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Data show that menopausal women experience mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts, but too many stay silent.
By Selene Yeager
This isn’t an easy topic to talk about. But it’s far too important a topic to not talk about. Studies and stories about suicide have been...
Research shows the benefits of going to sleep between those hours.
By Selene Yeager
When I was in college, we often didn’t even go out until 11, sometimes 11:30. After all the bars were open till 2 a.m. These days I’m tucked in by 10:30 p.m. most nights, which I’m happy...
New research links impaired vision to depressive symptoms in women during midlife.
By Selene Yeager
A few weeks ago, a woman in the Feisty Menopause community asked whether menopause affects eyesight. The answer is yes it can, though it can be tricky to determine which changes are...
We’re loving Tonal, a digital weight platform that automatically adjusts to your personal needs.
By Selene Yeager
Menopausal women need to lift weights—a.k.a. lift heavy sh*t—to maintain their essential muscle mass. But there are barriers: Not everyone has easy...
New study on vaginal laser therapy shows no significant benefit.
By Selene Yeager
Vaginal laser therapy for vaginal dryness related to menopause doesn’t appear to have meaningful benefits, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Hair analysis study shows that practicing mindfulness techniques lowers cortisol levels long term.
By Selene Yeager
Levels of your stress hormone cortisol can increase as you make your way into the later stages of the menopausal transition, according to research. And women with increased...
Study finds the MIND Diet may contribute to improved cognitive resilience and performance with age.
By Selene Yeager
Brain health is a topic that comes up a lot in our posts here at Feisty Menopause, and with good reason. Research shows that estrogen is neuroprotective: it increases...
Lessons from three decades of weight loss and wellness reporting.
By Selene Yeager
Weight loss is a topic that comes up a lot in our Feisty Menopause circles. It’s understandable because the menopause transition is a time when body composition shifts. We do our best to provide...
Research on a promising hair growth supplement presented at NAMS annual meeting.
By Selene Yeager
Thinning hair and hair loss is very common during the menopause transition. Research shows that about 40 percent of women experience what’s called female pattern hair loss, also...
Maintaining hip flexor strength is essential for top performance as you get older, study shows.
By Selene Yeager
We’ve all heard the mantra: Lift Heavy Sh*t. Muscle tissue can slip away quickly during the menopause transition, so maintaining it through a regular strength training...
Alcohol is good! Alcohol is bad! The research is equivocal and the decision to drink is personal.
By Selene Yeager
If you’ve paid any attention to alcohol research for more than a year or two, you, like me, have developed a case of results whiplash. For decades we’ve...
Determining your cardiovascular health is key, study shows.
By Selene Yeager
If and/or when to start menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is a subject of ongoing research and debate. That’s especially true in the realm of heart disease where cardiologists have traditionally been more averse to...
