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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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
60 percent of people with thyroid disease go undiagnosed. And if you’re a menopausal woman, you may be mistaking thyroid disease symptoms for menopause symptoms—and suffering from both. The North American Menopause Society calls the thyroid a “touchy gland,” as it becomes...
The changes that come with perimenopause are largely temporary, study finds. (And if they’re not, there may be ways to help.)
By Selene Yeager
For many women, navigating through the menopause transition can be a little like having your head in the clouds…just not in a way that is all...
Recent research using brain imaging analysis shows our brains physically change during perimenopause. So our brains are clearly—sometimes substantially—impacted by our hormones. But those hormones are part of a larger chorus that includes nature, nurture, culture, society, lifestyle,...
Research shows sprint interval training can build lean muscle mass in masters.
By Selene Yeager
By now you know the mantras for making muscle and staying strong as a menopausal woman: Lift heavy sh*t and do HIIT (high intensity interval training).
This month, a study in Medicine & Science in...
Research shows warming feet may help menopausal women improve their sleep.
By Selene Yeager
Every menopausal woman knows the power of the mighty foot. Too hot at night? Just poke that foot out from under the covers. Too cold? Tuck that foot in. Now research shows that submerging your soles...
“Maybe it’s time to slow down.” That’s the message menopausal women often get from their friends, family, and yes, even physicians when they have joint pain and nagging injuries like Achilles tendonitis or “menopause arthritis” that are preventing them from...
Getting 3 to 4 grams per meal can help make muscle, even when protein is relatively low.
by Selene Yeager
When it comes to getting enough protein, the struggle is real. Highly active, menopausal women need a lot of protein—about 30 grams per meal and 15 to 20 grams per...
