Category: Health & Fitness

CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 11, 2018)–Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in women. A study of 138 menopausal women examined the association of mood, symptoms, and quality of life measures with the key markers of vascular aging, a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Study results are published online today Read more…

Choose The Right Menopause Remedy Part II In wading through the sea of choices for menopause relief, we have just a couple more guidelines for all our goddess sisters to keep in mind. Remember to check in with your health care practitioners and your girlfriends for solutions, but monitor your own individual response. You are Read more…

Open Road © Lynette Sheppard When you near the end of one journey, you begin another. So it is with my Most Excellent Menopause Weight Loss Adventure. I have embarked upon the first 3 week maintenance phase after losing the 16 pound turkey around my middle. And so far, it is going pretty well. My Read more…

roses grunge © lynette sheppard This guest post was written by Dr. Jo Ann Holoka, Jacksonville Bioidentical Hormones Expert and part of BodyLogicMD, a network of highly trained physicians across the country who use BHRT (bioidentical hormone therapy) to help anyone suffering from hormone related conditions such as adrenal fatigue, menopause, and andropause (the male Read more…

Think of the word ‘menopause’ and you may think of a woman in her late 40s or 50s experiencing hot flushes or night sweats. But, what if we told you that it’s not only women who experience a change in hormone levels as they age? Well, while men don’t experience a significant shift – they Read more…

Menopause can bring about mental and physical changes for women, which often result in sleep disturbances and fatigue. Studies have shown that 25 to 50 percent of women experience sleep issues during menopause. This natural shift in hormones typically occurs in women between the ages of 40 and 50. Premature menopause can result from having Read more…

Women of Wisdom – Yoga for Menopause & Peri-Menopause Workshop Saturday, May 16, 2020 | Sequoia Wellness | 1:00 – 3:00 PM  Hot Flashes? Foggy Mind? Insomnia? Mood Swings? If you are experiencing the signs of peri-menopause or menopause and would like to learn more about how to feel better with practices like yoga and Read more…

During my time as an OBGYN nurse, one of the funniest things I heard was “Menopause is just puberty’s evil older sister.” Looking back to the hormonal changes I experienced in my teenage years I found this statement to be very true. I remember thinking, “thank goodness I am not on that roller coaster!” Well Read more…

The patient: “Serena,” a 49-year-old marketing manager. Why she came to see me: Serena came to my health center because of joint pain. Her knees and hips often ached when she woke up, but it was her hands and fingers that were troubling her the most. What started as occasional discomfort in her hand joints Read more…

Hot flushes are caused by the hypothalamus (the part of the brain that regulates body temperature) falsely thinking a person’s body temperature is too high. This triggers a physical reaction to lose heat i.e. reddening of the skin, sweating and elevated breathing. The uncomfortable effects of hot flushes currently afflict 1.5 million women in the Read more…