Exercise, General Health, Menopause, Painful Sex, Sexuality
If you are one of the millions of women taking antidepressant medications to improve your mood, you might have noticed a worsening libido. It’s a common side affect. Now a new study reveals that exercise might might be a solution. Women taking antidepressants,...
Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, healthy eating, Memory, Menopause, Nutrition, Weight Control
We know too much sugar is bad for our waistline. Now a new study from Mayo Clinic and reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has shown that the people over 70 who ate the most carbohydrates relative to protein and fat approached being 4 times greater...
General Health, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Menopause, perimenopause, Premature Menopause
Today, I want to talk to you about something I discuss with my menopausal patients routinely and that you may not be aware of. As a woman, you are more at risk of dying of a heart attack than your male counterpart. Can you imagine? Most people think that heart disease...
Breast Cancer, Cancer, Early Menopause, Estrogens, Hot Flashes, Menopause, perimenopause
I recently returned from the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine where I had the opportunity to interview Richard Santen, one of the leading authorities on estrogen and breast cancer. Today I’d like to share with you information on...
Estrogens, Hot Flashes, Memory, Menopause, perimenopause
At a recent meeting of North American Menopause Society I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Pauline Maki, a professor of Psychiatry/Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She talked to me about how women can improve their memory and cognition in...
