PMID: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2018 Apr 10. Epub 2018 Apr 10. PMID: 29739677 Abstract Title: Soy isoflavones improve cardiovascular disease risk markers in women during the early menopause. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Hormone replacement therapy may be beneficial for cardiovascular disease risk (CVR) in post-menopausal women. Soy isoflavones may act as selective estrogen receptor modulators. The […]
Month: October 2020
These Foods May Be Linked To Early Or Delayed Menopause Onset
Researchers from the University of Leeds have led the first-ever U.K. study examining the relationship between diet and the onset of menopause. Their findings highlighted certain food groups that may be linked to an early or delayed start of menopause. The paper titled “Dietary intake and age at natural menopause: results from the UK Women’s Cohort […]
How Diet Affects Womens Age Of Menopause
photographed by Davide Luciano. What women eat could affect the age at which they reach menopause, new research suggests. A diet high in refined carbs could bring on menopause symptoms sooner, while eating oily fish, peas and beans was linked to a delayed natural menopause. The study by researchers from the University of Leeds, published […]
Early Menopause Increases Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
For some women, going through menopause early may be both a blessing and a curse. Women who cease to have their menstrual cycle before the age of 46 are classified as having early onset menopause. However, since women of this age are not usually thought to be at risk for developing heart disease and stroke […]
Remodeling and Menopause
I had an interesting exchange this week with The HerStory Project, a website requesting pitches from women who are experiencing “the realities of getting older” and offering support to Gen X women in midlife. They also requested informational pieces so I offered to write a piece about what midlife is, why it is particularly important to […]
The Goddess-Like Way to Discipline Menopause Hot Flashes
Inner Wave © lynette sheppard This latest guest blog post features cooling relief you can hold in the palm of your hand. Sure wish I’d had this when I was going through the worst of the hot flash hell. Check it out: When you’re a Goddess, being cool when you are the wrong kind of […]
Colonoscopy: A Menopause Goddess Goes From Sissy to Serene
All last week I was suffering from PCSD. That’s Pre Colonoscopy Stress Disorder. It’s recommended that at age 50 all of us get a colonoscopy, to screen for colon cancer. In the abstract, it seems like a no brainer. Get checked out and either get a clean bill of health or catch disease early so […]
Can We Prevent Menopause? Should We?
Recently, I came across a conversation on one of my favorite websites, Vibrant Nation, asking the question “Can We Prevent Menopause?” It was started by a woman who calls herself BHRT For Me. Here’s what she wrote: “I came across this site: http://www.preventingmenopause.com/ I think preventing menopause altogether makes good sense. I’m 57 and I […]
Who Are The Menopause Experts? Menopausal Women!
I had my mammogram the other day. And since the x-ray technician performing my exam was a menopausal goddess, we struck up an instant rapport. Upon finding out about the Venus group, she asked me to distill what we’d learned together – sort of a 25 words or less synopsis because other mammos were waiting […]
Retire Meant – Menopause Goddesses Share Their Visions
Sunrise or Sunset? © lynette sheppard Several of you responded; others are still thinking about and crafting their replies. Here are some of the visions shared by our readers. Enjoy! I surely did! MB shared: “I am not retired yet. ( I am soon to be 56 years old. ) BUT, I’m in college now, […]
