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The use of menopausal hormone therapy (aka HRT or HT) to lower the risk of heart disease among postmenopausal women has been the topic of research and debate for decades. Though The Menopause Society guidelines do not recommend hormone therapy use for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a tall...

I’ve told this story half a handful of times on the Hit Play Not Pause podcast, but it bears repeating. Several years ago, my mom was having nearly debilitating, radiating shoulder, neck, and back pain, along with random panic attacks and general fatigue. She went to her doctor, who decided my mom w...

Midlife women need to calculate their lifetime heart disease risks.

By Selene Yeager

We can’t let American Heart Month pass without a discussion on one of the most vexing cardiovascular factors menopausal women face—the changes that happen to their lipid levels during this transition.

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Being strong is a good enough reason for menopausal women to lift weights. But there’s more!

By Selene Yeager

We talk about muscle so much here at Feisty Menopause you could almost just call us Feisty Musclepause. That’s because muscle is your ticket to better performance, metabolic healt...

Menopause is making headlines, but far too many are still suffering in silence.

By Selene Yeager

We talk about menopause all the time here at Feisty Menopause. It’s right in our name, after all. Plenty of other people are talking about it too, including women with mighty big megaphones like ...

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 don’t receive the same prevent...

Prolonged inactivity is especially bad for menopausal bodies.

By Selene Yeager

I sit. A lot. More than eight hours a day podcasting, researching, and writing books, articles, and blogs (ironically like this one!) on an average weekday, according to my Oura ring, which consistently prompts...

The menopause transition is a slippery slope for muscle loss. Here are some key reasons to lift weights to make and maintain as much muscle as you can.

By Selene Yeager

We talk an awful lot about lifting heavy sh*t here at Feisty Menopause. As active, performance-minded women we need strong ...

Your "vascular age" is key.

By Selene Yeager

Hormone therapy will increase your risk of heart disease! You need hormone therapy if you want to avoid heart disease! Confusion whiplash, anyone? If and/or when to start menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is a subject of ongoing research and debate. T...

Heart disease is our #1 killer and we still don’t get the medical attention we need.

By Selene Yeager 

 Several years ago, my mom was having nearly debilitating, radiating shoulder, neck, and back pain, along with random panic attacks and general fatigue. She went to her doctor, who determined tha...

Research shows body fat, especially in midlife, is not all bad.

By Selene Yeager

As active, performance-minded women, the body composition changes that come on as our hormones fluctuate and decline can be frustrating AF. I see that in our social media channels and our membership. And I feel ...

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 constriction...