A hot flash is the signature symptom of menopause, affecting over 80% of women. Most of the time hot flashes begin a few years before menopause and last for five to seven years. In some cases, however, hot flashes can show up ten years before […]
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Why do we get belly fat as we approach menopause?
It is very disconcerting to start putting on belly fat as you get older – especially when you have been diligent in your diet and exercise program. Yet this is a very common experience for women in their mid and late forties. Why does this […]
What is menopause (and the other phases before and after)?
Technically, the term menopause refers to the point in time when a woman is no longer fertile and when the last viable egg has been released. It’s pretty amazing that we’re born with over 3 million eggs nestled in our ovaries and by the time […]