Menopause is a natural transition all women experience, as natural as adolescence. However, as I have experienced menopause anxiety, I know that there are many factors that can aid or hinder this transitional time in life. For your grandmother and great-grandmother, life expectancy was shorter. Reaching menopause often meant that their life was nearing an end. But this is no longer true. Today women are living longer—on average, until age 78. How you experience menopause is determined by many factors: attitude, diet, overall health, genetics, and your cultural group. Medical science views menopause as the state of your body after you had completed one full year without having a period. It is most definitely not a disease! By making wise decisions about your menopause and healthy lifestyle, you can make the most of the 20, 30, or more years afterwards! Read more »

Menopause is said to occur in women when the ovaries gradually produce less and less of estrogen and eventually the production is stopped completely. Women suffering from menopause have to get their uterus removed surgically during the final stages. In the next paragraph we discuss the 35 most common menopause symptoms. Read more »

During the mid-life phenomenon known as menopause, changes in headache type, duration and intensity are more common. Throbbing, explosive headaches can pain the sides of your head, and your energy become totally depleted. The slightest opening of an eye can cause a ripple of pain to burst on one side of your fragile head, leaving you in physical ruin. Menopause is known to heighten such uncomfortable, sometimes unbearable symptoms. Read more »

Does hormone replacement therapy for your menopause make your blood run cold? Many women are faced with the potential risks associated with HRT. First, let’s take a quick look at the three stages of menopause. Read more »

As you approach menopause, it’s not unusual to gain weight, especially around your mid-section. You have likely not changed your eating habits or level of activity, but the weight continues to accumulate, even if you’re still experiencing regular periods. Most women begin to notice this added weight while they’re in their thirties or forties, and are frustrated by the fact that the weight is not quite as easy to lose as it was a few years prior. Read more »

Aromatherapy isn’t the only alternative remedy for menopause symptoms. Believe it or not, but exercise is also a great way to gain menopause relief from unwanted symptoms. Exercise helps you reduce stress, loose and regulate your weight, feel good about yourself, and improve your overall physical and mental wellbeing. Read more »

This is the video that I did for the song parody I wrote of the song, “This Is Why I’m Hot” by rap artist, Mims. This song and video were inspired by my mom and her bouts with hot flashes. Check it out and let me know what you think. By the way, I already know that I make an ugly woman. Thank God!

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Perimenopause is a process that begins several years before menopause, when the ovaries gradually begin to produce less estrogen. As a woman reaches the end of her reproductive years, production of her ovarian hormones begins to fluctuate, causing her periods to become shorter and then more and more irregular until they stop. Read more »

http://www.menopausedsystem.com Learn about menopause help for hot flashes, night sweats, loss of libido/sex drive, sleeplessness, stress relief, anxiety, depression, and vaginal changes.

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Dr. Jeanne Leventhal, director of the Northern California Kaiser Psychiatry Women’s Health Program, discusses the correlation between moods and menopause in women. More U.S. women are now entering menopause as a result of the baby boom following World War II, as well as increasing longevity.

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