Eat Your Way Through a Healthier Menopause!

Let’s face facts here: When you reach that “certain age” your risk for a boatload of health problems increases. That’s the bad news. Read more

Lean Meats, Dairy Diet Sheds Pounds, Spares Bone

Researchers at the University of Illinois have recently announced the findings of a study which compared the merits of a diet based on the currently recommended food pyramid and a diet based on lean meats and low fat dairy products.  Diets high in meats and dairy have been thought to leach calcium from the bones, diminishing their strength and threatening osteoarthritis over time. Read more

Hormone Replacement Therapy Safety Revisited

A prestigious group of world-renowned experts on menopause have joined forces for a re-evaluation of the controversial use of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) for healthy women experiencing distressing symptoms of menopause.  Once hailed as a desirable antidote to some of the most common symptoms of menopause, HRT fell out of grace in 2002 after research pointed to an increased risk of heart disease and breast cancer in women receiving the therapy. Read more

Menopause and Your Sex Drive

Has the “free love” generation lost its mojo?

If you talk to baby boomer gals, it seems the answer is yes. Indeed, as millions of women enter perimenopause and then transgress to menopause and beyond, many say they check their sex drive at the door – and most are not happy about it. Read more