Archive for the Category: Symptoms of Menopause

DHEA Levels and Menopause

You have probably heard DHEA referenced alot in the news these days.  It is being touted as a solution for hot flashes and menopause, among other things.  DHEA can certainly help with the symptoms of menopause when in balance with the rest of the hormones in your body.

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Night Sweats: What Causes Them?

The most common causes of insomnia and night sweats are hormonal changes related to menopause.  As estrogen declines, the hypothalmus, which regulates body heat, begins to fail.  These were my first signs of perimenopause. 

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The Benefits and Side Effects of Black Cohosh

Black cohosh is a herbal remedy. One of the reasons that women use black cohosh is to curb the discomfort and aggravation of some of the symptoms of menopause.

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Know about Menopause

You are at that age…you know, the one where you roll your eyes if anyone suggests that you are at “that age”.  “That age” is the age of menopause.  It is the age when our female reproductive systems begin to shut down, the beginning of hormonal decline.

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Signs of Menopause

The first signs of menopause can come for a woman as early as when she is in her 30′s.  Because of the increased hormones in our foods and environment, women are going into the first stage of menopause, known as perimenopause, at a younger age than ever before.

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Menopause Supplements

Menopause is the most trying and difficult period in a woman’s life. It usually occurs to a woman, who is in her late 40s. During menopause, the quantity of female hormones produced reduces significantly. This results in many physical and mental changes in a woman’s body like loss of calcium, hot flushes, dry skin, itchiness, [...]

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The Symptoms of Low Estrogen

As women, when we age, we begin to lose estrogens. This is happening to women at younger ages than ever before. Loss of estrogens causes the onset of perimenopause, the first stage of menopuase. Estrogens are the primary sex hormone in females and are responsible for regulating reproduction.

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Helpful Tips For Weight Loss in Women Over Forty

When a woman reaches the age of forty she may notice that she has put on a few pounds steadily over the last several years and is having a harder time taking it off. When hormone imbalance happens it becomes harder to keep the desired weight that was nearly effortless in the past. Approaching middle [...]

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Menopause and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

Menopause is the time in our lives when our hormones begin to decline.  Hormones are crucial to every single function of the human body.  Replacing lost or declining hormones is the first step to wellness. 

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Early Menopause Symptoms

Women today are going through menopause at a younger age than ever before.  But women who experience the symptoms of early menopause are still not being diagnosed correctly.  Menopause is considered early if a woman enters it before the age of forty.

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Why Do I Have Hot Flashes?

The primary sex hormone in women is estrogen.  It plays an important role for us as women from puberty all the way through our childbearing years.  When our levels of estrogen begin to decline, uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes start to occur.

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