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Maximizing Recovery During Menopause menopause recovery training May 02, 2023

Training only works if you let your body absorb it and bounce back. Here’s how to channel your inner superball.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

 

Hard training bouts are designed to stress your body. They empty out your glycogen stores. They create micro-tears in your muscles. They tax...

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How to Use Your Athlete’s Mindset to Help Manage Menopause brain health mental health Apr 23, 2023

The same brain training that gets you over tough athletic hurdles can make menopausal challenges easier.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

 *** This article was originally posted in June 2022. It has since been updated. ***

 

As athletes, we train our brains all the time. When our legs...

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Why Masturbation is Good for Menopausal Women menopause pelvic health Apr 19, 2023

Skip the stigma and the shame. Self-love is good for the mind, body, and spirit.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

Sometimes our Hit Play Not Pause podcast guests ask if there are any topics that are off-limits. The answer is always, "Nope!" If anything, we seek to push the limits in our...

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What's Your Menopause IQ? menopause research Apr 11, 2023

Information—and disinformation—is everywhere. How much do we know about menopause now?

 

By Selene Yeager 

 

Menopause is seemingly everywhere right now. It’s on the Super Bowl. It’s on The Drew Barrymore Show (if you didn’t see Drew having...

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Your Menopause Transition Roadmap hormone therapy hormones hot flash menopause Apr 05, 2023

The journey through menopause can be challenging. Here’s a checklist to help smooth the way.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

Welcome to the menopause transition, a time when you travel from premenopause to postmenopause. The transition is the result of your reproductive system shutting down...

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Heart Disease is Still Killing Us Far More Than it Should heart health Mar 28, 2023

Midlife and menopausal women still lag well behind men in cardiac awareness and care. Here’s how to make heart health a top priority. 

 

By Selene Yeager

 

I’ve been writing this same story for years: millions of women are dying unnecessarily from heart disease. We...

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5 Ways to Keep Deep Menopausal Belly Fat in Check body fat hormones Mar 22, 2023

Fat can be your friend (it's true!). But deep belly fat (which you can't even see) is a health foe and it rises with menopause. Here's what helps keep belly fat at bay.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

 *** This article was originally posted in March of 2022. It has since been updated. ***

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Menopause Can Take a Bite Out of Your Oral Health oral heath Mar 14, 2023

Athletics and hormone decline can set the stage for dental disease. Here’s how to save your teeth.

By Selene Yeager 

 

Endurance sports are good for your heart and mind, but man they can wreak havoc on your teeth, and menopause can make the situation for your pearly whites even...

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How Menopause Affects Your Feet foot health Mar 08, 2023

Foot pain becomes more common during the menopause transition. Here’s how to avoid aching, painful feet.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

 *** This article was originally posted in June 2022. It has since been updated. ***

 

Bunions and bone spurs and heel pain. Oh my, midlife can...

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Life Lessons from a Menopause Retreat Mar 06, 2023

by Selene Yeager

Our first Feisty Menopause Performance Retreat blew me away…and in some very unexpected ways.

We descended on Lake Nona ready to learn. A dozen women confident enough in who they are to be fully open to who they could become. Women who have embraced menopause as a time to...

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A Guide to Finding Your Motivation During Menopause mental health mindset Mar 01, 2023

Low on mojo? What fires you up can change in menopause and midlife, but it doesn’t mean the flame is gone. It just needs a different fan.

 

Selene Yeager

 

Dragging yourself through the motions more often than not these days? You’re not alone. The physical and psychological...

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Mushrooms for Menopause brain health Feb 22, 2023

Can these fungi help with mood swings, brain fog, and other menopause symptoms? Science is trying to find out.

 

By Selene Yeager

 

Note: This article was first published in February 2022. Since then, new research and CounsumerLab recommendations have been published. This article has...

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