Intimate Skin Care After Menopause
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Intimate Skin Care After Menopause

By Donna Raheb – You may have noticed that the older you get, the drier your skin becomes. As women age their skin suffers a slowdown in oil production and cell turnover, especially after menopause. To keep dry skin in the best condition possible, it’s important to use proper cleansers

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5 ways to sleep better during menopause
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5 Ways to Sleep Better During Menopause

Sleep – that word often seems as elusive as the act itself for women in the midst of menopause. As if the problem of falling asleep was not bad enough, it often seems as though no sooner do you finally drift off into that wonderful state of slumber then your

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5 Easy Habits to Help Fight Hormonal Imbalance During Menopause

By Ethan Wright− Menopause is not an easy time for women. The changes in behavior and health are disrupting the normal lives of women 50 years old and above. Once the symptoms start, many of their activities have been tweaked. Some of them are having a hard time coping with

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Why Eating Healthy After Menopause Is Important to Overall Health

The hot flashes are mostly over, and the extreme mood swings associated with your final bouts of PMS are finally a thing of the past. You have not gotten your period in some time, and you finally feel like your hormone swings are over and done with. Congratulations—you have just

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Got the holiday blues?
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Ellen Dolgen

Got the Holiday Blues?

By Ellen Dolgen− The holidays are often a bittersweet time of year. Amid all of the parties, family gatherings, and general joyousness, there can be some strong feelings of loneliness, financial stress, and annoyance. For the menopausal women, you may experience triple the annoyance when you’re the only one having a

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Patti G.
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Painful Sex – A Reality for Many Women after Menopause

Many American women are affected by a common medical issue that few are willing to talk about – dyspareunia, or painful sex due to menopause. Dyspareunia is caused by changes that occur in the vaginal wall when estrogen levels decline during menopause. There are many changes that happen in a

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Stages of Menopause and How It Affects Women

For many women, the mere thought of menopause can trigger a flurry of emotions ranging from simple anxiety to absolute dread. However, menopause isn’t exactly a clear-cut affair for a lot of individuals. According to the National Institute on Aging, the average age of a woman entering menopause—the stage that

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Running High: 10 Tips to Run with Joy During Menopause

By Tony Miller− Running has become a popular fitness and recreational activity. In fact, this cheap, low-impact exercise activity is currently the sixth most popular fitness activity in the United States. In 2014, there were more than 65 million Americans who engaged in jogging or running within the last 12

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hot flashes
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Ellen Dolgen

Hot Flashes and Women Over 50

Are you experiencing your own internal heatwave? Do you wake up at least once during the night in a sweat? Do you have to get out of bed, towel off, change clothes and then try to get back to sleep, only to experience a repeat performance? Do you have to

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MonoLisa Touch treatment
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A New and Improved Treatment Alternative for Menopausal Women

By Lysa Barry – Today’s newly emerging women in their 40’s and 50’s face newer opportunities, challenges and growth. Women of today are more active, hands on and embrace life unlike any other generation before them. Yet, that quality of a woman’s life can be drastically affected after menopause. The lack

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8 indicators that menopause is approaching
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8 Indicators that Menopause is Approaching

They make musicals about women “of a certain age”, but hot flashes, incontinence and weight gain are nothing to sing about for many women who suffer through ‘change of life’ symptoms. We talk to gynecologist Dr. Toni Harris about what women need to know about menopause. Women have a tendency

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hormones, stress and weight gain and estrogen
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Debra Atkinson

Hormones, Stress, and Weight Gain

You have nearly a dozen hormones acting on you at any one time. It’s no wonder if you feel “off” sometimes. The hormone that gets your attention first is often estrogen. When it begins to fluctuate (either up or down) it can cause weight gain in places where you hadn’t

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using the brain to heal histamine
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Ellen Dolgen

Mind Over Matter, Or Using the Brain to Heal Histamine Intolerance

By Ellen Dolgen– In today’s over-prescribed, oversized yet undernourished society, we often find ourselves plagued with inexplicable ailments. I’m not talking about the hot-flash-weight-gain-tender-breast-migraine symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. I’m talking about more chronic, everyday symptoms. As with menopause symptoms, many people are seeking out alternative treatments to prescription drugs.

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sex after menopause
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Sex After Menopause

By Charlotte Peacock – It is a sad reality that many women perceive the menopause as the end of their sexual lives. While it can alter our sexual experiences, it doesn’t mean we have to forget about our pleasures completely. Read on to find out how you can combat the

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menopausal hair loss
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Ellen Dolgen

Menopausal Hair Loss Can Come as a Big Surprise!

So, you’ve soldiered through the hot flashes and weight gain associated with menopause for months, and just when you thought you were on top of things, things on top become your new focus. Menopausal-related hair loss can come as a big surprise…and not necessarily one that’ll leave you smiling. As

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Scarlett De Bease

YES, It’s Hot In Here!

By Scarlett de Bease− It can be below 30 degrees outside and you have turned on the air conditioning full blast. You are a woman over 50 and you can feel the steam coming up around your face and neck even as you stick your head inside your freezer. No

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mature couple on hammock together
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Ellen Dolgen

How to Cope with Painful Sex During Menopause

By Ellen Dolgen – “Not tonight dear. I have a painful vagina.” Say what? If you’re making excuses to avoid sexual intimacy with your partner due to vaginal pain, you owe it to yourself (and your partner) to treat it. “The big O” does not mean “the big Ouch.” Recapture

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Ellen Dolgen

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: Seeking Clarity

By Ellen Dolgen – Did you know that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month? Ovarian cancer strikes about 3 percent of women. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2014 about 21,980 women will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer and approximately 14,270 women will die from ovarian cancer.

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Ellen Dolgen

I’m Singin’ the Summertime, All-the-Time, Hot Flash Blues

By Ellen Dolgen – Ah, summertime. Long, sunny days. Outdoor cookouts. Lounging by the pool. Say what??? Make that: Long, sweaty days. Internal cook-offs. Lunging for the pool. Summer can be a difficult if you’re in the midst of perimenopause or menopause. About 75 percent of perimenopausal women experience symptoms

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man and owman holding hands
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Ellen Dolgen

Low Testosterone — Not just a “guy” thing!

By Ellen Dolgen – Menopause can be such a challenge. There’s the whole “fuzzy brain” scenario—you know, that “where is my car/my purse/my mind” experience. Or maybe it’s your body that’s pooping out. You know exercise would help but you just don’t have it in you to work out. And

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