Hot Flashes

Not Sleeping Beauty: Dealing with Insomnia in Menopause

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Aging Gracefully, Depression, Sleeplessness, Perimenopause, Menopause, Hormones, Stress, Estrogen, Insomnia, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hrt, Menopause Symptoms, Blood Pressure, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

When I was young, I used to envy princesses like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty for their charm and singing voices. When I entered perimenopause, I started to envy them for a different reason.

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Are You There, Chef? It's Me, Menopause

Gillian Clark | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Chefs, Menopause Symptoms, Cooking, Menopause, Aging Women, Women Aging, Women Chefs, Working Women, Women in Business, DC News
Gillian Clark

I'm pushing 50 now and Mother Nature is about done with me. It's Father Time's turn and he is determined to make a man out of me.

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What Makes Me Really Hot

Elise Sax | Posted 05.29.2012

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Elise Sax

Recently, I was in line at the bank when I was attacked by a ball of fire in my belly. The heat grew, emanating out until it had taken over my entire body. "Whoa, Nelly!" I shouted, as if to warn the others in line. "A Number Six Hot Flash. It's a biggun'!"

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Take Your Menopause to Work Day

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Women, Depression, Aging, Employees, Absenteeism, Economy, Perimenopause, Menopause, Presenteeism, Workplace, Work, Health, Insomnia, Menopause Symptoms, Book on Menopause, Health Care, Productivity, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

Without a daycare program where women can leave their hot flashes and discomfort, the best step companies can take is to educate their employees and employers.

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Can't Sleep? Stressed? Try Music!

Mache Seibel, MD | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Stress, Hot Flashes, Video, Sleep Music, High Blood Pressure, Sleep and Music, Music for Sleep, Gps-Soul, Menopause, Insomnia, Music Therapy, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Healthy Living News
Mache Seibel, MD

Have you ever felt anxious or stressed or couldn't sleep? Not just mere mortals have the problem; even celebrities have trouble sleeping sometimes. Maybe it's time to turn on some relaxing music and feel your body switch to relaxed.

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Personal Spring Cleaning

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Women, Aging, Health, Perimenopause, Menopause, Insomnia, Spring, Perimenopause Symptoms, Memory Loss, Fifty News, Menopause Symptoms, Book on Menopause, Anxiety, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

Many changes occur in your body when you enter perimenopause. It is the most symptom-laden time since puberty, but remember that over 50 million women around the world are right there with you.

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The Battle Over the Thermostat or the Winter of My Big Hot Flash

Nancy Wurtzel | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Caregiving, Humor, Menopause, Motherhood, Female, Family Caregiver, Mothers and Daughters, Fifty News
Nancy Wurtzel

I've taken to signing my emails and other correspondence "Warmly, Nancy." Sadly, it's all too true. Even though it is cold outside, I am warm much of the time. Hot, actually.

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Valentine's Day: Crank the Heat Up!

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Women, Estrogen, Baby Boomers, Night Sweats, Perimenopause, Health, Sex, Menopause, Insomnia, Fifty News, Menopause Symptoms, Book on Menopause, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

Even though the last thing you probably want is a temperature hike (hot flash central), here are 14 uncensored, cut-to-the-chase ways to crank that love thermostat up to super steamy.

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Budgeting Your Energy in Menopause

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Energy, Hot Flashes, Perimenopause, Menopause, Self-Esteem, Motivation, Fifty News, Hormones, Estrogen, Positive Thinking, Aging, Health, Problem Solving, Insomnia, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause Symptoms, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

When women enter menopause, several of their symptoms can work together to create a menopause monster. Weight gain and insomnia can partner with depression to make a tornado of negative thoughts and feelings that seems impossible to diffuse.

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Age of Gregarious

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, New Year's Resolutions, Aging, Birthdays, Health, Menopause, Insomnia, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Memory, Weight Loss, Menopause Symptoms, Hormones, Fifty News, 2012, Estrogen, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

Now, I'm not saying you should go out and buy some coveralls and start braiding your hair again with a soggy stuffed animal in hand, but if you're going to focus on any one resolution, resolve to value yourself, not a number.

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Pan Am & M

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Women, 1960s, Holidays, Aging, Pan Am, Perimenopause, Menopause, Travel, Menopause Symptoms, Fifty News, Hormones, ABC Pan Am, Pm&m, Perimenopause and Menopause, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

When you fly home for the holidays this year, you'll be in the company of crying babies and way too many Sky Mall magazines, but what you probably won't hear is friendly discussion among strangers about PM&M.

