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Menopause Natural Remedy Options
Are you trying to find a menopausal natural cure? Relax! Each and every year, over a million women in America alone, will begin menopause. And, lets face it, every one of those women could use a little guidance in relieving their menopause symptoms....
Discover a Menopause Natural Treatment and Avoid Hormone Replacement Therapy
Today many women are schooling themselves on the best menopause natural treatment that does not involve the man-made hormones that are so often prescribed. Even though hormone replacement therapy is still used widely in the US to cut back the negative symptoms associated with menopause, many ladies are increasingly becoming...
When Menopause Comes Sooner Than Expected
Every woman will experience menopause at a certain stage in her life, whether she wishes to or not. The normal age at which a female starts this phase is around 50, and it will frequently last for a couple of years. There are also those who will start the change...
How Long Does It Take For BHRT To Start Working?
Bio Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) involves using hormones that are identical in molecular structure to the hormones that the human body produces. They come from a plant source of which a substance known as diosgenin is extracted and then altered to a variety of bio-identical hormones. It is used...
How Provacyl Can Help With Male Menopause
We're going to cover something which has long been questioned by many, but is not well understood; in fact, until very recently this is a phenomena is something which has really not been understood at all. We're talking of course about what some call male menopause; or to term it...
Menopause - The Blog
Now You Can Get Your Vitamin D in the Produce Aisle
Research has shown that Vitamin D plays many roles in the body from strengthening the immune system, reducing the risk of certain diseases and helping our gut absorb calcium. Until now, the main dietary source for Vitamin D has been fortified milk and fatty fish such as sardines and salmon....
Can Yoga Improve Your Sex Life?
The ancient Indian practice of Yoga offers many well known benefits: it promotes relaxation, eases anxiety, and improves joint function and flexibility. But there’s another potential benefit that researchers have been exploring: Yoga may also enhance sexual function, particularly in mid-life women. As reported in the April issue of the...
Can Saliva Testing Help to Pinpoint Hormone Imbalances?
Saliva tests can help doctors plan a treatment of supplements that will correct hormone balances in menopausal women, according to a WSJ column....
Everyone’s Talking About Menopause
It wasn’t that long ago that Menopause was a hush-hush topic, or obliquely referred to as “the change of life,” if mentioned at all, which it wasn’t. So, women suffered in silence and gladly took the hormone pills offered to them by their physicians. Now, Menopause is openly discussed by...
Uterine fibroids are solid muscle tissue growths in the uterus that often cause distressing problems such as prolonged periods, abdominal swelling, bloating and pelvic pain. They are the number one reason that American women have hysterectomies. While not normal, they occur so frequently in women over forty that they’re considered...
Sometimes the most helpful information about health and wellness shows up in the most unexpected places. Jeanne P. sent me a link to her blog at the website for Physical Therapy Assistant Schools where she has compiled a list of “50 Nutritionists You Should Follow on Twitter.” I was...
MyMenopauseConnection.com - Latest Menopause News
European researchers say male menopause does exist, though the condition is very rare, affecting only approximately two percent of middle-aged men....
Stopping Hormone Therapy May Be Worse Than Not Starting It: Study
Researchers say if women are considering starting hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, they should be aware that they could suffer even more problems if they ever stop the treatments....
Early Menopause Boosts Heart Disease Risk: Study
According to a new study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, women who go through menopause before age 46 may have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular event....
Calcium Can Be Harmful in Excess
Researchers say older patients who take calcium for bone health should be careful not to take more than 1.2 to 1.5 grams per day....
Half of Osteoporosis Patients Quit Meds in Six Months
About half of the patients prescribed osteoporosis medications stop taking them within six months, a new report has found....
Portuguese-Style Diet May Fight Heart Disease
People who follow a Southern European Atlantic Diet (SEAD)--one associated with Northern Portugal and the region of northwest Spain known as Galicia--may help protect themselves from heart disease, researchers say....
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Progesterone is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to oestrogen
Image via Wikipedia Postmenopausal women who experience bothersome hot flashes or night sweats may h...
Early menopause associated with Heart Disease
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Early menopause raises heart disease risk The risk was the same e...
Night sweats related to anxiety, stress & fatigue
Severe hot flashes that occur when women suffering from adverse menopause symptoms are asleep are ca...
Annual Physical and Menopause Check-in
Well I just had my annual physical. Is it just me or is there nothing more humiliating than having s...
Wednesday Bubble: An 'Evolutionary' not 'Revolutionary' Rx for Hot Flashes?
This week’s bubble brought to you by the manufacturers of Amberen™, a new menopausal treatment...
