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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 for bone maintenance. I...

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 impr...

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 to see is the time resea...

Research links impaired vision to depressive symptoms in women during midlife.

By Selene Yeager

Recently, 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 due to hormonal fluct...

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 access to or enjoys going to t...

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).

The proc...

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 cortis...

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 routine is ess...

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 a...

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 navigating what can b...

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

By Selene Yeager 

A while back, someone reposted a clip from The Doctors (a long-running syndicated talk show reportedly featuring the latest health headlines), which aired earlier this year. The tweet from t...

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 las...