Category: Health & Fitness

Credit: kudla/ Shutterstock For most women, perimenopause—the transition to menopause—begins in their 40s. The entire menopause process typically lasts around four years and begins with the ovaries making less estrogen. A woman is considered to be post-menopausal when she hasn’t experienced a menstrual period for 12 months. This usually occurs between the ages of 46 Read more…

The Upside to Menopause By Beth Battaglino, RN, CEO of HealthyWomen Share on: September is Menopause Awareness Month. Does that make you nervous? There are plenty of menopause stories around. Most, rather than celebrate the end of a woman’s monthly cycles, demonize menopause with tales of hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, vaginal dryness, thinning Read more…

It strikes without warning. One day you’re strolling along, thinking you’re finally getting the hang of this thing called ‘life,’ when – BAM! – it hits you as you try to zip up your pants. It’s a reminder that you are not yet done with every challenge. Can you guess what ‘it’ is? Yup: belly Read more…

It sounds like an oxymoron, but there are two ambiguities that I’ve always thought were largely certain for most women. We can’t predict when our first period will strike. And we don’t know which one will be our last. This past winter, however, I changed my mind about the latter statement. I’m fairly positive that Read more…

Menopause can surely be a crazy time in a woman’s life. Not only does it signal the fact that she can no longer procreate, she will most likely suffer from some symptoms; physical, mental or both. As the body is depleted of estrogen, bones lose calcium and become more brittle which can lead to osteoporosis, Read more…

There is no question that perimenopause and menopause mark a time of change and adaptation for the body. Moreover, the extent or severity of accompanying symptoms depends on a variety of factors ranging from genetics to lifestyle habits.  Menopause kicks in when menstruation comes to an end and the ovaries stop releasing eggs. Perimenopause is the Read more…

It’s another one of those chicken-or-the-egg dilemmas…do bothersome menopause symptoms create stress or does stress bring on menopause symptoms? The correct answer might not matter since a new study suggests that higher mindfulness may lower stress and the impact of menopause-related symptoms such as hot flashes. Study results will be presented during The North American Read more…

There are no links between early menopause and the amount of physical activity that women undertake, says a new study. Until now, there have been conflicting findings of the relation between physical activity and menopause. Some studies suggest that women who are very physically active may be at lower risk of a menopause before the Read more…

You know menopause is coming. It’s a natural part of being a woman. What you don’t know is how long it will last. Menopause occurs when ovulation and menstruation end. When and how that happens isn’t the same for all women. Natural Menopause If nothing interferes, a woman enters menopause naturally around the age of Read more…

In radical women’s health news, IVF pioneer Professor Simon Fishel has unveiled an innovative procedure to delay the menopause by decades. Announced in The Sunday Times, this option is currently only available privately for British women up to the age of 40. Already carried out on nine women aged between 22 and 36, it goes Read more…

Although it directly affects half the population, menopause has remained a stubbornly taboo topic. Slowly but surely, more companies are tapping into the market and putting an end to the stigma around women’s health.  One of those companies is Hello Again, an all-natural line of cannabis-infused menopause care products. Co-founder Carrie Mapes joined the NutraCast to Read more…

For many women, the journey through menopause is a roller coaster of symptoms including hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disturbance, dry and itchy skin, mood changes, anxiety, depression and weight gain. For some, it can be relatively uneventful. Menopause is medically defined as not having any menstrual bleeding for 12 months. Most women reach this Read more…