Month: December 2020

Common symptoms of menopause may include skin flushing, night sweats, speeling disorder, bone loss, urine leakage, mood swings, joint pains and so on. Based on these symptoms, it is very difficult to identify and diagnose menopause and moreover, it is more difficult to design a correct personalized treatment in order to tackle all of the Read more…

If you think that managing your period every month is hard, wait till you reach menopause. As your reproductive system turns off the switch after decades of fertility, there could be some dramatic changes in your body. The experience is not the same for all women but is surely unpleasant for most. You may come Read more…

One study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, shows a link between an inflammatory molecule in the blood and a person’s likelihood of depressive symptoms. The other study, in the journal Maturitas, indicates which symptoms of menopause are most predictive of depression. Both studies are based on data from the Dallas Heart Study (DHS), Read more…

I have been having a bit of a mid-life crises these past few months. When I turned 50 last year, I started a lot of reflective thinking. I think we all go through this when we reach a certain age where we look back on our accomplishments and failures. We wonder if we should have Read more…

Ask the doctors Q. I’ve been experiencing some menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes. Can acupuncture help? A. There is some evidence that acupuncture may be able to provide short-term relief from some menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes. Acupuncture is a long-used type of Chinese medicine in which a trained practitioner inserts thin needles into Read more…

At an online summit I hosted, I interviewed 15 women who found relief from their menopause symptoms by making simple diet and lifestyle changes. These women did not accept hot flashes, weight gain, and lack of energy as something they had to endure. They did their own research in their particular fields of expertise and Read more…

What happens when two dietitian-friends who are also writers go through menopause together? They write a book, of course. Elizabeth Ward and Hillary Wright are coauthors of the new book The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health, and Happiness. Their book highlights key research regarding nutrition and hormone changes at midlife, their Read more…

As women age, hormones shift and change due to perimenopause and menopause. These changes can start as early as 35 years old (sometimes earlier) and may cause shifts in weight. Today, I’ll break down this topic. And, more specifically, I’ll provide tips to help prevent hormonal weight gain or reverse it if you’re already in Read more…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The menopause transition, the years leading up to menopause, is a time of increasing heart disease risk for women. Monitoring women’s health and lifestyle, while integrating early intervention strategies for good cardiovascular health, are important, especially during midlife and during menopause to help prevent heart disease, according to a new Scientific Read more…

As you cast your eye toward the next stage of your life, you’re ready to face it head-on. You’re on schedule with your mammograms, your pelvic floor exercise form is on point—so bring it on menopause! But have you thought about your heart disease risk? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women Read more…