http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com Promoting better health by understanding menopause Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:47:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en December 2008 Recently I've been asked for my advice about problem nails and flaky, itchy skin by several neighbors and friends. As soon as the weather turns chilly and the heat is turned on indoors, dry skin seems to spread like a flu outbreak.  While you can keep slathering on lotions and creams ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/my-cool-flashes The glossary is a compilation of words found in articles on this site and other related terms. A - E F - K L - P R - Z A - E Anxiety: A feeling of fear, apprehension, nervousness, or dread accompanied by restlessness or tension. Bioflavonoids: Brightly-colored substances found in fruits and vegetables, and in foods ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/glossary As menopause progresses, women's estrogen levels fall and various discomforts can arise: 85 percent of menopausal women experience the infamous hot flashes, but there are many other symptoms, including breast tenderness, dry skin, anxiety, depression, incontinence, insomnia, and night sweats. Hot flashes can occur without warning, but it's thought that ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/herbs-midlife For thousands of years, women have used herbal remedies for emergency medicine and wellness support. Local herbs were (and are) collected seasonally, dried, and saved in containers impervious to light, air and water, and stored in cool environments. Later they would be made into teas, infusions, salves, poultices, tonics, restoratives, ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/herbal-remedies It's hard to keep up with all the new studies of health breakthroughs that are continuously pouring out of research laboratories all over the world. Some of these studies could hold the key to healing what hurts us or to our living a longer, healthier life. Research breakthroughs usually go ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/menopause-research-news Usually between the ages of 45 and 55, women enter menopause and experience accelerated weight gain, fatigue, elevated stress levels, mood swings, and other symptoms from the continuing loss of estrogen from the body. Pamela Peeke, M.D., MPH, author of "Fit After Fifty," says, "This is a golden opportunity to ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/when-relief-is-risky Bio-identical Hormones Like the synthetic hormones used in hormone therapy for menopausal women, bio-identical hormones are factory-made or compounded by natural pharmacies to resemble natural estrogen made in women's bodies. Their supposed advantage is that these hormones are designed to mimic the molecular structure of natural hormones; in other words, they are ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/treatment-options The Blahs, or Maybe Something Else Not all men experience a drop in testosterone levels and sperm counts between the ages of 45 and 55, the time of life considered male menopause. Some men remain sexually active until 80 or older. Others find that at midlife, while struggling with heart problems, ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/male-menopause You now are in training. Knowing that is helpful because it means you have already started your return to fitness, and you don’t have to convince yourself to get out there and start doing something. Working Up to Working Out Here are some important tips for making your menopause workout regimen a ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/foreplay-for-workouts Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Study A furor broke out in the media and in doctors' offices In 2002 when the news came out that the most important government study of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ever undertaken, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), was stopped midway through the trial because of observations that ... http://www.themenopauseadvisor.com/hormone-wars