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...
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...
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...
By Ellen Dolgen – It’s happening—again. Swimsuit season is here. Our favorite stores have been overtaken by spandex, and it seems everyone is talking about scoring a bikini-ready body. It’s hard not to fall victim to the...
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 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...
What do men think of perimenopause and menopause? Does your husband understand menopause? I mean, really understand menopause? Chances are that he just thinks it’s that time of YOUR life when you get to say goodbye periods...
By Kelley Conn0rs – The ME in menopause is a journey, or as best-selling author, Gail Sheehy, might say, a passage. Only there are distinct differences from that original publication back in 1976 when Ms. Sheehy was...
By Ellen Dolgen – When I was a little girl, I used to envy princesses like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty for their charm, their beautiful voices and their ability to communicate with animals. When I entered...
By “E” – Menopause is the great equalizer. It doesn’t care what your occupation is, which political party you identify with, what your religious background is, what the color of your skin is, or whether you are...
By Dr. Angela DeRosa – The media is at it again…scaring women about hormones and doing it in a fashion that I would consider negligent. It seems every week there is a new article or publication claiming...
By Kimberley Jace – Are you alternately exhausted and energetic; delighted and depressed; hopeful and desperate? Do other people say you seem “a little crazy” these days? Mood swings can be one of the most problematic of...
By Kimberley Jace – You wake up realizing that your pillow case is soaking wet (again) and you need to change into a dry nightgown (again). It’s night sweats, one of the more bothersome of menopausal symptoms....