Category: Health & Fitness

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…

Urinary tract infection (UTI) may be more common for women during [u]menopause[/u. The cause can be the drop in estrogen levels, so women in both natural and surgical menopause can be at risk. Adequate estrogen is necessary for a healthy urinary system. This content was originally published here.

A woman experiences so many changes as she matures, from going through puberty and starting her period, to getting pregnant and finally entering the pre-and post-menopause phase. The bathroom cupboard will have seen it all, from teen pads to organic tampons, maternity pads and more, women’s bodies evolve over time.  Starting the menopause might seem Read more…

Women who breastfed their infants exclusively for seven to 12 months may have a significantly lower risk of early menopause than their peers who breastfed their infants for less than a month, according to an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study also suggests that pregnancy can reduce the risk of early Read more…