Topic: Menopause

Eating more soy may help lower some types of breast cancer, a human clinical study has concluded. Premenopausal women who ingested the highest intake of soy isoflavones; protective compounds found in whole soy, had a 30 percent decreased risk of having a ...
Aging adults often complain about their growing midsection. Poor habits and changing hormones may be to blame for the midlife weight gain many people experience. Decreased hormone levels and a slower metabolism contribute to midlife weight gain. Preserving and building muscle mass ...

To Soy or Not to Soy... The Sequel

Welcome back to our second post on 'To Soy or Not to Soy... E2 the most powerful form of estrogen which, when out of balance, can cause or worsen health challenges from the less severe hot flashes to the more deadly conditions ...
As you approach perimenopause, release your inner-control freak. Linda Dyan, a medical doctor, advises women to, "Be active, watch your diet and, perhaps most importantly, get a feel for who you are as a person and how you want to develop as ...
Hot flashes can be caused by a variety of hormonal conditions; however, they are most commonly experienced by menopausal women. According to the Mayo Clinic, three out of four women experience hot flashes as they go through menopause. Hot flashes are characterized ...

The Menopause Makeover Exercise it Off!

Dealing with the challenges of menopause? Written by Staness Jonekos and Dr. Wendy Klein, The Menopause Makeover contains solid medical information and tools that identify where you can make changes in your life for the better. In this section of The Menopause ...

What do you know about womb cancer?

You might not be an expert, but chances are you know the drill when it comes to breast cancer - checking for lumps and bumps regularly. For the first time, womb cancer - also referred to as endometrial cancer, cancer of the ...
Perimenopause is the time span when a woman transitions from her fertile years into menopause because of the gradual drop in estrogen levels. Fo Ti According to "The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism," fo ti produces similar estrogenic effects to soy ...

Natural Alternatives for ERT

Estrogen replacement therapy is treatment to combat the loss of natural estrogen during menopause. ERT can treat symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and sleep disturbances. According to the University of South Alabama, side effects such as nausea and weight gain ...

How to Ease Hot Flashes

Many women experience hot flashes during menopause, as a result of changing hormone levels. Additional factors like obesity and high anxiety can increase the frequency of these hot flashes. Hot flash episodes vary from a few seconds to 10 minutes and can ...