Category: Health & Fitness

Taraji P. Henson ages like a fine wine…she just gets better with age. Need proof? Just take a look at her slay the digital December cover of SELF Magazine. Feast your eyes on that fro and her glow: Source: SELF Magazine / SELF Magazine While Taraji has always given a good interview over the years, in Read more…

Through history, women have shared their experiences and solutions to pass along information they didn’t get anywhere else. Now with a boost from the Internet, we honor this tradition by compiling a collection of menopause stories, updated every week. If you’d like to tell us about your menopause experience, please answer eight questions here and include a Read more…

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There are many reasons that hormone levels in both men and women may become imbalanced. Unfortunately, such changes are not isolated to “old” people. Changes in hormonal levels are seen in people as early as their 30s and occasionally earlier. For women, the 40s are often when changes in hormones occur. Such changes may often Read more…

You need to ensure you follow a healthy diet in your 20 and 30s to prevent early menopause © Shutterstock Early onset of , premature menopause, premature ovarian failure refers to a condition wherein the symptoms of menopause appear earlier than the normal age of about 45 in women. These symptoms of menopause include hot Read more…

How to ease perimenopause and menopause symptoms without artificial hormones. This content was originally published here.

Parenting teenagers is an emotional rollercoaster. Throw puberty and the menopause into the mix and you have a toxic cocktail of hormones which is guaranteed to result in a battle.  There is something quite cruel about the twist of fate that places the two biggest rites of passage in a woman’s life side by side Read more…

Natural Methods to Boost Your Mood and Gain Positivity During Menopause If you are approaching menopause and have started to experience fluctuating moods and feel tired, tearful, or irritable, you will probably long for some normality before long. If this sounds familiar, try these natural mood enhancers to feel better. The Symptoms of Menopause Time Read more…

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 78-year-old mother has taken compounded estrogen since menopause. She swears that it has kept her from getting Alzheimer’s disease and other brain diseases. I am 54 and have been in menopause for about a year. I’ve tried hormone replacement therapy, but I’ve had weight gain and other side effects. Eventually I Read more…

12 Natural Ways to Combat Hot Flashes Not so long ago, hot flashes were something that women didn’t talk about in public. Anything having to do with “the change” was whispered about and hidden. Today, women are open about this natural part of the aging process. They fan themselves and joke about hot flashes openly. Read more…

 Added on September 4, 2018 Teri Marin Things To Know When Menopause Comes Decrease Font SizeIncrease Font SizeText SizePrint This PageSend by Email Once a woman reaches certain age, her body starts to change and menopause comes. Some are afraid of it while others are stressed out. Whatever you may feel, this process is inevitable and Read more…

Founder’s Note: Our passion project has blown up faster than we ever could’ve imagined. Each day, our ideas reach hundreds of thousands of curious readers. And in the process, we’ve managed to score some truly valuable Connections. Today’s essay comes from one of them… Dr. Phil Roberts’ name first graced these pages when we published Read more…