure of Obesity in Women After Menopause
Despite being a flawed measure, BMI, or body mass index, is still the barometer by which we measure whether a person is obese or of normal body weight. For years now, healthcare professionals have used calculators to measure a patient’s BMI and declared them to be of normal weight, underweight, overweight, or obese based on […]
Premature, early menopause increase risk for nonfatal CVD events
Women who had premature and early menopause had an increased risk for a nonfatal CVD event before age 60 years compared with those who had menopause from age 50 to 51 years, according to a pooled analysis published in The Lancet Public Health. This increased risk was not present after age 70 years in women […]
Break Free From Menopause – Day 4: Q&A
Today is our live Q and A and I’ve compiled a bunch of different questions that have come in from many of you in our group and I want to make sure that you get your questions answered, so that you feel empowered to move forward in a really powerful ways. and so that you […]
Break Free From Menopause – Day 1: Adrenals
Hey beauties, this is Robin Nielsen. Welcome to Break Free From Menopause. I am so excited to share some strategies to really kind of rock the second half of our lives. I am just so glad that you’re here and I am known as the growing younger expert because I was actually old when I […]
Break Free From Menopause – Day 2: Thyroid Health
This is day two of break free from menopause. Today is all about thyroid health. Boosting our metabolism, getting some happier moods, making your hair more gorgeous and getting our skin more gorgeous is all part of having a happy thyroid. Of course energy is always a huge side benefit and there’s one more. Our […]
Social Stress Tied to Lower Bone Density After Menopause
(Reuters Health) – Older women who are under a lot of social strain may be more likely to develop brittle, fracture-prone bones after menopause than their counterparts with worry-free lives, a recent study suggests. Researchers followed 11,020 postmenopausal women over six years, giving them periodic bone mineral density (BMD) tests and mood assessments. Participants rated […]
Menopause & Memory: Hot Flashes Impair Recollection Skills, Study Suggests
CLEVELAND — The onset of menopause is associated with a number of health complications, and now a new study has identified an additional symptom: memory problems brought on by hot flashes. Researchers say that physiological hot flashes are associated with verbal memory issues and trouble retrieving certain memories. Hot flashes, or sudden feelings of warmth, appear […]
Less sex linked to an earlier menopause, study finds
Having sex less frequently could lead to an earlier menopause, a new study suggests. Researchers found that women who reported having sexual activity weekly were 28% less likely to have experienced menopause than those who had sex less than once a month. Similarly, those who had sex monthly were 19% less likely to have attained […]
