It’s not personal. It’s not that we don’t love you any more or find you attractive. If we are remote, weepy, cranky, or so hot that we can’t stand to be touched, it’s not about you. Even though it affects you. We are just doing our best. Imagine if you went from 16 to 60 […]
Menopause Goddess and yoga expert Allannah Law shares some nourishing yoga poses to help with perimenopause and Menopause symptoms. This content was originally published here. […]
While not all women will experience dramatic uncomfortable symptoms during menopause, for those that do, finding a safe way to reduce their discomfort can be important. In the past, women often talked to their doctor and were prescribed synthetic hormones to ease their discomfort. However, in recent years, multiple studies have revealed increased health risk […]
The majority of women experience hot flashes, night sweats, heart palpitations, interrupted sleep, and irritability in menopause. And for a large portion of women, these symptoms either pass on their own, or they opt for hormone replacement therapy, which can reduce or eliminate their complaints. But then there are the patients who wind up in […]
Manage symptoms and avoid complications Menopause is a natural part of a woman’s life cycle. You can’t prevent menopause, but you can manage many common symptoms and prevent possible complications. It’s essential to make healthy lifestyle choices. For example: maintain your bone strength manage your blood pressure Eating a well-balanced diet and maintaining a healthy […]
One theory as to why blood pressure rises after menopause is that lower estrogen levels cause arteries to stiffen and blood pressure to go up. If a woman is pre-hypertensive before menopause, she will likely develop hypertension during or after Read more about Eating Right | Lower Blood Pressure for Post-Meno. This content was originally […]
We’re all familiar with menopause. The time in a menstruating person’s life, when they well, cease to menstruate. There are endless factors that contribute to when someone stops getting their period. A lesser-known factor is a surgically induced menopause or surgical menopause. While the average age someone reaches menopause is 51, someone much younger may […]
Fact checked by Aimee McNew for Accuracy Vitex, also known as chaste tree berry, is an herbal supplement derived from a flowering plant. Used for hundreds of years to address women’s health issues like PMS, cramps, and menopause, it’s still a relevant supplement today. Vitex has done better than placebos in several studies and has […]
Menopause is defined as the permanent cessation of periods resulting from the loss of ovarian follicular activity. Menopause is 12 consecutive months with no period, and this is only known with certainty in retrospect. Perimenopause is the two to eight years preceding menopause and one year following the final menses. Interestingly, we women begin life […]
Menopause is characterized by hormonal fluctuations (especially the decrease in estrogen level) and entry into old age. Taken together, this means that women gradually lose muscle mass, and their bodies accumulate fat more intensely. If you gain weight during and after the menopausal transition, you are not powerless witness, no need to take high weight […]