Health
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Talking to Your Doctor About Menopause
Menopause is a natural part of a woman’s life and can bring about significant physical and emotional changes. Many women feel uncomfortable discussing menopause with their provider, leading them to navigate the complex symptoms of menopause, feeling overwhelmed and alone. It is essential to acknowledge what you are experiencing and to be able to discuss […]
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Everything You’ve Never Wanted to Know About Vaginal Discharge
On the list of things you never thought you’d have to think about at this stage of your life, vaginal discharge has gotta be near the top. Different kinds of bacteria live inside the vagina, some—such as the lactobacillus strains—are good bacteria that “act as a defensive force by colonizing the vaginal tract, stopping pathogenic […]
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Keep Your Bones Healthy in Midlife
Our bones are an elusive part of our body as we get older. Unlike joints, muscles, and even our eyes, which let us know we have a problem, bones can deteriorate and become brittle without showing what devious destruction they are creating. Serious bone conditions such as osteopenia and osteoporosis can sneak up on us […]
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Blood Tests for Menopause
One of the most common questions we hear is, “How will I know if I am in menopause?” As you likely already know, that is not a simple yes-or-no question. Menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea or absence of menstruation. That seemingly straightforward definition, however, masks a complex condition affecting millions of […]
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Breast Changes In Menopause
Menopause, the last stage of your menstrual cycle, popularly known as ‘the change of life,’ affects all parts of your body, including breasts. According to research, at the time of menopause, your body produces fewer reproductive hormones, which affect the texture, elasticity, and shape of breasts. During the years before your menopause, perimenopause the time before […]
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Best Foods To Reduce Menopause Symptoms
Chances are you’ve heard a lot of negatives about menopause and the symptoms that can wreak havoc on the body. Although there are plenty of prescription and over-the-counter medications available to combat these symptoms, there are also certain foods that help women transition into menopause. Hormonal changes such as hot flashes, night sweats, rapid mood […]
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Midlife Crisis: Questioning Everything About Yourself
Midlife crisis is when everything goes for a toss, our beliefs seem worthless, our accomplishments sound hollow, and we question every damn thing about our lives and decisions. We take an agonizingly long time, even over a simple decision like which shirt to wear to the office. Indecisiveness plays a big part in making us […]
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How Menopause Can Affect Your Endometriosis
It is no secret that when you have endometriosis, you may have a hard time being received, diagnosed, and treated in the healthcare system. Most accounts by women who suffer from the debilitating pain that comes with endometriosis hold that it can be years before a proper diagnosis is given, mostly due to medical practitioners […]
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How To Treat Your Body With Radical Acceptance
Many women spend their entire lifetimes bombarded with messaging – from the media, peers, and even well-meaning friends – encouraging them to alter their appearances to fit mainstream beauty standards. Whether it’s as advert as the “heroin-chic” advertisements that were in every glamorous magazine throughout the 1990s or a colleague sharing a low-cal lasagna recipe, […]
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What Early Menopause Taught Me about Femininity & Self-Worth
Menopause is a hurricane that strikes women in their forties and fifties. Imagine my horror when the gynecologist said it would hit me after two years! 34 is too young for menopause, right? Oh well. I did see it coming. Before the diagnosis, I did a fair amount of research, and my symptoms indicated that […]
