Month: January 2021

Medical Breakthroughs: Dementia meds + COVID loss of smell + Early signs of menopause – Alabama News

Posted: Aug 19, 2020 4:57 PM CDT Updated: Aug 19, 2020 5:32 PM CDT by Samantha Williams Nearly three quarters of older adults with dementia take medications that are not designed for their condition. A study in JAMA finds doctors prescribing everything from opioids to antidepressants to epilepsy drugs for patients with Alzheimer’s and related Read more…

Has Menopause Raised Your LDL? How to Lower These Bad Fats » Scary Symptoms

What a shock: Your LDL is off the charts, thanks to menopause, even though you’ve been exercising and eating healthy foods. Here’s what to do. Menopause can cause LDL (the bad cholesterol) to increase quite a bit. This can occur in women who’ve already been exercising, eating healthfully, not smoking and even taking heart healthy Read more…

Penny Lancaster: ‘I’ve hit the menopause in lockdown – but at least Rod’s doing the dishes!’

Image source : dailymail.co.uk In a conversation lurching from policing, to Rod’s cancer to trying to get all members of the Stewart clan on a Zoom call at once, Penny Lancaster reveals how she hit the menopause in lockdown. ▶ Full story on dailymail.co.uk In a conversation lurching from policing, to Rod’s cancer to trying Read more…

Perimenopause, Menopause & Hormone Balance: Office Hours at goop – Sara Gottfried MD

Over recent years, I have been interviewed by Gwyneth Paltrow and her goop lifestyle brand about perimenopause and hormones as well as other popular topics such as the ketogenic diet, stubborn weight loss as well as the secrets to staying younger. Perimenopause & Menopause Women in their 40s and 50s are hungry for information on Read more…

Premature Menopause Raises Risk of Developing Chronic Problems in Their 60s

Changes in a woman’s body in the years around menopause could raise the risk for certain health problems. But new research shows that women who experience premature menopause are almost three times more likely to develop chronic health problems in their 60s compared to women who experience menopause in their early 50s. These health issues Read more…