Posts Tagged ‘menopause symptoms’
Must-Read Menopause Books
I couldn’t be more thankful for the awesome people who are helping to kick the menopause taboo to the curb. Instead of hiding behind the bathroom door crying into a gallon of cookie dough ice cream, these writers are out to help us overcome and feel empowered by menopause. If you’re looking for a good…
Read MoreHow To Prepare for Menopause
It’s hard to plan for a trip when you’re not sure if the plane will take off today, tomorrow, or … fifteen years from now. Since no one knows the precise moment their menopausal journey will begin, it may seem impossible to know how to prepare for menopause. After all, who wants to pack their…
Read MoreIs It Safe to Take Black Cohosh for Menopausal Symptoms?
Are you looking for the dream natural solution for menopause? Look no further. Of the top 10 natural supplements for menopause symptom relief, black cohosh has got you covered the best. Although it’s technically a supplement, many people refer to black cohosh as the top of the heap when it comes to vitamins for menopause. …
Read MoreMenopause Tests: How Do I Know If I am in Perimenopause?
Maybe it was easy to tell when you entered perimenopause—the first stop on the Menopause Express. Perhaps overnight (literally in the middle of the night), you felt like you’d fallen into a raging inferno and, while wiping away pools of sweat from every patch of skin, you seriously considered stripping off your pajamas and diving…
Read MoreVaginal Moisturizers and Menopause
If you’re like me, you like your humor like you don’t like your vagina … dry. Is your hoo-haa feeling a little like the Sahara Desert lately? Well, guess what: You’re most likely getting ready for the ride of your lifetime (or you already have both hands in the air and are already in the…
Read MoreWomen’s Health: What is the Best Treatment for Menopause?
In all the phases of women’s health—officially called Pre-Kids, Tornado of Raising Kids, My Kids are Older But Now What Is This Fresh Hell Called Menopause?, and Whew! I Made It to Postmenopause!—menopause may be one of the most confusing. This is at least in part because so few women talk about it. I mean,…
Read MoreWhy Getting Help During Menopause Will Save Your Sanity
Many of us menopausal mavens have been taught that it’s better to give than to receive. Asking for what we need feels vulnerable. After all, the person we’re asking may say no, and then what?? #Rejection ☹️. Perhaps you’re worried that making a request will make you seem pushy-er than a push-up bra. But consider…
Read MoreHow to Overcome the Effects of the Menopause Stage: 16 Menopause Self-Care Tips
You’re entering another dimension. A dimension not only of little sleep and rolling hot flashes, but a dimension of mood swings and weight gain. A journey into the not-so-wondrous land of estrogen scarcity. Next stop, the Menopause Zone! No, it isn’t a science fiction universe from the mind of Rod Serling, it’s a biological reality…
Read MoreWhat Hormonal Changes Can I Expect During Menopause?
This post is brought to you by the letters “E” and “P.” Why? Because estrogen and progesterone are the primary hormones related to reproduction. As soon as the menopausal journey begins, our beautiful bodies undergo significant hormonal changes in the reproductive system. Think of that journey—and its effects on E and P—kind of like a…
Read MoreWhat Aging Changes Can I Expect During Menopause?
Aging changes are no joke! But, if the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, then you’re in great shape. I mean, you experienced the (quite literal) ups and downs of puberty and you’re now able to look back and laugh. You made it through the reproductive years, either birthing babies, parenting them, and/or…
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