Here’s a sobering statistic: As women approach and go through menopause, a certain type of body fat increases by up to 50 percent. And once you’re finished with menopause ( hooray !) there’s more. The distribution of body fat usually shifts… Hello BELLY FAT. Read more… I like to…

Repeating an act over and over again can be a good thing. Especially when your menopausal brain isn’t functioning the way it used to and you forget things easily. Things like how to log in and post on your very own blog after only a few short weeks away….

Are you experiencing problems with hormones and adult acne? Hormones and adult acne can be an annoyance but there are things you can do to alleviate the situation. Acne is a hormonal problem. Hormones and adult acne have to do with the maturation of our oil glands. Hormones and…

Hot flashes and depression are both common symptoms of the menopause transition. Several studies have found a relationship between depression and hot flashes: depressed women are more likely to experience hot flashes and women with hot flashes are more likely to have depression. Other studies have found no association between…

Did you ever notice how people with certain types of personalities also have certain kinds of illnesses or health problems? Years ago my oncologist told me that the reason he chose oncology rather than cardiology was that rather than being aggressive and type A, his patients were so grateful…

Lucky Vitamin is happy to announce the addition of another top quality company for sports nutrition. Gamma Labs products are now available at our great prices. A subsidiary of Gamma Enterprises, LLC., Gamma Labs is a company dedicated to supplying its customers with natural supplements which are based on…

Uterine cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States. It commonly presents as postmenopausal bleeding (vaginal bleeding/spotting that occurs after menstrual periods had previously stopped for over one year). The clinical approach to postmenopausal bleeding requires a prompt and efficient evaluation to diagnose or exclude cancer….

It is well established that women are at increased risk for developing depression compared to men. It has been hypothesized that this vulnerability to depression may be hormonally mediated, and several longitudinal studies have documented an increased risk of depressive symptoms during perimenopause or the menopausal transition. Based on the…

Lately, my days seems to fly by that it’s hard to fit in everything I want- I always want to stay up late to stretch the day even more. But I need at least seven to eight hours of sleep each night to feel rested, and envy the person…

A woman with a mother or sister with breast cancer should “strongly” consider breastfeeding her baby, doctors advise in a report released today. In a long-term study of more than 60,000 women, researchers found that women with a close family history of breast cancer had significantly lower risk of…