Menopause: What to Expect
Maybe you’ve started noticing a few changes in how you feel and are wondering if this is normal, if it will go away or if this is the beginning of Menopause.
Continue readingMaybe you’ve started noticing a few changes in how you feel and are wondering if this is normal, if it will go away or if this is the beginning of Menopause.
Continue readingAsk most of the women you know who are of a certain age about sleep and they will complain about a lack of it.
Continue readingMany of us, especially those over 50, don’t really have a choice anymore.
Continue readingOne day, I looked in the mirror and was horrified to see that I, too, had developed the dreaded abdominal bulge.
Continue readingYou may still be having periods and starting to have hot flashes and night sweats, but girl, you are not at Menopause just yet.
Continue readingMany women I speak to are surprised to learn that they can take birth control pills in their 40’s and early 50’s as long as there are no contraindications.
Continue readingThere are many reasons why women over 50 might be experiencing pain with sex. The number one reason is that the vagina gets very dry and loses the ability to lubricate naturally. The tissue also thins out and doesn’t stretch and expand the way it used to.
Continue readingIf you’re like many women, you’re not just dealing with hot flashes and night sweats. There are many more new and unwelcome surprises at mid-life.
Continue readingIt’s tempting to think about completely eliminating carbs, however, that’s very difficult, hard to sustain beyond about 3 weeks and is part of a phenomenon known as “all or nothing thinking”.
Continue readingThere are as many different experiences of midlife as there are women. The truth is way, way, way before your periods stop completely, there’s a time of transition, known as Perimenopause.
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