Category: Health & Fitness

This post has been a long time coming… just like losing weight can be. [Reading time: 14 minutes] At the end of last year I wrote a “preview” post to this one entitled 3 Quick Tips to Kickstart Weight Loss for Over 40 Women. In it, I described three things that would set you on Read more…

In a new study, researchers found that women who experience premature menopause are almost three times more likely to develop multiple, chronic medical problems in their 60s compared to women who went through menopause at the age of 50 or 51. These are the findings from a study of 5107 women who were part of Read more…

With sweat slowly trickling down your neck and a migraine throbbing behind your eyes, it can be hard to force a smile, let alone laugh. But when the symptoms of the menopause first started to affect blogger Jennifer Kennedy, she decided to embrace the funnier side of “going through the change”. Two years ago, Jennifer, Read more…

If you are reading this article, the chances are you are either experiencing menopause, or you want to be prepared for when the time comes. As a woman, you are probably already informed about the process of menopause, but do you know how important the diet is during menopause to maintain a healthy life? Menopause Read more…

Is there really such a thing as male menopause? More than a few middle-aged men have reported symptoms like loss of sexual desire, weight gain, fatigue, changes in sleeping patterns, and mood swings. Some experts say that these symptoms may be caused by testosterone deficiency syndrome (hypogonadism). Specifically, this term encompasses the hormonal, psychological, and Read more…

Before you transition into full menopause, you might experience some uncomfortable symptoms. Here’s what you can expect, along with six tips for managing perimenopause. Perimenopause is a confusing time for many women. Not quite menopause, but not normal menstruation either, perimenopause means “around menopause” and is the season of life where the body transitions to Read more…

Menopause is a state of life that is accompanied by hot flushes, night sweat, insomnia, mood swings and fatigue. The weight loss process can also get tougher, and the bones weaker. While there is no way to prevent it, a healthy diet and lifestyle can do a lot to relieve the symptoms and make it Read more…

This week, I’d like to introduce you to Kathryn Colas, author of How to survive menopause without losing your mind, a topic very close to my heart after running the Hysterectomy Association for 22 years. Kathryn is the founder and chief executive of the women’s advice and support service Simply Hormones, her aim is to 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…

Hey, beautiful sisters. This is Robin Nielsen and I want to talk about getting our sexy back and kind of rediscovering ourselves because as we age, and we started out feeling so great, that really goes by the wayside. It sure did for me and I was focused on anything but my sexuality. I was Read more…

If you’re a woman in her 40s or 50s, you’ve probably given some thought to how perimenopause and menopause might affect your health. It’s a topic that comes up in conversation with my patients quite a bit. Sleep affects every part of your life, and has an incredibly broad influence over your health. When thinking Read more…

A couple of months ago, Sonsoles Gonzalez, a former Procter & Gamble Co. executive, introduced a line of hair-care products she had been working on for several years. The upscale collection, which includes shampoos, hair masks and conditioners, comes packaged in trim boxes of marine blue and goldenrod in a blobby pattern that could call Read more…