Health risks tied to obesity are often serious, with new research showing it boosts odds for heart failure among older women. This content was originally published here.
Health risks tied to obesity are often serious, with new research showing it boosts odds for heart failure among older women. This content was originally published here.
Vitamins and minerals are classes of food that are needed in minute quantities for different physiological functions of the body and health maintenance – the reason they are called micronutrients; are they are not synthesized by the body and thus must be obtained from food. Vitamins and minerals play vital roles in maintaining good health Read more…
Hormone replacement therapy, shortened to HRT, is a form of therapy that menopausal women take to artificially get female hormones – Estrogen and progesterone which are usually in continuous decline during menopause onset as during menopause, the body finds it difficult to produce these hormones anymore through the natural biological pathways. Hormone replacement therapy is Read more…
Night sweats are wet-throughs that are so intense to douse through clothing and bed linen and negatively interfere with one’s sleep. Although sweating produces a healthy cooling effect response that helps regulate body temperature, contrarily, night sweats do not bring about this remarkable feeling of coolness and comfort. Night sweats are rather accompanied by the Read more…
When a loved one is going through the changes that come with menopause, it can be difficult for their spouse or partner to know how to best support them. It’s possible that a lot of husbands don’t comprehend the concept of menopause to its full extent or don’t make an effort to educate themselves on Read more…
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a medication that menopausal women take in other to artificially get female hormones – Estrogen and progesterone which are usually in continuous decline during menopause onset as during menopause, the body finds it difficult to produce these hormones anymore through the natural biological pathways. Hormone replacement therapy is a common Read more…
There is evidence to suggest a connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease. When a woman’s menopause is getting closer, she will experience a discernible drop in her estrogen levels. Estrogen contributes to keeping relaxed, open blood arteries. If estrogen levels drop, cholesterol may begin to build up on the arterial walls of the blood vessels. Read more…
The start of menopause is defined as the absence of menstruation for a continuous period of one year. When a woman reaches this stage of her life, her ovaries will no longer produce eggs. The start of menopause is not a sudden occurrence but rather one that occurs gradually over time. The transition time from Read more…
While menopause is characterized by the inability to reproduce, hormone fluctuations during this phase might cause the development of certain symptoms that, in many cases, can be severe. Some common symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, bloating, vaginal dryness, anxiety, and sleep disruption. On getting to menopause, the average woman becomes more vulnerable Read more…
Menopause is the natural phase of every woman’s life when the ovaries lose the ability to produce eggs, and natural pregnancy becomes impossible. As women increase in age, their childbearing ability declines. This is why it is easier for a woman in her 30s to get pregnant than a woman in her 40s. Since menopause Read more…
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