Perimenopause and menopause are inevitable. Don’t suffer as your hormones change. Understand what’s happening and how to feel your best!
As you age and go through different seasons in life, you may often wonder how you can feel better now. You may recognize as you self-reflect that you have been holding on to old habits that give you instant gratification but not long-term health benefits. We are all guilty of this at some point. Feeling…
Medical News Today reports that 55 million people around the world are living with dementia — the impaired inability to think, remember, or make decisions that impacts everyday activities. Many poor lifestyle choices can contribute to this condition, especially inadequate sleep. A recent study says that as little as a 1% reduction in deep sleep…
Each moment of the day, we take for granted that our heart is beating without issue. Staying heart healthy in menopause is critical since cardiovascular disease is the number 1 killer of women at this age. Read on to see the five ways to stay heart healthy in menopause. Your beating heart is one of…
Although the journey through midlife and changing hormones is a personal one for most women, developing resilience will undoubtedly help you bounce back from inevitable setbacks. What you have endured in the past and may face in the future will be better handled if you build resilience. Building this skill will help you be better…
When menopause inevitably arrives along with decreasing hormones — namely estrogen, serotonin takes a nosedive as well. Serotonin is the feel-good hormone. When you are feeling content and happy, this is one of the hormones responsible for these feelings. We take it for granted until it goes away. There are a lot of changes that…
It’s 3 a.m., and you’re wondering why that girl you were friends with in middle school stopped talking to you. Or why you can’t stop at one portion of peanut butter like other people? Sleep is important at every age but falling asleep and staying asleep becomes more problematic as we age. Many women report…
Improving your mood in perimenopause and beyond is important. Throughout this stage, our moods can be erratic and unpredictable. The more we know and implement positive changes, the better chance we have to improve our mood. Although the hormones estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone mainly have to do with fertility, the levels in your body also…
As a middle-aged woman, I know a thing or two about weight gain in menopause. I have personally tried many diets and different forms of exercise to lose weight and get healthier at different points in my life. I recognize now that the practices I had put in place in the past worked at that…