Month: May 2020

It sounds like an oxymoron, but there are two ambiguities that I’ve always thought were largely certain for most women. We can’t predict when our first period will strike. And we don’t know which one will be our last. This past winter, however, I changed my mind about the latter statement. I’m fairly positive that Read more…

Menopause can surely be a crazy time in a woman’s life. Not only does it signal the fact that she can no longer procreate, she will most likely suffer from some symptoms; physical, mental or both. As the body is depleted of estrogen, bones lose calcium and become more brittle which can lead to osteoporosis, Read more…

There is no question that perimenopause and menopause mark a time of change and adaptation for the body. Moreover, the extent or severity of accompanying symptoms depends on a variety of factors ranging from genetics to lifestyle habits.  Menopause kicks in when menstruation comes to an end and the ovaries stop releasing eggs. Perimenopause is the Read more…

It’s another one of those chicken-or-the-egg dilemmas…do bothersome menopause symptoms create stress or does stress bring on menopause symptoms? The correct answer might not matter since a new study suggests that higher mindfulness may lower stress and the impact of menopause-related symptoms such as hot flashes. Study results will be presented during The North American Read more…

There are no links between early menopause and the amount of physical activity that women undertake, says a new study. Until now, there have been conflicting findings of the relation between physical activity and menopause. Some studies suggest that women who are very physically active may be at lower risk of a menopause before the Read more…

You know menopause is coming. It’s a natural part of being a woman. What you don’t know is how long it will last. Menopause occurs when ovulation and menstruation end. When and how that happens isn’t the same for all women. Natural Menopause If nothing interferes, a woman enters menopause naturally around the age of Read more…

In radical women’s health news, IVF pioneer Professor Simon Fishel has unveiled an innovative procedure to delay the menopause by decades. Announced in The Sunday Times, this option is currently only available privately for British women up to the age of 40. Already carried out on nine women aged between 22 and 36, it goes Read more…

Although it directly affects half the population, menopause has remained a stubbornly taboo topic. Slowly but surely, more companies are tapping into the market and putting an end to the stigma around women’s health.  One of those companies is Hello Again, an all-natural line of cannabis-infused menopause care products. Co-founder Carrie Mapes joined the NutraCast to Read more…

For many women, the journey through menopause is a roller coaster of symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disturbance, dry and itchy skin, mood changes, anxiety, depression and weight gain. For some, it can be relatively uneventful. Menopause is medically defined as not having any menstrual bleeding for 12 months. Most women reach this Read more…

Peri-menopause. Oh how I hate it. It all started for me at age 43 with a major shift in my menstrual cycles and then came the symptoms including major hair loss and what physically appeared as rapid aging of my skin. It threw my thyroid health into a tailspin too and what was once my “sweet Read more…

During my late teen years, winter car rides usually meant driving with the front window down. ALL the way down. Even when it was snowing and blowing outside. I didn’t get it at the time, but my poor mother was going through menopause, and the hot flashes were killing her! People make jokes about this Read more…

Every day, about 6,000 American women enter menopause. The average woman enters menopause at age 51, but perimenopause symptoms typically begin four years earlier, according to P&G. During their transition, nearly two-thirds of those women will experience subjective cognitive difficulties, such as memory fog. Symptoms also include attention or language deficits. Despite a number of Read more…