Category: Menopause

The start of menopause is 12 months after the last period, leading you into postmenopause. As you age, you can expect to go through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. If you know what to expect after menopause, you can take steps to stay healthy as you get older. Postmenopause is the time after a woman has Read more…

Do you ever wonder how you can have any hair left on your head after looking in the hairbrush or shower drain? Do you find that your scalp burns easily in the sun, or have you noticed that your hair is thinning around your part? You might be experiencing what experts call female pattern hair Read more…

Women going through or getting close to menopause often worry about whether the symptoms they are experiencing are caused by menopause or by something else, like cancer. But some menopause symptoms may be like those of some types of cancer. Or does menopause or the treatment for it increase the risk of cancer? You need Read more…

Your immune system is a large network of organs, white blood cells, proteins (antibodies), and chemicals. Together, these parts of your body’s defense system keep bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi (which can cause disease) far away. Your immune system has to work very hard for you to stay healthy. Its job is to keep you Read more…

Testosterone is a sex hormone that women make, but it is rarely discussed. Before menopause, a woman’s body makes three times as much testosterone as estrogen. Testosterone levels go down as a person ages or drop quickly after an oophorectomy. Androgen deficiency has many signs and symptoms, such as depression, lack of energy, changes in Read more…

Generally, women go to great lengths to care for their skin, and for a good reason, it adds to our beauty. However, during menopause, many women struggle to keep their skin supple and succulent as it is bedeviled by dryness and patches. Are you winning the battle of keeping your skin as fresh as they Read more…

For every human, the state of their immune system is a top health concern. The immune system is an intricate part of our body that responds to every environmental change. It plays a great role in protecting us from harmful foreign bodies. The immune system’s performance depends largely on genetics. However, factors like lifestyle choices Read more…

Menopause is something we all have to deal with as women. It is a natural phase of our lives that we must face as we age. When we reach menopause, we reach the end of our reproductive cycle. But we also face certain symptoms, like the debilitating heat stroke that almost sent me to my Read more…

Our bodies undergo several changes as we age, which seems to be very pronounced in women. That is why as women approach menopause, many different lifestyle and health developments, some of which may not be palatable. Many women experience symptoms that make everyday life somewhat more difficult and stressful. The symptoms are mostly due to Read more…

Menopause affects women in different ways, but one thing we know is that it causes a drastic change in estrogen levels. This causes many discomforting symptoms, leading some women to opt for menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to increase estrogen levels in their bodies. There are different estrogens, but do you know that not all Read more…

As women approach their mid-40s, various symptoms begin to show. These symptoms are mostly due to the hormonal adjustments in the woman’s system. This period of change, evident from the mid-forties to the late fifties, is called menopause. Most women find it difficult to cope with the life changes that menopause brings. One of the Read more…

Vitamins and minerals are classes of food that are needed in minute quantities for different physiological functions of the body and health maintenance – the reason they are called micronutrients; are they are not synthesized by the body and thus must be obtained from food. Vitamins and minerals play vital roles in maintaining good health Read more…