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10 Superfood Breakfast Ideas
Superfoods. Need I say more? We all need them in our daily lives, but figuring out the best way to integrate them into your lifestyle may be challenging. A great way to get started is to have an easily adaptable list of superfood breakfast ideas that you can mix and match. But, first let’s recap, […]
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Menopause 101: Your Questions Answered
We put together some common questions about menopause to inform you about what’s happening to your body in midlife. Here we answer questions such as “When do women start menopause?” “How long is menopause?”, along with everything in between, to provide a handy all-inclusive menopause 101 guide at your fingertips. What is Menopause? Simply, menopause […]
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As a woman of color, your experience of menopause may be different
Evidence has emerged that women of color are more likely to experience more adverse health effects during menopause, and this disparity compared with white women’s experiences is likely due to structural racism in the US. Women of color experience earlier and more extreme menopausal symptoms Until recently, most discussion of perimenopause and menopause has focussed […]
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How To Naturally Increase Estrogen
Estrogen is a vital hormone essential for many key functions in females. We already know that estrogen helps regulate the menstrual cycle, reproductive tract, and urinary tract, and maintains cardiovascular functions, bone health, skin, hair, pelvic muscles, and the brain, but do you know that estrogen is also responsible for keeping serotonin and endorphin, also known as […]
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Emotional Quotient, Midlife, and Your Career
Menopause negatively affects many aspects of a woman’s life, including her career. Sadly, instead of helping their menopausal employees, the average employer overlooks their needs. If you are an ambitious midlife woman, fret not. According to psychologist and Executive Coach Dr. Robyn McKay, EQ is your superpower. In a quick interview with TheMidlife, Dr. Robyn […]
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Feeling Weighed Down by Midlife Demands? This Decades-Old Journaling Ritual Could Help
A midlife mind is crowded. Our kids are getting older, and so are our parents. We have commitments, a body that’s gone rogue, and a few squashed dreams in our back pocket. Midlife is a full and vibrant season, but its complexities and demands can feel heavy—this is where the Morning Pages journaling ritual can […]
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Maintaining Youthful Skin in Your 40s: An Ultimate Skin Care Guide
As we age, our skin changes and requires extra care and attention. This is especially true for women in their 40s, looking for ways to maintain a youthful appearance. When you reach your 40s, your skin can experience a loss of firmness, a decrease in radiance, and the appearance of wrinkles, discoloration, and dryness. In […]
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Natural Alternatives To HRT
Menopause marks the end of a woman’s fertility which means no more periods and grisly cramps, but this also means less production of a vital hormone i.e. estrogen. Reduced estrogen levels take a toll on a woman’s body. The symptoms caused by this can be anywhere from mild to gruesome. So, this is where HRT […]
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When a Loved One Needs Hospice Care
The words “hospice patient” and “Alaskan vacation” don’t usually go together. But for my 82-year-old mother, it was a perfect fit. Two months after her cancer diagnosis, she sat beside me on the deck of a cruise ship, closing her eyes with pleasure as she felt the ocean breezes again. Enrolling in hospice early gave […]
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Should you consider topical vaginal oestrogen supplements?
Women in midlife – even those not suffering from hot flashes, mood swings and other well-known symptoms of menopause – may benefit from vaginal oestrogen supplementation. This is because another common, although sometimes less-discussed, symptom of perimenopause and menopause is vaginal atrophy. ‘Atrophy’ refers to the wasting away or diminishing of tissues, and Bleibel (2022) quote that up to 57 per […]
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Starting the Conversation With Older Loved Ones
To state the obvious, midlife can be stressful. Many of us find ourselves not only middle-aged and menopausal but also somewhere between caring for our children and caring for aging parents or other older loved ones. Sometimes, we can get so swept up in the incessant grind of daily life that we overlook the benefit of proactively […]
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Can You Delay Menopause?
In 2019 news came out that there was a new procedure being developed that would delay menopause for up to 20 years. The procedure is headed by Doctor Simon Fishel, founder of the Care Fertility Group and CEO of ProFam, who is renowned for his contribution in reproductive medicine. The procedure, costing between 7,000 and […]
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International Women’s Day: Menopause: A Quick Primer – Diagnosis, Symptoms, Treatment
For every woman – two events in her life are unforgettable – Menarche(when she starts menstruation or periods) and Menopause(when the horror of bloody periods finally ends). And in your forties/fifties, when you are looking forward to finally bidding adieu to your periods, you can rest assured that this monster will not leave quickly. It […]
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