Category: Health & Fitness

What to expect after the menopause – postmenopausal symptoms

We recently wrote a blogpost on the symptoms of the menopause, detailing what to expect when entering the perimenopause until menopause occurs.  Generally, the symptoms are bothersome, but they are a normal part of the menopause transition and therefore nothing to be concerned about.  After you reach menopause, which is defined as having no period Read more…

15 Chemicals in Common Household Items that Disrupt Hormones and May Lead to Early Menopause

Chemicals called ‘endocrine disruptors,’ found in everything from soap to plastics, have already been linked to rising cancer levels and fertility problems. Now, new research out of Washington University has identified 15 of these chemicals, and found that women with the highest levels of them in their bodies experienced menopause two to four years earlier Read more…

Scientists have discovered animals that experience menopause

Besides humans, the species presently known to experience menopause are on the whole toothed whales – belugas, narwhals, killer whales and short-finned pilot whales. The new study, by the Universities of Exeter and York and the Center for Whale Research, suggests menopause has evolved independently in three whale species. The new investigation, by the colleges of Read more…

7 Shocking Connections Between Sleep And Menopause

Poor and disrupted sleep are common symptoms of menopause. Insomnia, and changes to typical sleep patterns, are often an early signal of a woman in perimenopause, who is experiencing changes to estrogen, progesterone and other that influence sleep.  So many of my patients cope with other symptoms of menopause that affect sleep. But it’s not always easy Read more…