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New study on vaginal laser therapy shows no significant benefit.
By Selene Yeager
Vaginal laser therapy for vaginal dryness related to menopause doesn’t appear to have meaningful benefits, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Hair analysis study shows that practicing mindfulness techniques lowers cortisol levels long term.
By Selene Yeager
Levels of your stress hormone cortisol can increase as you make your way into the later stages of the menopausal transition, according to research. And women with increased...
Research on a promising hair growth supplement presented at NAMS annual meeting.
By Selene Yeager
Thinning hair and hair loss is very common during the menopause transition. Research shows that about 40 percent of women experience what’s called female pattern hair loss, also...
Maintaining hip flexor strength is essential for top performance as you get older, study shows.
By Selene Yeager
We’ve all heard the mantra: Lift Heavy Sh*t. Muscle tissue can slip away quickly during the menopause transition, so maintaining it through a regular strength training...
Research shows that fresh air and green spaces are good for your gray matter.
By Selene Yeager
Lots of us worry about our brain health and mental well-being during the menopause transition when science shows our gray (and white) matter is literally physically changing and our anxiety levels rise...
A picture—or in this case 128 pages of illustrations—is worth hundreds of thousands of words.
By Selene Yeager
A lot of books, articles, and stories about menopause cross our desks here at Feisty Menopause headquarters. Most have great advice for managing your symptoms and...
Our menopause faces are badass and beautiful, no insecurities (or fixes) necessary.
By Selene Yeager
A couple of weeks ago, someone reposted a clip from The Doctors (a long-running syndicated talk show reportedly featuring the latest health headlines), which aired earlier this...
A plant-based, soy-rich diet can reduce hot flashes by 84 percent, a study shows.
By Selene Yeager
When it comes to symptoms, the average duration of menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats is lowest for Japanese American women at 4.8 years. Chinese American women can expect symptoms to...
This show is all about working with your changing physiology to optimize performance. This week’s guest, Masters 50-54 Cyclocross World Champion and Masters 50-54 XC and Masters 50-54 Marathon Mountain Bike National Champion, Libbey Sheldon embodies that ethos as well as anyone we know....
The race is on to slow down ovarian aging.
By Selene Yeager
The average age of menopause in the U.S. is 51. What if we could push it off to 65 or 70? Companies like Bia-Echo and Celmatix are making it their mission to do just that—pump the brakes on ovarian aging, expand...
Recent research links vasomotor symptoms with cardiovascular health.
By Selene Yeager
Hot flashes and night sweats are a hallmark of menopause. These “vasomotor symptoms” occur because the vasomotor center in the brain, which helps regulate blood pressure and blood vessel dilation and...
60 percent of people with thyroid disease go undiagnosed. And if you’re a menopausal woman, you may be mistaking thyroid disease symptoms for menopause symptoms—and suffering from both. The North American Menopause Society calls the thyroid a “touchy gland,” as it becomes...
