Pre menopause, also usually known as perimenopause, is the time leading up to the end of your menstrual cycle, otherwise known as menopause. It can start up to 10 years before menopause. Some women may get menopause like symptoms off and on throughout this period. Not all women may experience this, but some may have…Continue reading What is Premenopause and Will It Affect You?
Category: Menopause
Are You The Victim or The Master of Your Hormones?
Do you have PMS more days per month than you would like? Is your menstrual period out of control with pain or excessive bleeding? Are you counting the days, months and years until all this monthly suffering ends? Or, are you in perimenopause and feeling like menopause has already started but you still have the…Continue reading Are You The Victim or The Master of Your Hormones?
Do You Need More Energy?
Often people come to me and ask if I can help them have more energy. They wake up tired and don’t seem to have enough energy throughout the day causing them to turn to caffeine or sugar to help boost them up to get through the day. Once I have addressed the common causes of…Continue reading Do You Need More Energy?
Acupuncture Works for Migraine Headaches
In a randomized controlled trial extending over 6 months, researchers concluded that aacupuncture works for treatment of migraine headaches, and that it is more effective in the first months of therapy compared to the migraine drug flunarizine. This is good news for migraine sufferers and especially since acupuncture works without the side effect of drugs.…Continue reading Acupuncture Works for Migraine Headaches
Increase Fertility and Find Menopause Relief With These Foods
Fall and winter are the perfect times to eat your roots! Eating seasonally is one of the healthiest ways to get fresh vitamin and mineral rich nutrients from your food. Plus if you are a woman they are doubly beneficial. It’s time to eat those phytoestrogenic root veggies! Eating a largely plant based diet can…Continue reading Increase Fertility and Find Menopause Relief With These Foods
How Avoid Weight Gain in Menopause
Weight gain in menopause is a major concern for most women as we enter the that phase of our lives. Leading up to menopause we often find that it is more difficult to stay in our optimum weight range, or even more difficult to lose those extra pounds. You might hear that old phrase “middle…Continue reading How Avoid Weight Gain in Menopause
When Does Perimenopause Start
When Does Perimenopause Start? This is a question I often get from my patients. The answer is, it varies from person to person and it isn’t always consistent. Generally speaking, it can start up to ten years before menopause actually happens, but symptoms can show up periodically for some people even before this. What exactly…Continue reading When Does Perimenopause Start
What Causes Water Retention
Women often suffer water retention throughout their lives. The reasons for water retention are many and usually include diet and hormones. Most of us are familiar with the fluid retention that can happen right before the menstrual period. This is a result of the hormonal changes that happen in the week or so before the…Continue reading What Causes Water Retention
Sleep, Menopause and Hormones
Many women experience sleeplessness and insomnia during menopause and peri-menopause. It is a common result of the decreasing hormone production we experience as we get older. It can be a real problem when you are lying awake for hours during the night and not getting the rest you need to function at your best. Here…Continue reading Sleep, Menopause and Hormones
Menopause Symptoms and How to Cope
Menopause symptom control and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) pros and cons have been in the news endlessly in the last few years. The controversy and the questions remain. Is it safe? What combination of progestins and estrogens are safest with the fewest potential risks? If your menopause symptoms are bad enough you may feel that…Continue reading Menopause Symptoms and How to Cope