Yoga Soothes Menopause Symptoms
A recent study in India concluded that regularly practicing yoga drastically decreases night sweats,...
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Wednesday Bubble: An ‘Evolutionary’ not ‘Revolutionary’ Rx for Hot Flashes?
This week’s bubble brought to you by the manufacturers of Amberen™, a new menopausal treatment that bills itself as revolutionary not evolutionary. What they mean by this is that Amberen, a novel, non-hormal treatment for menopausal symptoms, does not represent an evolution of the same herbs (e.g. black cohosh, chaste...
Ya know that ‘Low T,” the male equivalent of female menopause, the “iT” condition to hit the airways? It appears that male menopause is a whole lotta of hype based on not so much evidence. In fact, in a newly published study in the online edition of esteemed New England...
This Just In! FDA Advisory Panel Unanimous Against Flibanserin
The verdict’s in! The Reproductive Health Advisory Committee did not consider flibanserin, the female Viagra equivalent, to be any more effective than placebo. Shocking eh? Here’s the AP report. And more information from this morning’s post on Flibanserin. Tagged: FDA, flibanserin, sexual desire, Viagra...
Female Viagra hits a new low in the bedroom
I was going to devote another post to “Low T’ and male “menopause” today. Check back on Monday for that because the early news out of the Food and Drug Administration, whose Reproductive Health Advisory Committee is set to meet today to decide on a final verdict, is that flibanserin falls...
Wednesday Bubble: HRT – wait a moment!
Back in early May, I wrote a post about the difficulties in stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the disturbing fact that doctors have no guidelines to follow in order to advise their patients on the best strategies. Today’s Bubble is a perfect companion to that piece, as it addresses...
Is topical HRT hurting your pet?
File this one under “OMG.” I ran across a piece this past weekend that discussed the effect that topical hormones, particularly HRT, might be having on your pets. Although experts from the North American Menopause Association (NAMS) are quoted as saying that they’ve not heard of this before, the reporter...
Menopause Maniac
I have decided that I am going to go see my local bioidentical hormones expert; it is worth a shot. At this point, I think there are few things that are not worth a try, I am feeling more awful with every passing minute. This will be a very short blog...
Seriously, insomnia was enough of an implication; did I also need to go through a personality malfunction? It’s not really all that surprising that my love life has come to a screeching halt, and that my friends are barely available to me....
Sex and The City and Menopause Part 2
I finally got a chance to see Sex and the City 2; menopause was definitely a prominent theme in this movie....
Sex and the City and Menopause
I am really eager about the new Sex and the City 2 movie. I saw some clips this morning on The View and couldn’t believe that these glamorous women would be talking about menopause in the movie. It convinced me to go watch it because I might actually relate to...
Wear a Hat While on the Sunny Side of the Street! – Part One
How many of us are immediately transported back to our teen years by a whiff of Johnson’s Baby Oil? Just the aroma brings back vivid memories of our Wonder Years: days spent by the pool, hanging out with friends, our skin drenched in oil- sizzling......
I am sure glad that Monica is blogging again. Your blog was very inspiring, as I think we all feel that way. I constantly put pressure on myself, whether it is because I am talking a walk or because I want to finish one of my novels it can actually...
Menopause Symptoms Report
Menopause is bad enough, you don't want to be dealing with it and Type 2 diabetes at the same time. Type2 is now so common in this country, that you probably know several people with this condition. The type 2 diabetes risk factors come down to two basic categories:...
Menopause Symptoms, My Story, And Free Menopause Help
My own transition through perimenopause was dramatic enough for me to want to share my experiences, and those of numerous others, with women and men dealing with its physical, emotional and mental issues.Menopause blindsides most of us. Typically no one really expects it, and sometimes it takes months before one...
You may not understand much about some mental disorders, but they are something that can happen to almost anyone. Even those that have gone through most of their lives with no issues what so ever may end up with something wrong. When this happens, they soon learn that there is...
Want to partcipate in a Hot Flash study?
Software company is interested in interviewing women experiencing hot flashes/night sweats and other cognitive/memory issues. We will provide access to new iPhone/web software for monitoring these symptoms and their response to treatments and then conduct an interview about usability and suggested changes. You will have free access to the software...
Dermatologists tips for having soft feet after Menopause
Women start getting rough scaly feet after menopause. Scientists aren’t exactly sure why, but it’s pretty common. The problem usually starts first on your heels. Your heel skin becomes rough, dry thick and may crack. Gradually your entire foot can become elephant skin thick. Wearing sandals...
