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Light at the End of the Tunnel! Women Orgasm Enhancement

By Ellen Dolgen – Do you love those male enhancement commercials on television as much as I do? Ever notice that the men are 50-something and the women appear to be late 30’s, early 40’s? Is there an unwritten rule somewhere that men should have a healthy sex life until

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Mindfulness and Its Effects on the Body

Submitted by Health2Go – One of the hardest parts of creating a health regimen is sticking to it. We can talk all day about what we’d like to do or what we envision ourselves doing, even going so far as to come up with the series of steps that it

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What Is Andropause Or Male Menopause?

By Dorothy Okoth – With age there are several changes which include a decline of hormones levels in an individual. Unlike the more pronounced in females, sex hormone changes gradually in males over a long period.  “Male menopause” is sometimes used to describe a reduction in the bioavailability of testosterone

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Natural Ways to Improve Your Memory During Menopause

By Ellen Dolgen – It’s not in your head: Menopausal brain fog is real. Many menopausal women have trouble with working memory, as well as keeping themselves focused, according to a recent study from the University of Rochester Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago. (Watch Ellen on the

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How to Stop Perimenopausal Migraines

By Ellen Dolgen – It’s the middle of the day and you’re on your back with the blinds closed, a wet washcloth over your eyes, and a nauseated feeling in the pit of your stomach. What’s that got to do with perimenopause? In a word: hormones. About 13 percent of

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New Study Reveals Life’s Happiest Years

Menopause News Flash – research, news and information No need to go scouring the Internet. I’m here for you with all the latest menopause news. Here’s something to look forward to: 23 and 69 are the two happiest ages, according to research from the London School of Economics. Get your beauty

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Low T can Affect Relationships

By Tammy Mahan – Men have fragile egos especially in the bedroom. Unfortunately, as a man ages his testosterone hormone begins to drop and this can lead to erectile dysfunction. This in return can affect the relationship. However, problems in the bedroom are not the only effects that can take

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Vitamin D and Calcium Controversy

By Ellen Dolgen – There’s a controversy brewing over your bones. Earlier this year, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended that postmenopausal women refrain from taking supplemental calcium and vitamin D, saying little evidence exists that these supplements prevent fractures in healthy women. The media has been all

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Easing Menopausal Symptoms with Food

By Ellen Dolgen – An apple a day keeps the hot flashes away. OK, not really, but it’s not as far off as you might think. Diet is a huge factor in how perimenopausal and menopausal women feel and act, according to Susan Wysocki, WHNP, FAANP, president at iWoman’s Health.

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Is It Menopause, ADHD, or Both?

By Ellen Dolgen – Where are my keys? If it’s the umpteenth time you’ve asked that question today, you’re undoubtedly frustrated. Chances are you want to find the cause—and fix it before you go and lose your keys again! If you are in your 40s, 50s, and beyond, there are

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Hot Flash Havoc

By Heidi Houston – Like many a first time film makers, I became passionate about a subject, in this case Menopause. I knew that a documentary needed to be made about a subject that is misrepresented, misconstrued by many and just taboo to talk about because women don’t want other

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5 Steps for Safe Deployment to Menopausal Life

By Ellen Dolgen – Serving in the U.S. military has long been a battleground for women. It was one marked with ignorance as well as unequal and unfair treatment, but the bravery of women has persevered. When the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act was signed into law in 1948, it

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3 Ways to Slash Menopause Induced Stress

By Ellen Dolgen – You’re hot, you’re cold, you’re mad, you’re sad. So you ask, how could menopause not stress you out? “Menopause, itself, is a stressful life event because of the various types of change that occur,” says Dr. Jeff Brown, a professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School

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Fight Menopausal Weight Gain

By Ellen Dolgen – It’s springtime! Are you still waiting for that winter weight to melt? For many of us, winter means seeing a shifting scale. Most people gain about one pound over the winter months, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. And while one

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Stay Healthy On The Go!

Keeping Healthy Habits
 We all know that March is a month filled with Spring Breaks and road trips galore, but whether or not you’re hitting the road this month, we’ve got a few tips to help keep you on track for bathing suit season! Tip #1: Pack healthy snacks! It’s a whole lot

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What’s Gut Got to Do with It? The Correlation between Gut Health and Menopause

By Ellen Dolgen – Approximately 70 million Americans suffer from digestive issues.[i] That’s crazy! Afflictions range from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and from celiac disease (the inability to process gluten) to acid reflux (GERD). Even certain cancers and lactose intolerance fall into this category of

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