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Managing Anxiety in Menopause anxiety brain health menopause mental health Aug 02, 2023

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,...

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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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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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How to Help Your Menopausal Brain brain health Feb 06, 2023

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...

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Can Cannabis Help Menopause-Related Symptoms? brain health mental health Jan 18, 2023

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...

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How to Train for Your Menopausal Brain brain health Jul 12, 2022

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...

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What's the Best Diet for Menopausal Brain Health? brain health nutrition May 30, 2022

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...

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Music for Menopause brain health mental health Feb 02, 2022

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...

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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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Hang Tight, Your Brain Will Likely Find Its Way Through the Fog brain health Jun 30, 2021

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...

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This is Your Brain on Menopause with Dr. Sarah McKay brain health Jun 30, 2021

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,...

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