Month: July 2020

Hormonal changes during menopause may cause your body to look larger than usual, particularly in the stomach. But during this period of your life, you may be unable to determine whether you’re gaining weight or actually experiencing bloating. Bloating causes uncomfortable feelings of extreme fullness, tightness or swelling in the abdomen. It usually occurs for Read more…

Some women experience moodiness, anxiety, and depression with the onset and different stages of menopause. This emotional upheaval can cause frustration and stress and can last for up to five years post-menopause. There are valid reasons for these emotional issues, and, thankfully, there are self-care strategies to help you through them. Why Do I Experience Read more…

Morgan McMullenGetty Images What sounds like the plot of a sci-fi novel is unfolding in a lab in a soaring glass-and-marble I.M. Pei–designed building sprawled on a hillside in Marin County, California. Outside, deer, wild turkeys, coyotes, and the occasional elusive mountain lion roam the 488-acre campus. Inside, Lei Lei, an ovarian biologist recruited from Read more…

When most women enter their 50s, they battle with a host of menopausal symptoms like weight gain/loss, mood changes and bloating. If you are menopausal and feel gassy or your stomach is extended and is often rumbling, then you may be suffering from menopause-induced bloating. This study explains that women are subject to these challenges Read more…

Do you eat too many carbohydrates? You might want to rethink about consuming too many carbs, especially pasta and rice. A new study has discovered that eating lots of carbohydrates may advance the start of menopause by one-and-a-half years.  However, the study also found eating a healthy diet including fresh legumes, peas and oily fish Read more…

Women enter menopause at an average age of 51, but it can happen earlier or later than that. And when it does, a woman’s life is filled with intense change. “During this time there are hormonal, physical and psychological changes happening that are completely disruptive to your life that often need swift medical intervention,” observes Read more…

Whilst chatting with a friend who’s been having menopausal make-up issues – we realised there isn’t a lot of discussion or advice around this subject. This film hopefully breaks that taboo with some useful tips, warm friendly advice and a good sprinkling of humour (always good in these situations!) Great for anyone experiencing it themselves Read more…

Sarah Edrie says she was about 33 when she started to occasionally get a sudden, hot, prickly feeling that radiated into her neck and face, leaving her flushed and breathless. “Sometimes I would sweat. And my heart would race,” she says. The sensations subsided in a few moments, and seemed to meet the criteria for Read more…

A new study has found that breastfeeding and pregnancy may lower risk of early menopause. While breastfeeding for any length of time and being pregnant at least once were both found to be associated with lower risks of early menopause, researchers found that women who breastfed exclusively appeared to have the lowest risk. The study’s Read more…

It’s one of the most frequent questions that I’m asked, by patients and non-patients alike: Let me say first: women’s sleep problems in their middle adult years aren’t only about menopause. These years in women’s lives are often profoundly busy and complicated. They may be deeply immersed in demanding careers, raising children, caring for aging parents, volunteering Read more…