Menopause and nutrition

According to the North American Menopause Society, every year millions of menopausal women between the ages of 30 to 60 go to their doctors in search of relief from hot flashes, night sweats, bloating, headaches, insomnia, fatigue, mood swings, depression, weight gain, anxiety attacks, aging skin, irritability, foggy thinking, and bone loss. Traditional treatment included [...]

Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in general health & nutrition

Estrogen:Can’t live with it, can’t live without it

Over the past few years the use of estrogen to treat post menopausal women has plunged in popularity. This occurred after the release of several major studies showing that instead of helping older women avoid arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and heart attacks the opposite was true. Recent studies showed that women taking estrogen after [...]

Written on November 12, 2007 | Posted in hormones