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The transition into menopause can be quite difficult for women, and feelings of chronic fatigue are one of their most common complaints. This is thought to be the result of hormone level changes as a woman gets older. This rise and fall of hormones put the entire system out of balance, resulting in problems with ...click here to read more

Menopause is commonly associated with women in their early 50’s, but it can also occur much earlier, affecting women before the age of 40. This is called premature menopause and may be linked to genetics, illness, or medical procedures. These women go through all the symptoms that the average menopausal woman goes through, such as ...click here to read more

Male menopause meaning Hormonal changes don’t just happen in women, they also occur in men as well. Much like how women start to see declining levels of estrogen, men can see a decline in testosterone—the male sex hormone. People joke about men having a mid-life crisis and going through menopause like women do, but it ...click here to read more

Menopause is a natural phenomenon that occurs in all women at some point in their lives. It can happen in your 40s or 50s, with the average age of onset being 51 in the United States. This biological process comes with its fair share of annoying physical and emotional side effects, the most common of ...click here to read more

The beginning of April marks the beginning of a new season: Spring. Here at Bel Marra, we love to promote health and well-being throughout every season, helping you feel and perform to the best of your ability. As we say goodbye to the coldness of winter and say hello to warmer temperatures, our weekly health ...click here to read more

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States and the risk of developing heart disease increases as women enter menopause. This is due to the drop in estrogen levels that occurs during menopause. Women’s risk of heart disease may also increase if they smoke, have diabetes, have high blood pressure, ...click here to read more

A literature review published in the online journal Maturitas has found that more and more women are embracing alternative medicine to treat their menopause symptoms but are not informing their doctors of this. The review gathered information from previous studies regarding menopause and complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, and addressed how doctors can relate ...click here to read more

Women approaching menopause experience worsened migraines according to the latest findings. Vincent Martin, MD, lead researcher, said, “Women have been telling doctors that their migraine headaches worsen around menopause and now we have proof they were right.” High-frequency headaches – more than 10 days with headaches month – increased in women by 60 percent during ...click here to read more

Menopause is a natural part of aging for women, beginning on average at the age of 51. The period that is often referred to as menopause is actually called perimenopause, one of the three stages of menopause. Perimenopause is the time when a woman’s body begins to transition into menopause, and it is marked by ...click here to read more

A recent study suggests that women who marry later in life are more likely to gain weight compared to women who marry in their younger years—or prior to menopause. On the other hand, older women who go through a divorce or separation were found to lose weight and saw other positive changes to their health. ...click here to read more

If hot flashes and night sweats weren’t bad enough to experience during menopause, a new study has found that shortness of breath may be added to the list as well. The study found that throughout menopause women find themselves dealing with shortness of breath and other respiratory issues. Study author Kai Triebner explained, “Women are ...click here to read more

This chronic fatigue syndrome update presents articles about fibromyalgia, early menopause, irritable bowel syndrome, and visual stress. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition in which the individual constantly feels too tired to perform any activity – even the ones they enjoy. Worse yet, no amount of sleep or coffee can shake off the constant ...click here to read more

Low bone density and hip fracture rates linked to hot flashes and night sweats during menopause. The study found that women who suffered with moderate to severe hot flashes or night sweats during menopause had lower bone density. The study followed thousands of women who were not using hormonal replacement therapy for eight years. Baseline ...click here to read more

Bone fragility and fracture risk rises with high-salt diet in women after menopause, independent of bone density. The Japanese study found that women with the highest salt intake were four times more likely to experience a nonvertebral fracture, compared to women with the lowest salt intake. Lead author Kiyoko Nawata explained, “Excessive sodium intake appears ...click here to read more