Are You Getting Enough Protein?
Protein helps maintain weight, preserve muscle, and fight disease. But how much protein do women really need? What happens if you don’t get enough?
Your Body
How Pilates Can Improve Your Pelvic Floor
If you’ve ever sneezed, laughed, coughed, or jumped and wet yourself a little, you’re not alone. The instigator is a weakened pelvic floor, and it is synonymous with aging. Pregnancy, childbirth, weight gain, and the shifting hormones in the years leading up to menopause collectively destabilize pelvic muscles. And though involuntary bladder leakage was once
Couplepause: Talking About Menopause With Your Partner
Open, honest communication about the symptoms of menopause can help partners understand each other. We dispel a few myths to get everyone on the same page.
If You Do Just One Thing, Get Up and Move
The benefits of regular exercise are many — no secret there — but for women over 40 exercise is a critical part of a self-care routine. Here are some tips to get you moving.
Quiz: How Good Is Your Skin?
Skin loses about 1% of its thickness each year of your adult life until you reach menopause. After that the loss doubles. And not just in the areas most on public display.
9 Hot Flash Facts You Probably Didn’t Know — and 1 You Do
A sudden wash of heat. A flushed face and neck. Red blotches on your chest, back, and arms. Sweat trickling down your torso. It’s a hot flash. Maybe you’ve heard of it? But maybe the facts below are not things you already know about the most common symptom of approaching menopause.
Your Best Hair, Skin, and Nails Starts Right Here
Not feeling like your best self? You’re not the only one. Shifting hormones during perimenopause and after menopause affect every part of a woman’s body — right down to her hair, skin, and nails.
Menopause: A Heck of a Lot More Than Hot Flashes
If you believe everything popular culture taught you about perimenopause and menopause, you probably assume it involves hot flashes — and not much else. (Cue the desert scene in Sex and the City 2 when Samantha exclaims, “They’re starting!”)
The Anti-Aging Vitamins You Need Now
It seems like every other day there’s a new supplement for anti-aging. And though a pill can’t provide a fountain of youth, supplements may have benefits — especially later in life. Take a look at four anti-aging vitamins and how you can be sure you’re getting enough.
4 Reasons You Need Protein as You Age
Protein is vital for managing weight in midlife, but the benefits don’t end there. New studies show that protein is even more important for leading a healthy lifestyle than we previously thought. Let’s take a look at a few of the reasons we need more as we age.
Resolutions for a Healthy Menopause
With 2020 here, you’re probably thinking about healthy upgrades you can make to enhance your daily life (especially if you’ve indulged during the holidays — no shame there!). But resolutions don’t need to be difficult. When it comes to your health, the key is making small, incremental changes that will stick. Here are 5 New
Top 5 Yoga Poses for Perimenopause
Perimenopause is a period of transition for your body. Many women experience symptoms like irregular or heavy periods, hot flashes, anxiety and depression, brain fog, and more, due to changes in hormones. That’s the bad news. The great news is that yoga can do wonders for easing these symptoms, and you don’t need to join a studio