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Make muscle, get strong, prioritize your sleep, and more in 2024

By Selene Yeager

The holidays are behind us, the new year stretches out in front of us. We’re back to work, ready to dig into new goals. We don’t really buy into “New Year, New You!”...but we do believe in New Year, Be Good to ...

Lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar, and better moods are just a few benefits I’m enjoying.

By Selene Yeager

*This is a sponsored post. But only because I’m passionate about Oura Ring and have been bugging them for three years to sponsor us. I’d have written all this anyway. If you’re...

At a time when restorative sleep can be a challenge, these strategies can help.

By Selene Yeager

Sleep can be a great source of stress for women in and beyond the menopause transition, when a sound night of shuteye can feel as elusive as a cat when it’s time to go to the vet. The harder you ...

No “weird tricks” or “hacks.” Just sound and science-based advice.

By Selene Yeager

What tips or tricks do you swear by that have helped you through the menopause transition? I get that question a lot when I’m interviewed for other podcasts and articles. And I always feel like my answers dis...

Can’t sleep? You’re not alone. Sleep problems are common — and often misdiagnosed — in menopausal women. Here’s what you need to know.

By Selene Yeager

It’s 2 a.m. and you’re practicing deep, controlled breathing; counting backward from 30; mentally reciting poems from your childhood, and wo...

It might be less than you think. Here’s what research shows and how to get a better night’s rest.

By Selene Yeager

Seven hours of shuteye a night may be the sweet spot for mental health and wellbeing in midlife, according to a study of almost half a million adults. That’s on the lower end of the s...

Research shows the benefits of going to sleep between those hours.

By Selene Yeager

When I was in college, we often didn’t even go out until 11, sometimes 11:30. After all the bars were open till 2 a.m. These days I’m tucked in by 10:30 p.m. most nights, which I’m happy to see is the time resea...

Research shows warming feet may help menopausal women improve their sleep.

 By Selene Yeager

Every menopausal woman knows the power of the mighty foot. Too hot at night? Just poke that foot out from under the covers. Too cold? Tuck that foot in. Now research shows that submerging your soles in a f...

Cookies and milk may have been a fine bedtime treat when you were a kid, but it’s probably not the best pre-slumber snack as an adult, especially if you’re a postmenopausal woman, according to recent research showing that eating too much food that spikes your blood sugar may also wreck your sleep.

In any given week, a lot of research crosses my desk. Much of it I skim through and let slide on by. But two headlines caught my eye that I thought were worth a deeper look:

A good night’s sleep could do wonders for your sex life (well, no shit, Sherlock…but go on…)

And

Weight Gain Aroun...