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Menopause is the transitional period of a woman’s life during which her fertility & menstrual cycle ends. Get a comprehensive overview on Menopause, its causes & more. This content was originally published here.

Every year, doctors prescribe hormone replacement therapy (HRT) — also referred to as menopausal hormone therapy — to hundreds of thousands of women experiencing menopausal symptoms. One of the most widely prescribed drugs for HRT is made from animal waste. The drug is Premarin, an estrogen-therapy drug manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (now a division of Read more…

Fluctuating combined with elevated levels of stimulating hormone and lutenizing hormone are believed to be some of the major factors behind menopausal symptoms. The hypothalamus functions as the body’s thermostat. When the internal temperature rises during , the hypothalamus overreacts in an attempt to the temperature and initiates various physiological events that include blood vessel Read more…

Profemin Overview – Every human being irrespective of the gender face health issues, which they cannot ignore when the time passes on. For women, it is very difficult to deal with the menopause, which is the stage that is happening in all women when the formation of estrogen from ovaries decrease gradually and stop eventually. Read more…

This workshop will help you turn your hot flashes into HAPPY flashes with a positive attitude and the healing benefits of yoga, healthy diet, and essential oil This content was originally published here.

Ti leaves © lynette sheppard Unlike when my friend, Dee Adams of Minnie Pauz fame, began writing about the Big M over 16 years ago, a plethora of menopause sites are to be found on the web. This is good and this is bad. Good – lots of information is available at your fingertips. We Read more…

Research Participation, Hair Loss, and HRT Update: A Menopause Grab Bag red maple leaves, Zion NP © lynette sheppard Greetings, Goddesses (and those who love them). My apologies for not posting for a couple of weeks. The short story on why? Hula conference, food poisoning, the flu. I’m bouncing back now; well more like crawling Read more…

Coneflower Medley © lynette sheppard Menopause Goddess Blog gets voluminous amounts of mail – while we have tried to answer everyone, sometimes it just isn’t possible. So we will endeavor to pick out pertinent letters and answer them right here on the blog. Likely, lots of our goddess sisters out there are asking the same Read more…

In Lake Tahoe, residents are mandated to implement what are called BMP’s – Best Management Practices. These practices are what each of us living in the Tahoe basin needs to do to improve and protect the health and clarity of the lake. We menopausal goddesses feel that our personal health and clarity deserve the same Read more…

dandelion swirl © lynette sheppard “I’m sorry about your weight,” said Marcia, the checker at my local Safeway. “Wha… what?” I stammered, wondering if I’d worn pants that showed the two extra pounds I’d regained over my HCG diet weight. “I know it took a long time, but her credit card wasn’t working and…” I Read more…

As a person ages, their body goes through quite a large number of changes. At a young age, the immune system is healthy, skin is glowing and a person’s mind tends to be sharp. All of these vital functions of the body tend to decline gradually with age, and while we are often told not Read more…

Congratulations! You made it through the end of your period portal and are on the other side. The side of menopause. With menopause, you may lose your period, but you gain so much more. Many women, as they enter this time in their lives, see societal expectations, obligations, and norms- fly out the window. They’re left Read more…