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- FDA Takes Action Against Compounded HRT Drugs – What It Means To You - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Dawn OlsenIn a blow to certain drug makers, the FDA has sent letters warning seven pharmacy operations that the claims they make about the safety and effectiveness of their so-called "bio-identical hormone replacement therapy," or "BHRT" products are unsupported by medical evidence, and are considered ...
Views: 669 - Is It Perimenopause, Or Are You Just Getting Older? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2008 from Dawn OlsenOne of the biggest problems with delineating perimenopause and menopausal symptoms is that there are usually so many other things happening at this stage in your life. As a result, it’s not so easy for most women (or health professionals for that matter) to figure our what causes what. Consider ...
Views: 647 - Menopause & The Holidays - Why “Wine” About It? - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from Dawn OlsenSo, here we are again. The holiday season is upon us and we have preparations to make. One would think we’d get better at getting ready for them each year, but we don’t. You’ve gone shopping to purchase that special dress or stylish pantsuit for those special occasions, like the arrival of ...
Views: 943 - Relieve Your Menopause Symptoms By Eating Right - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2007 from Dawn OlsenIf you’re experiencing menopause, then you probably remember a television commercial a few years back; (ok … maybe more than a few years back); that asked the burning question, “Who made the salad?” The family sat around the dinner table about to begin their meal. Someone would ask that all ...
Views: 856 - Cool Facts About Heating Up - The Menopause Hot Flash - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2007 from Dawn OlsenThere it goes again! Another unannounced hot flash! Without a prescription or an expensive trip to your OB/GYN, there are some options a woman can appropriate to try to keep hot flashes at bay, or at the least, minimize their intensity and frequency. So the next time you find yourself revisited ...
Views: 1337 - Three Paths To Menopause Relief - Which One Is Right For You? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2007 from Dawn OlsenWe've talked about all the various 35 menopausal symptoms that you may experience, as well as the health implications of various treatments. Having said that, let's face it -most women don't need to know about treating each and every possible symptom, they want to know how to treat the ...
Views: 643 - Menopause : Nature Or illness? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2007 from Dawn OlsenIt's something we've all seen before. From puberty to childbirth, the medical profession does it's very best to "medicalize" each and every condition that it possibly can. How many young women are being placed on birth control pills during puberty to "regulate" their cycles, ...
Views: 690 - Yet Another Hot Night - The Menopause Hot Flash - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2007 from Dawn OlsenYou’ve waited for this evening for weeks. Finally you and your husband have the time and a few dollars to go out for the night to spend some romantic time together. The grown kids are now gone off to college, married, or are chasing their promising career and the house is essentially empty. ...
Views: 703 - Menopause - You Are What You Eat! - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2007 from Dawn OlsenDid you know that Japanese women tend to suffer hot flashes only about 1/3 as often as American women? Or that those following a vegetarian diet also complain of hot flashes far less than the rest of us? Of course, you don’t have to give up the steaks just yet – but doctors and nutritional ...
Views: 674 - Changes During a Women's Menopause - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2005 from Dawn OlsenAs baby boomers move into midlife, a woman’s menopause does not have quite the alarming effect that it did some years ago. However, it remains a time of change in her life, as the ovaries start shutting down causing hormones to fluctuate. When this occurs, her childbearing years come to an ...
Views: 954(1 vote) - Mum’s The Word – What Your Mother Would Rather Not Tell You - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2005 from Dawn OlsenCopyright © 2005 Dawn M. Olsen. All Rights reserved Let’s talk frankly, but sincerely, about what happens to your vagina and surrounding feminine parts during menopause. There are two key changes in the body that, for many women, cause a variety of sexual problems, including inability to ...
Views: 867 - Dealing with the Blues: Your Mental State and Menopause - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2005 from Dawn OlsenGoing through menopause and suddenly feel like life’s stresses have just become a thousand times more difficult to deal with? Find yourself crying at Oprah more than you used to, or worse, crying at reruns of the Flintstones? Finding that your cute 3-year-old nephew or granddaughter is ...
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