Menopause is a time of change, hormonal, physical, and even mental. Understanding this time period and how it affects your nutritional status is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Key changes after menopause include a higher risk for osteoporosis and …
Nutrition and bone health go hand-in-hand. As we age, our bone health can deteriorate putting us at higher risk of breaks and fractures, and can even lead to osteoporosis. Eating a balanced diet will bring better health overall, but for …
Most of us know that stress is bad for the heart and can increase the risk of other health-related issues including obesity, diabetes, and depression. So what does stress have to do with skin health? Research shows that stress also …
In 25 years an estimated 1 billion women worldwide will be older than 50 and many will experience hot flashes. Here’s what we know, and don’t know.
Over the last half-century, women of menopausal age have become a formidable segment of the global workforce. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 31 million women between the ages of 45 and 64 who are part- or …
While women have always sought natural remedies for hot flashes, alternatives to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have become far more popular in the wake of the 2003 study linking HRT and breast cancer in older menopausal women. The most common …
If you’re searching for alternatives to traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for your menopause symptoms, then you likely have come across the term “bioidentical hormones.” But what exactly are they? How do they differ from traditional HRT? Are all bioidentical …
This might sound a wee bit hyperbolic, but it really isn’t. It’s been estimated that women consume anywhere between 3 and 7 pounds of lipstick over their lifetimes. (The best number I have found is 3.6 pounds and it is …
Every month. Like a mostly accurate watch, I, like other menstruating females get my period. I get the cramps. The bloating. The headaches. The lovely digestive issues. The mood swings. And for most of the 20-ish years, I’ve had my …
