I Got in the Best Shape of My Life After 50
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I knew I’d been letting stress get the best of me, particularly when it
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Vaginal Atrophy
Medically reviewed by Sheryl Kingsberg, Ph.D. If you’re over 50 and sex has become less pleasurable, or even painful, you’re
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It was March 2020, the early days of the pandemic. When uncertainty about, well, everything, was too much to bear,
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If you’re a woman between the ages of 40 and 65, you’ve probably experienced any number of stressors, including financial,
Read moreLos 10 síntomas más frecuentes de la menopausia
Barbara Dehn, RN, MS, NP, FAANP, NCMP hizo la revisión médica de este documento Todas las mujeres experimentan la menopausia,
Read moreOnce Hot Flashes Fade, Are There Lasting Health Impacts?
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Read moreA Conversation With Dr. Octavia Cannon About How Race Can Influence Menopause
Although menopause is a normal part of aging, many women can feel unprepared for the physical and mental changes that
Read moreI Believe I’m Aging Faster Because I Have HIV
As told to Erica Rimlinger In 1985, I read magazine articles about a new, medical mass murderer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
Read moreBlack Women Often Suffer in Silence During Menopause. I’m Going to Keep Talking.
As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Before 2020, menopause was one of those lifestages I really knew nothing about. The
Read moreJoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., Speaks With HealthyWomen About Hormone Therapy for Menopause
JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D. is an OB-GYN who is on the board of trustees for the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
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A woman in her late 40s may feel many things when she wakes up soaked in sweat: annoyed, anxious, maybe
Read moreWhat’s Hot About Menopause? Sex!
It’s time to make Naked Fridays a reality. A lot of people think menopause means less sex, and less enjoyable
Read more6 Foods That Are Secretly Aging You
Despite the fact that we’re all aging every single day of our lives, our society is flat-out obsessed with the
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Read more8 Foods to Eat for Healthy Bones
Approximately 8 million American women have osteoporosis, a disease that weakens and thins bones, leaving them fragile and prone to
Read more7 Ways to Prevent Bone Loss
Osteoporosis is a disease that occurs when poor-quality bone tissue causes your bones to become weak and brittle, which puts
Read moreMidlife Isn’t a Crisis, but Sleep, Stress and Happiness Feel a Little Different After 35 – or Whenever Middle Age Actually Begins
By Soomi Lee, University of South Florida Fewer than one-fifth of Americans say they actually experienced a midlife crisis. And
Read moreAnd Just Like That … I Had a Flash Period
“And Just Like That,” the much anticipated follow-up to “Sex and the City,” depicts the beloved characters dealing with life
Read more50-Year-Old Muscles Just Can’t Grow Big Like They Used to – the Biology of How Muscles Change With Age
By Muscles move your limbs and body by contracting or releasing.J. Gordon Betts, Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Eddie
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Read moreEnd-of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, but Your Loved Ones Will Thank You
By Deborah Carr, Boston University Death – along with taxes – is one of life’s few certainties. Despite this inevitability,
Read moreWhat Increases Your Risk for Bone Fractures and Osteoporosis?
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Candice Morgan pensó que sus episodios de mareo se debían a hambre o cansancio. Esta profesional de informática de Detroit,
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Español Candice Morgan blamed her bouts of dizziness on hunger or being tired. The Detroit, Michigan-based IT professional took a
Read more‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of
Read moreClinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider (HCP) About Osteoporosis
Medically reviewed by Dr. Risa Kagan Osteoporosis is a medical condition that causes your bones to become brittle and fragile
Read moreIt Wasn’t Muscle Damage: It Was Four Fractures and Osteoporosis
As told to Liz Sauchelli It had been two weeks since I’d slipped on the front stairs of my home
Read moreMy Family’s History With Osteoporosis Changed My Medical Career Path
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector Throughout my college years, every visit home for Christmas brought an increasingly alarming discovery:
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta Collagen is an unsung hero in our bodies that seems to finally be having
Read more10 Things the Men in Your Life Need to Know About Menopause
There’s a reason they call it “the big change.” Menopause is a big deal in a woman’s life, and it
Read moreI Got Shingles at 29
As told to Fortesa Latifi I was hiking on a mild winter day in East Tennessee. It was a Saturday,
Read moreSleep Apnea is More Common Than You Think — and More Serious
Susan Christian had never been a good sleeper, so when her sleep got increasingly worse during her 40s, she chalked
Read moreSurgical Menopause Hit Me Hard, but I’m Reconnecting With my Body — and My Partner
As told to Alex Fulton The call came after lunch. It was November, just before my 47th birthday. That morning,
Read moreIt’s Long Past Time to Invest in Women’s Health
Though women make up half the adult population, research into women’s health is disproportionately low. Of the nearly $42 billion
Read moreMiddle-Aged Americans in US Are Stressed and Struggle With Physical and Mental Health – Other Nations Do Better
By Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University Midlife was once considered a time to enjoy the fruits of one’s years
Read moreYes, There Is Sex After Menopause
In honor of Women’s Health Month, we’re exploring the importance of sexual health for women of all ages. Join HealthyWomen
Read moreKeep Your Brain Healthy at Every Age
Medically reviewed by Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D. In honor of Women’s Health Month, we’re exploring the importance of brain health for
Read moreWhat You Need to Know About Urinary Incontinence
Reviewed by Melissa Nassaney. Urinary incontinence (UI) is often viewed as an unavoidable part of aging, something women must simply
Read moreAt What Age Are People Usually Happiest? New Research Offers Surprising Clues
By Clare Mehta, Emmanuel College If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it
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