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Reports Warn that Menopause Could Take a Bite Out of Oral Health

It’s amazing how much women’s bodies change upon reaching menopause. It turns out that going through “The Change” can have an impact on your dental health. For instance, Dental News reported on a new study that found that more than one in four post-menopausal women may lose teeth during a five-year period. The study of... Read moreChevron
posted 07/14/2011, comments (0)|
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Ways for Menopausal Women to Deal with Those Pesky Facial Hairs

The discussion at my book group earlier this week took an interesting twist. We were discussing The Help by Kathryn Stockett (which we all really enjoyed). One of the questions in the reader’s guide  at the back of the book asked, “…women still alter their looks in rather peculiar ways as the definition of... Read moreChevron
posted 07/07/2011, comments (0)|
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Back-Breaking - Postmenopausal Women At Risk of Vertebral Fractures

I keep remembering changing my stride as a child as I walked to school with the words, “Step on a crack, break your back,” echoing in my head. But breaking your back through a vertebral fracture increasingly is a real danger for postmenopausal women. New York Times reporter Jane E. Brody reported that a quarter of postmenopausal women... Read moreChevron
posted 06/29/2011, comments (0)|
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Reaching Menopause Is Good Time for Women to Think About Long-Term Care Options

  Reaching menopause gives us a natural place in which to pause and evaluate where we’ve been and where we’re going.  We can look at our accomplishments thus far, where we want to go, and also how we want to live. We also need to begin to think about how we want to age. And in many cases, we’re dealing with aging... Read moreChevron
posted 06/28/2011, comments (0)|
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New Study Suggests Flaxseed May Not Be Helpful in Stopping Hot Flashes

My friend Mara often adds flax seeds to the homemade bread she bakes on a regular basis. While flaxseed may be good for managing digestive health, a new study has found that flaxseed may not be an effective treatment to reduce the number and severity of hot flashes that result from menopause and estrogen-deprivation therapies used to treat breast... Read moreChevron
posted 06/16/2011, comments (0)|
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