Testing Your Menopause Hormones at Home
New technology allows women to test their hormones at home and more accurately predict when they will enter menopause.
What Happens When You Have a Hot Flash
Starting in perimenopause, your internal thermostat can go awry. The part of your brain responsible for sensing and controlling body heat overreacts to even slight changes in core body temp. This is likely due in...
Hormone Replacement Therapy: What the Research Actually Shows
If you’ve heard of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a treatment for menopause, and you have been confused by what you’ve heard, you are not alone!
Heart Health & Menopause
Heart disease risk rises for everyone as they age, but for women symptoms can become more apparent after the onset of menopause. Heart disease is the #1 cause of death for women in the United...
Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes
Vitamin E Soy Isoflavones (mostly with genistein) Red Clover Isoflavones Black Cohosh Siberian Ginseng Throughout history, herbal supplements and more recently, vitamins have been used to ease hot flashes and night sweats. The most commonly...