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Many previously taboo subjects — like menopause — are more openly talked about today. But instead of discussing the real experience of menopause, it’s often used as a punchline — like jokes about hot flashes. Myths about this stage of a woman’s life abound, making it hard to sort fact from fiction. Here are some Read more…

JUST over a year ago, Rachel Weiss opened her first menopause cafe. Outside the venue in Perth, she saw a woman looking a bit lost and asked if she was looking for it. “Yes, I am,” she said. “But I couldn’t ask for it downstairs… I couldn’t say that word.” That moment alone convinced Rachel Read more…

Menopause is a natural process that occurs in women as soon as they enter their mid-40s. During menopause, women suffer from many problems due to hormonal changes. It all starts with irregular periods, which eventually stops the production of ovarian hormones. Stopped menstruation is not the only change that menopause brings but it also affects Read more…

We’ve all heard the jokes about menopause — night sweats, hot flushes and irritability tend to often generate laughs in comic strips and by comic stand-ups. However, menopause is no laughing matter — it’s a natural transition in a woman’s life that can bring about physical, physiological and emotional changes.  While some of the its Read more…

Past research shows early menopause increases the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. This content was originally published here.

Most of us are familiar with popular menopause symptoms like night sweats, hot flashes, chills, vaginal dryness, and irregular periods. All of these are due to the crazy imbalance of hormones in a woman’s body. But you know what else this hormonal imbalance causes? Dry, itchy skin that can cause irritation and discomfort. So, how Read more…

This article first appeared in the Winter 2019 issue of NewBeauty. Click here to subscribe.I remember the call from my mom: “I think I’m going through the change,” she said, detailing her erratic temperature shifts, her lack of sleep and the “pooch” below her belly button that used to shrink with exercise, but no longer budged. I Read more…

Ok, let’s face it…every woman will transition through menopause, whether they like it or not. For some of us, it happens without any fanfare. One day your period is gone, and you’re done! (Yes, ladies, this does happen for some women). For others, it is a nightmare with hot flashes and sweats during the day Read more…

Let’s talk about menopause. Perimenopause and menopause is something that every woman is headed towards, and yet we are so scared to talk about it due to the taboo society has imposed. Amanda Thebe says enough is enough and started her company, FitnChips, to open up the conversation about menopause, staying fit, and how to Read more…

Different food groups may have an effect on when a person starts menopause. This content was originally published here.

Despite being a flawed measure, BMI, or body mass index, is still the barometer by which we measure whether a person is obese or of normal body weight. For years now, healthcare professionals have used calculators to measure a patient’s BMI and declared them to be of normal weight, underweight, overweight, or obese based on Read more…

Women who had premature and early menopause had an increased risk for a nonfatal CVD event before age 60 years compared with those who had menopause from age 50 to 51 years, according to a pooled analysis published in The Lancet Public Health. This increased risk was not present after age 70 years in women Read more…