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Menopause Holiday Survival Guide

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Holidays, Menopause, Insomnia, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Memory, Weight Loss, Menopause Symptoms, Hormones, Breathing, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

Holidays are not about stress -- they are about being thankful and happy. Remember to breathe and repeat your mantra, and you might just hypnotize yourself to sleep.

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Out Of Your Mind: How Mindfulness Eases Pain And Soothes Hot Flashes

Meryl Davids Landau | Posted 12.26.2011

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Meryl Davids Landau

Now that scientists are putting mindfulness under a microscope, they are also documenting the distinct health advantages this practice brings. The best part: mindfulness costs nothing.

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How Comedian, Author Jean Kittson Embraced Menopause

Coolum News | Posted 12.18.2011

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Comedian and author Jean Kittson hadn't had a good night's sleep in days. And she was sick of the hot flushes that were plaguing her life. "I was h...

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It's World Menopause Day!

Posted 12.18.2011

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Today is World Menopause Day -- an international call to turn the healthcare spotlight on aging women and make menopausal health a principal research ...

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To Thine Own Self Be True -- And Other Eternal Truths

Christiane Amanpour | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Reinvention, Hot Flashes, Turning 50, Sleepless-Nights, 50th Birthday, Menopause, International Reporter, Anxiety, Parenting Advice, Fifty News
Christiane Amanpour

Love what you do in order to be good at it. Make sure to maintain the purpose and sense of mission. That is an eternal truth, but the older I get, the more urgent it becomes. Like many I miss my hormones, but I do think being older brings the gift of wisdom.

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True Or False: Test Your Menopause Smarts

Sun Herald | Posted 12.02.2011

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The Change. The Change of Life. Or simply, menopause. It really doesn't matter what you call it, the facts are the same. But, why do we have them so c...

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Easing Menopause Symptoms With Food

Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Hot Flashes, Menopause Treatment, Diet and Menopause, Night Sweats, Nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbs, Food Therapy, Menopause Symptoms, Western Medicine, Graceful Aging, Healthy Living News
Cathy Margolin, L.Ac. Dipl. OM

If you want to know how to turn down your body's internal "thermostat" you are in the right place. Alternative medicine, including food therapy, is a viable option for managing menopause symptoms.

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Antidepressants Can Help Hot Flashes

healthland.time.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Menopausal or postmenopausal women may benefit from taking an antidepressant -- not because they're depressed, but because the drug could help reduce ...

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Hot Flash Help Is on the Way...

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Perimenopause, Menopause, Womens Health, Hormones, Hot Flashes, Health, Women's Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Healthy Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Heidi Houston, the executive producer of the movie, "Hot Flash Havoc" wants you (yes, all of you) to understand menopause.

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Ask Dr. Pat: What Can I Do About These Hot Flashes?

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.17.2011

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Patricia Yarberry Allen

If you're convinced that you'll be tortured by hot flashes and temperature disruptions, then you certainly will be.

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Will Your Marriage Survive Menopause?

Staness Jonekos | Posted 11.17.2011

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Staness Jonekos

I wasn't even married when I slammed into menopause months before my wedding day at the age of 47. Despite being completely in love, I almost ran away and my fiance almost married bridezella!

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Menopause Is the Ultimate Sleep Challenge

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hot Flashes, Yoga, Estrogen, Restless Leg Syndrome, Women's Health, Progesterone, Menopause, Insomnia, Meditation, Melatonin, Hormones, Sleep, Sleep Tips, Sleep Advice, Menopause Sleep, Sleep Rituals, Healthy Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Chronic insomnia in menopause is a huge challenge. On every day that I have seen patients, more than one has described the loss of sleep as the worst part of "the change" for them.

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Acupuncture May Cut Hot Flashes, Boost Sex Drive In Breast Cancer Patients

BusinessWeek | Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hot Flashes, Sex Drive, Aging, Women's Health, Acupuncture, Health, Sex, Menopause, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Wellness, Alternative Medicine, Healthy Living News

Acupuncture is just as good as standard medication to ease hot flashes and other uncomfortable symptoms in women undergoing breast cancer treatment....

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Menopause: Liberation or Loss? (What Our Mothers Didn't Know To Tell Us)

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hot Flashes, Aging, Relationships, Women's Health, Menopause, Anthropology, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormones, Sexuality, Health, Healthy Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Menopause is not a disease, but it can put women out of sync with some of the estrogen-enhanced physicality, behaviors and appearances on which they have come to rely.

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