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It’s not your imagination. Menopausal anxiety is a thing.
By Selene Yeager
It started in the middle of the night, generally around 3 a.m. I’d wake with a jolt, heart racing, my mind swirling with worries about my family and the future. Sometimes I’d be soaking wet,...
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...
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...
The headlines can be scary. But there’s a lot that’s in our hands.
By Selene Yeager
If you’re going through the menopause transition right now, your brain is physically changing. If you have already gone through the menopause transition and are postmenopausal, your...
More menopausal women are trying marijuana for relief. Here’s what science says.
By Selene Yeager
I got my medical marijuana card because I was curious. Could a cannabis product help take the edge off the occasional bout of postmenopausal anxiety or when I’m stuck in the...
Workouts that are good for your muscles are good for your mind.
By Selene Yeager
As menopausal women, we hear a lot of unsettling news about our brain health. Brain scan research shows that our brains physically change during the menopause transition, with a dip in gray and white matter...
Study finds the MIND Diet may contribute to improved cognitive resilience and performance with age.
By Selene Yeager
Brain health is a topic that comes up a lot in our Feisty Menopause community, and with good reason. Women are at an increased risk for developing dementia...
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...
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...
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,...
