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The Importance Of Hormones At Every Age

Hormones are the body’s powerful chemical messengers. They work by controlling and regulating the processes that keep the body functioning. You have probably heard of some of these hormones, such as insulin (which controls blood sugar), oxytocin (which regulates emotions…

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 | Hormones, Hormones, Menopause, Relationships & Sex, Your Body
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8 Myths About Menopause and Aging

For most women, the lead up to menopause (that single day when you’ve not had your period for a year) is more like a marathon than a sprint. Perimenopause is a process. It begins with the slow decline of estrogen…

April 27, 2020April 25, 2020 | Hormones, Menopause, Your Body, Your Mind
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Understanding Midlife Thyroid Problems

A butterfly-shaped gland positioned around the larynx (aka the voice box), the thyroid gets a lot of attention in midlife. (Feel tired? Maybe it’s your thyroid? Gained weight? Maybe it’s your thyroid. Freezing cold? Probably your thyroid. Sound familiar?) It’s…

April 24, 2020April 22, 2020 | Hormones, Your Body
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What Age Does Perimenopause Start?

Though many people use the word menopause to mean the years of a woman’s life after her periods stop, menopause is actually a single day. It’s the one-year anniversary of a woman’s last period. Every day after that is postmenopause —…

February 28, 2020April 13, 2020 | Hormones, Menopause, Your Body
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Night Sweats Keeping You Up?

If you know what it’s like to wake up in a puddle of sweat, you know a night sweat. And you’re not alone: Up to 80 percent of women will experience night sweats or hot flashes at some point in…

February 24, 2020April 13, 2020 | Hormones, Menopause, Your Body
salmon poke bowl food for balancing hormones

How to Balance Hormones With Food

Throughout your 40s and 50s, food can be instrumental in alleviating the symptoms of shifting hormones. Optimal nutrition helps reduce mood swings, depression, anxiety, and irritability while boosting energy. Want to harness the power of food to relieve hot flashes,…

February 17, 2020 | Hormones, Nutrition, Your Body
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What to Expect After Surgical Menopause

“I joke that I went into the hospital age 47 and woke up 60, but it’s also kind of not funny.” That’s an actual text message from one friend to another, sent just days after the friend who sent the…

February 14, 2020April 13, 2020 | Hormones, Hormones, Menopause, Your Body, Your Mind
black woman over 40 having a hot flash

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…

January 30, 2020April 1, 2020 | Hormones, Your Body
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Menopause: A Heck of a Lot More Than Hot Flashes

If you believe everything popular culture taught you about perimenopause, 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!”)

January 23, 2020April 13, 2020 | Hormones, Menopause, Vaginal Health, Your Body
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How to Get Rid of Hot Flashes Once and for All

Hot flashes can sneak up on you out of nowhere, making otherwise normal situations incredibly uncomfortable. Whether it’s in the office, in the gym, or on a date (yikes), one thing’s for sure: There is never a good time to…

February 21, 2019April 9, 2020 | Hormones, Your Body
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6 Questions About Hormone Replacement Therapy Answered

Hormones have always been good at messing with us. They get a bad rap, but we need hormones to regulate all of our bodily functions, from hunger to emotions. During puberty, they transform many of us into moody, confused teenagers…

November 13, 2018 | Hormones, Hormones, Your Body, Your Mind
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The Truth About Menopause and Hair Loss

Menopause symptoms on their own are enough to make you want to rip your hair out. From hot flashes to sleeplessness to vaginal dryness, it’s a lot to deal with at once. And there’s yet another menopause symptom that many…

November 13, 2018April 13, 2020 | Hormones, Menopause, Nutrition, Skin & Hair Care, Your Body

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