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A New Way to Lift Heavy Sh*t training Nov 03, 2021

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...

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Laser Therapy May Be All Show and No Go vaginal health Oct 26, 2021

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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Mindfulness Practice Every Day Keeps the Long Term Burden of Stress Away mental health Oct 20, 2021

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...

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Potential Help for Menopause Hair Loss research Sep 30, 2021

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...

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Those Hips Don't Lie training Sep 15, 2021

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...

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Want to Build Your Brain? Take it Outdoors brain health Aug 16, 2021

Research shows that fresh air and green spaces are good for your gray matter.

By Selene Yeager

Lots of us worry about our brain health and mental well-being during the menopause transition when science shows our gray (and white) matter is literally physically changing and our anxiety levels rise...

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Menopause Like You’ve Never Seen It Aug 12, 2021

A picture—or in this case 128 pages of illustrations—is worth hundreds of thousands of words.

By Selene Yeager

 

A lot of books, articles, and stories about menopause cross our desks here at Feisty Menopause headquarters. Most have great advice for managing your symptoms and...

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My “Menopause Face” body image Jul 28, 2021

Our menopause faces are badass and beautiful, no insecurities (or fixes) necessary.

 

By Selene Yeager 

 

A couple of weeks ago, someone reposted a clip from The Doctors (a long-running syndicated talk show reportedly featuring the latest health headlines), which aired earlier this...

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Diet Changes Can Dramatically Improve Menopause Symptoms nutrition Jul 22, 2021

A plant-based, soy-rich diet can reduce hot flashes by 84 percent, a study shows.

By Selene Yeager

When it comes to symptoms, the average duration of menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats is lowest for Japanese American women at 4.8 years. Chinese American women can expect symptoms to...

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Trust the Process with Libbey Sheldon training Jul 21, 2021

This show is all about working with your changing physiology to optimize performance. This week’s guest, Masters 50-54 Cyclocross World Champion and Masters 50-54 XC and Masters 50-54 Marathon Mountain Bike National Champion, Libbey Sheldon embodies that ethos as well as anyone we know....

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Pressing Pause on Menopause ovarian health Jul 14, 2021

The race is on to slow down ovarian aging.

 

 By Selene Yeager

 

The average age of menopause in the U.S. is 51. What if we could push it off to 65 or 70? Companies like Bia-Echo and Celmatix are making it their mission to do just that—pump the brakes on ovarian aging, expand...

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Hot Flashes May Signal Higher Risk of Heart Disease heart health Jul 07, 2021

Recent research links vasomotor symptoms with cardiovascular health.

By Selene Yeager

Hot flashes and night sweats are a hallmark of menopause. These “vasomotor symptoms” occur because the vasomotor center in the brain, which helps regulate blood pressure and blood vessel dilation and...

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