In his left hand, Aaron Wheeler holds a petri dish bearing a lump of breast tissue that resembles, in size and appearance, a piece of chewed gum.In his right, the University of Toronto chemist holds a microchip array, about the size of a credit card, bearing a drop of red...
Menopause Blog
If you think it's too late to build your bones....you'd be wrong! No matter how many risk factors you have......
Nov 6, Naturopathic Flu Information, Links and Resources
Here'll you'll find a balanced collection of information on the flu virus and vaciinations....
Oct 30, Naturopathic Flu Information
Here is a link to resources concerning a naturopathic view to colds and flu and H1N1...
Oct 22, Find out why you are spotting during menopause
Spotting during menopause can be due to a nutritional deficiencies, blood sugar imbalance, stress and more. Find out what you can do naturally....
You aren't alone! Many perimenopausal or menopausal women experience joint pain especially in the hip and shoulder joints. Sometimes this pain is...
Oct 16, Everyone's Guide to Meditation
Find out how you can attend this informative and healing workshop....
MedicineNet Daily News
Type 2 Diabetes Might Harm Young Brain, Study Suggests
Title: Type 2 Diabetes Might Harm Young Brain, Study SuggestsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/5/2010 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/6/2010...
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Are Indoor Risk
Title: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Are Indoor RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/6/2010 10:22:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/6/2010 10:22:00 AM...
Extra Vitamin D May Improve Heart Health in Black Teens
Title: Extra Vitamin D May Improve Heart Health in Black TeensCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/5/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/6/2010...
Bat Species Facing Regional Extinction From Fungal Disease
Title: Bat Species Facing Regional Extinction From Fungal DiseaseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/5/2010 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/6/2010...
Remission From Ulcerative Colitis More Likely After 50
Title: Remission From Ulcerative Colitis More Likely After 50Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/5/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/6/2010...
Excess Weight May Protect Women From Type of Glaucoma
Title: Excess Weight May Protect Women From Type of GlaucomaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/5/2010 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/6/2010...
Menopausal Monster
I'm still using Windows ME which is no longer supported by updates and is just obsolete now. I've been having so many problems just getting online this past week, programs aren't working, computer freezes up constantly, the list goes on. I'm afraid it's going to crash very soon. It's 10...
I've noticed for the last few years that my eyebrows have gotten 'wiry'. I thought if hair conditioner works on the hair on my head, surely it will work on my eyebrows. I started to apply some about 2 weeks ago letting it 'sit' for about 5-10 minutes before my shower. ...
Where Is Mrs. Hyde When I Need Her?
Tom likes to be 'warm' and I like to be 'cool' or at least comfortable. For the past week he kept all the windows in the house closed, and I didn't complain because the weather at night had been on the cool side. Yesterday the temp went up to 80...
Last weekend I was over at my daughter Carey's home helping her clean to get ready for her husband's homecoming from overseas. They haven't seen each other in 6 months and he's not yet officially 'met' their baby daughter Isabella who is nearing 6 months old. Carey purchased a new...
I've been a bad girl and stopped going to Curves last summer when it just got too freaking hot for me. I don't like to sweat as it is and working up a sweat while working out and then coming out into 85+ degree weather with high humidity just wasn't...
I'm helping my eldest daughter potty train her youngest who turned 3 in Dec. We are finally making progress. YEA!!! 3 year old Ayden was sitting on the potty chair on Friday and spotted her Poppy's brush on the shelf above the toilet. "Whose brush is that Gramma?" I replied...
About.com Menopause
Study confirms combination hormone therapy increases risk of heart disease
A study, recently released in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that combination hormone therapy increases the risk of heart disease in healthy postmenopausal women. Researchers report a trend toward an increased risk of heart disease during the first two years of hormone therapy among women who began therapy within...
September is Menopause Awareness Month
Every woman having hot flashes or mood swings as part of her menopause transition is very aware of menopause. But the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) puts a......
The Low Libido Trio – Sleep, Sweats, and Sadness
During and after menopause women (and their partners) complain that libido seems to be the collateral damage of slumpng hormone levels. Sorting out the “why” and “what to do”......
Feeling Anxious? How About a Whiff of Neroli to Calm Your Nerves?
One of the most distressing menopause symptoms that women report is anxiety (you can check the forum if you want the gory details). A study comparing neroli aromatherapy and......
HRT Well After Menopause Can Still Make a Difference in Quality of Life
Adding to the speculation about the benefit of estrogen therapy, a study published in the British Medical Journal this week tells us that even when started well after menopause, combined......
For Serious Hot Flashes, You May Want to Stick Your Neck Out
A procedure that has been proven very effective for management of pain is also showing promise for treating debilitating hot flashes. A stellate ganglion block (SGB) is a shot......
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