What’s worse than having hot flashes? Having hot flashes and migraines! And new evidence suggests that the two are connected and may be affecting women in a dangerous way. Here’s What We Know Migraines affect more women than men Hormone imbalance seems to be the reason why Fluctuating hormones that are out of balance …
Intro There is a lot of discussion about estrogen and its impact on the heart and vascular disease. Is it safe? Is it beneficial? Most of this discussion is related to the use of estrogen in menopause, a topic that is explained clearly and completely in my book, The Estrogen Fix. But a new study …
If you’re struggling with hot flashes, you may have heard that soy was helpful in turning down the heat. I’ve been writing about this for nearly 20 years and if you want to know exactly how soy works and easy to understand explanations of why soy is worth trying, especially if you are not able …
The Problem Does your hairbrush ever look like a bone from a wooly mastodon? We hear a lot about hot flashes around menopause. But another menopause symptom affects about two-thirds of midlife women: hair thinning and hair loss. Combs and brushes full of hair. Circles of hair around the bathtub drain. For most, the reason …
Cannabis is legal. It’s being used for all sorts of medical issues and conditions. But will cannabis improve menopause symptoms? A study from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada found that one in three women are using it near the time of menopause. Some were using for menopause per se; others were using it for …
Twenty years ago when the World Trade Centers crumpled under the heat of thousands of gallons of burning jet fuel, it seemed like the world itself was tumbling down. Because everyone I knew was just as affected, what comfort there was often had to be found from within and from heaven above. Why Lord? Why? …
Worldwide, there are 657 million women aged 45–59 and around half of them are in the workforce during their menopausal years. Stated another way, half of the people in the workforce are women, and half of the women in the workforce are in perimenopause or menopause. There are laws and policies for women who are …
Bone health! Boring, right!? Better to worry about breast health; getting a mammogram and making sure you don’t have breast cancer. Well, that is really important. But as I tell my Menopause Coaching clients, if you are a healthy fifty year old woman, your just as likely to die from a complication of osteoporosis as …
Are you dealing with any negative thoughts right now that are weighing you down? Most people I know are. Negative thoughts take up a lot of time and energy. Maybe it’s time to let them go. Here’s a poem I wrote about doing just that. I began gaining weight A long time ago I …
With all the talk about vaccinations to stop the current pandemic, a lot of people are forgetting that there are some very important other vaccines… and they are the ones that help keep them well for a number of serious illnesses. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in the United States and the National …