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Smoking and Early Menopause…
It has long been thought by most of the medical establishment that smoking can cause early onset menopause. A recent study has gone a long way to confirm those suspicions. According to principal inves...
Relief Tips for Menopause…
It’s funny how we never even think about the ways we might help ourselves through menopause. We help ourselves (and each other) through all of the other “stuff” that happens to us bu...
Proper Nutrition and Menopause…
I like chocolate as much as the next woman, and frankly, I have no intention of giving it or my coffee up anytime in the foreseeable future. That simply isn’t going to happen if I have anything ...
Preventing the Side Effects of Menopause…
Simply put, menopause is the end of the childbearing years for women. That is the biological intention of menopause. Women begin their childbearing years by going through a period called “pubert...
Osteoporosis and Menopause…
There really isn’t any scientific doubt that the bones of women thin during and after menopause, and that osteoporosis is a very real result. Osteoporosis means that the bones are thinning and b...
Preparing for Menopause…
The prospect of growing old isn’t a very happy one for anybody, and women seem to view aging with more alarm than men. Remember when you were 12 and just couldn’t wait to be 16 — or ...
Panic Attacks and Menopause…
Panic attacks are more common in pre-menopausal and menopausal women than in other segments of the population. The obvious explanation is the hormonal fluctuation caused by the process of menopause is...
Natural Estrogen Replacements…
The ovaries produce the most and the strongest form of estrogen in a woman’s body. This estrogen production begins during puberty and continues throughout her childbearing years. Then, as a woma...
Menopause — What is Normal?
I know it is hard to believe, but menopause really is a natural process. When we were young, our bodies went through puberty, and that wasn’t a lot of fun either, as I recall. That was a natural...
Menopause — The Night Sweats…
Night sweats are one of the most common symptoms of menopause. They happen to most women who are going through the process of menopause. Actually, sometimes a night sweat is one of the earliest signs ...
Menopause — The Hot Flashes…
Hot flashes are sometimes called “power surges” or the “inner child playing with matches,” by those who have a good sense of humor. But it all amounts to the same thing, and if...
Menopause Symptoms…
Nobody is ever going to recommend the symptoms of menopause as a way to enjoy oneself. There just isn’t anything that you can possibly say that is positive about the symptoms of menopause. They ...
Menopause Remedy Options…
First of all, there is no “cure” for menopause. Menopause is a natural progression of a woman’s body and nothing can be done to eliminate that progression. The “remedies”...
Menopause Isn’t the End of the Road…
Most women have a deep and abiding fear of menopause. They have heard it called “the change of life,” and they wonder if “change” is just a nice way of saying “the end.&#...
Menopause Is Part of the Life Cycle…
When we were little girls most of us liked to play “dolls.” “Dolls” is a game that little girls play, either alone or with a friend. We pretended that the dolls were our childr...
Menopause Dizziness…
Very, very often, menopausal women complain of dizziness. It is true that dizziness can be a symptom of menopause. The physical causes for dizziness during menopause aren’t clear, but researcher...
Menopause and Aromatherapy…
Menopause is not a one-dimensional problem, although some doctors do seem to treat it as a one-dimensional problem. No, menopause is physical, but it is also mental and emotional, and the fact is that...
Menopause and Anger Management…
“Mom is really mad!” That’s what I overheard my son say after I had climbed all over his case about some minor infraction. I stopped for a minute and thought about what had just happ...
Is Male Menopause Real?
Actually the question “Is male menopause real?” has yet to be answered. It is true that testosterone levels drop as men age. Whether this causes male menopause is open to question. Whereas...
HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy…
Usually somewhere between the ages of 45 and 55, women begin what is known as menopause. Their monthly cycles become irregular. They stop ovulating. Their bodies don’t produce nearly as much of ...
How to Avoid HRT Risks…
Of course, one way to avoid all of the risks associated with HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) is to “just say no.” Don’t take the pills. No pills = no risk at all. The problem with ...
Herbal Treatments One Way Out of Menopause…
Oh Boy! Menopause happens! The symptoms begin in earnest, and the one thing that most women want more than anything else is relief from those symptoms. It isn’t any wonder. Menopausal symptoms a...
Herbal Remedies for Menopause…
Herbal medicine has been around for several centuries now. People have used herbs to treat all kinds of human ailments long, long before his paper on blood circulation was even a twinkle in the eye of...
Heart Problems Related to Menopause…
Yes! The risk of heart disease and heart attack go up in direct proportion to the loss of estrogen. As a matter of fact, post-menopausal women die more often from heart disease than from breast cancer...
Heart Palpitations and Menopause…
Heart palpitations and menopause go together. Now menopause is not the only cause of heart palpitations, but menopause is often accompanied by heart palpitations. If you are a woman between the ages o...
Headaches and Menopause…
Well, if you ask me, menopause is just one big gigantic headache in and of itself! Then, along comes the physical headaches to go with it! What a pain! Literally! It is absolutely true that pre-menopa...
Fatigue and Menopause…
That can’t-get-out-of-the-bed-in-the-morning feeling is all too familiar to women going through the process of menopause. Yes, fatigue IS in fact a symptom of menopause…a very common one. Fati...
Effective Treatments for Menopause…
When most women think about treating the symptoms of menopause, they think in terms of HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy; and that is, of course, one effective treatment for the relief of menopausal ...
Easing Menopause Naturally…
Menopause is a natural phase of a woman’s life. It isn’t unnatural. It simply makes perfect sense to treat the symptoms of a natural process, well, naturally. Synthetic drugs aren’t ...
Early Signs of Menopause…
The signs and signals that menopause is approaching can be from 2 to 8 years before menopause actually begins. Hormone levels can begin to fluctuate many years before the onset of menopause. Confirmin...
