Diet & Nutrition, Early Menopause, General Health, healthy eating, Menopause, Nutrition, perimenopause, Weight Control
Between 1978 and 2004, the percentage of obese women in menopause increased from 17% to 30%. For most people, obesity is due to either eating too much, exercising too little or a combination of the two. In addition, metabolism slows down with aging. Muscle mass and...
Composer, Early Menopause, Health Song, Memory, Music and Medicine
I’ve noticed for a long time that patients with Alzheimer’s Disease seldom forget the music they love most, even though the memories of loved ones and major memories slip away. It’s also known that music is used to remember the alphabet and the state...
Early Menopause, Hot Flashes, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Painful Sex, perimenopause, Sexuality, Weight Control
National Menopause Awareness Month is here again and to honor it, I want to tell you how to know if menopause is near. You probably know about menopause. Menopause is defined by doctors as one year after your last period and on average comes at age 53 years and 3...
Depression, Early Menopause, Hot Flashes, Menopause, perimenopause, Premature Menopause, Sleep, Stress
In honor of September is Menopause Awareness Month, today’s blog is on Menopause and Your Mental Health. I’m sure you know women who reach menopause and tip into a mental mess. Estrogen usually gets the blame; levels drop in the years leading up to...
Diet & Nutrition, Early Menopause, General Health, healthy eating, Memory, Menopause, Nutrition, Premature Menopause
Can you change how well your brain works during menopause by what you eat? A new study says yes – at least a little. African Americans, white, Chinese and Japanese women were followed during menopause and their diet was recorded as well as tests of their brain...
Early Menopause, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Sleep
With so many concerns about estrogen and menopause, many women either won’t or can’t take it. That’s why I’ve offered progesterone as a possible option to women in menopause for years. I think the risks are less and it works for many women. Now...
