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
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
By Ellen Dolgen – For many women in their teens and twenties, seeking the perfect 10 of a tan used to be a full-time job on hot summer days. However, those of us going through menopause need only glance at the age spots on our hands to wish we had
By Ellen Dolgen – Are you awake all night, and then dragging through the day with toothpicks holding up your eyelids? Then try not to snooze through this one. Sleeplessness can be a real problem for women going through menopause. In fact, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) lists trouble
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
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
By Ellen Dolgen – The debate over hormone replacement therapy is one that has confounded doctors, confused the menopausal, and, ultimately, jeopardized the health of millions of women. Not on my watch! So buckle up and get ready for a crash-course in all things hormone replacement therapy! First, let’s get
The motivation you need to follow through – Especially during the winter months, it seems there is never enough time in the day. There is work to be done, errands to run, friends and family to see, but never enough daylight. As if that’s not enough, it seems that as
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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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