When many women first start the symptoms of menopause, they sometimes feel as if they are going crazy. This is really understandable, since the changing hormones in a woman’s body have a direct affect on her mental as well as her physical health. Let’s find out what ways the two are connected.   The fluctuations [...]

Weight gain can be an early sign of menopause although it can be caused by many factors including a slowing metabolism due to aging. An increase in using sugar, alcohol, tobacco or stress can result in weight gain, as of course can overeating. Another early sign of menopause is hot flushes. Research suggests they occur [...]

It’s unfortunate, but most women don’t realize how crucial a role regular fitness and exercise is to reducing many symptoms associated with perimenopause. As women approach menopause they begin to gain weight, especially around their mid-section. This abdominal weight is quite common and the result of declining hormone levels, which may cause the metabolism to [...]

Women approaching the age of menopause many times have certain symptoms that can be easily identified – one of these is a tendency to lose interest in sexual activity. There are many reasons for this, but hormones play the largest role of course. When a woman starts to feel that the symptoms of menopause, in [...]