Menopause Symptoms

WATCH: Is Menopause Keeping You Up At Night?

Posted 05.30.2012

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Katie Couric, like many midlife women, recently revealed that she has trouble sleeping on her Yahoo show "Katie's Take." There are countless reason...

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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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How to Meet Your Mother

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Puberty, Mother's Day, Perimenopause, Menopause, Insomnia, Motherhood, Conversation, Parenting, Menopause Symptoms, Anxiety, Hormones, Exhaustion, Teenagers, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

Celebrate Mother's Day by sharing your experiences with your children and encouraging them to share with you. Sit down with your own mother and chat about her life's journey.

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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 the 'Bite' Out of HRT

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Estrogen, Women, Aging, Perimenopause, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause Symptoms, Hormone Replacement Therapy Research, Women's Health, Health News, Menopause HRT, Hrt, Menopause Hormone Replacement Therapy, HRT Research, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

Menopause is the great equalizer. It doesn't care which political party you identify with, what your religious background is or whether you're a member of the 1 or 99 percent.

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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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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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Top 4 Menopause Myths Dispelled

Mickey Harpaz | Posted 05.14.2012

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Mickey Harpaz

After working with over 10,000 menopausal women in my practice over the past 23 years, I have seen some misconceptions and myths that women have believed that have hindered their success in navigating the dreaded "change." The good news is you don't have to believe those myths.

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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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The Wisdom Of Menopause

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 03.11.2012

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Christiane Northrup, MD

Menopause is not something that happens to you! Nor is it something that you have no control over. Menopause is actually about coming home to yourself.

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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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A Menopause Carol

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Holidays, Aging, Women's Health, Health, Perimenopause, Herbal Remedies, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Memory Loss, Menopause Symptoms, Bioidentical Hormones, Fifty News, Hormones, Fifty News
Ellen Dolgen

If, as the saying goes, this is the most wonderful time of the year, why are you feeling like Scrooge? Don't let your menopause chain you down!

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Pan Am & M

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 02.05.2012

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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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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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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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Menopause: The Bitch Is Back

The Atlantic | Posted 11.29.2011

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During menopause, a woman can feel like the only way she can continue to exist for 10 more seconds inside her crawling, burning skin is to walk scream...

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DIY Suggestions for Thinning Hair

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Menopause Symptoms, Hereditary Hair Loss, Menopause Hair Loss, Women Hair Loss, Beauty and Skin, Healthy Living News
Maddisen K. Krown

Once I created a personal and deliberate self-care regime focused on healing that imbalance, the shedding decreased and healthy hair continued to grow.

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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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10 Ways To Ease Menopause Symtoms (PHOTOS)

AOL Health | Katherine Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're suffering from hot flashes, sleep disturbances or vaginal dryness, but don't want to dip your toe into the dicey waters of hormone rep...

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How to Sleep Through Menopause

Staness Jonekos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sleep Tips, Night Sweat, How to Sleep Better, Menopause, Insomnia, Menopause Symptoms, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Survey, Sleep, Insomnia Tips, Healthy Living News
Staness Jonekos

Being a busy woman, daily exhaustion is normal. Throw in menopausal aging and it was no surprise that I was staring at the ceiling nightly trying to fall and stay asleep.

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Early Menopause Test May Help Women Make Pregnancy Decisions

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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New research into the genetics of early menopause may lead to a simple test that could allow women to make decisions sooner about having children....

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