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When your hormones decline, muscle stimulation matters.
By Selene Yeager
For years (decades, really) I never lifted heavy weights. As a long-distance triathlete and then endurance mountain bike and gravel racer, I just didn’t think it was for me. Even when I was writing about the...
New research adds more evidence that estrogen protects against dementia, but MHT questions remain.
By Selene Yeager
“Greater lifetime estrogen exposure is generally associated with lower risk of dementia. The longer you have estrogen in your body, the stronger your brain is.”
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Research shows body fat, especially in midlife, is not all bad.
By Selene Yeager
As active, performance-minded women, the body composition changes that come on as our hormones fluctuate and decline can be frustrating AF. I see that in our social media channels and our membership....
This joint health supplement may improve performance and promote longevity, research shows.
By Selene Yeager
We get a lot of questions about supplements on our social media channels and in our menopause membership. So I’m going to use this space to periodically shine some...
Fruit sugar is fine wrapped in its fiber-rich natural packaging, but too much straight up fructose can be bad news for health, especially post menopause.
By Selene Yeager
Sometimes you need a hit of sugar—like the home stretch of a race or to help with hydration. But the type...
Manipulating your brain chemistry with music may ease symptoms of menopause and depression levels, research shows.
By Selene Yeager
People have used music to self-medicate their moods since the first stick struck the first drumskin. Music-based therapy has been used in the treatment...
The bonus benefits of lifting heavy sh*t may also help you live a longer, healthier life.
By Selene Yeager
A strong grip does more than help you open jars by yourself. It’s also been linked with a longer life. Research finds that grip strength is inversely associated with the risk of...
Granting yourself grace is good for your midlife heart.
By Selene Yeager
It’s that time of year again, when people are inclined to take a hard look at themselves and make resolutions to change things they don’t like. Which is okay. There’s always room for us to make...
The probiotic-rich food helps digestion, is rich in nutrients women need, and can lower blood pressure.
By Selene Yeager
If there’s one food group that comes up a lot for menopausal health, it’s yogurt. With good reason. It’s an excellent source of calcium, which we need...
Moving to the music does a menopausal body (and mind) good.
By Selene Yeager
Dance has been a health and wellness darling for decades (centuries, really). Research shows that dancing activates brain pathways that release feel good neurochemicals like dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins. It...
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...
