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8 Foods to Eat for Healthy Bones
Read More: 8 Foods to Eat for Healthy BonesApproximately 8 million American women have osteoporosis, a disease that weakens and thins bones, leaving them fragile and prone to breaking. What you eat plays a key role in bone health, since our bodies rely on nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D to build and maintain strong bones. Not getting enough of these bone-building…
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7 Ways to Prevent Bone Loss
Read More: 7 Ways to Prevent Bone LossOsteoporosis is a disease that occurs when poor-quality bone tissue causes your bones to become weak and brittle, which puts you at high risk of having bone fractures. Once you have osteoporosis, it’s easy to break a bone as the result of an action that would have been uneventful if your bones were stronger: a…
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Midlife Isn’t a Crisis, but Sleep, Stress and Happiness Feel a Little Different After 35 – or Whenever Middle Age Actually Begins
Read More: Midlife Isn’t a Crisis, but Sleep, Stress and Happiness Feel a Little Different After 35 – or Whenever Middle Age Actually BeginsBy Soomi Lee, University of South Florida Fewer than one-fifth of Americans say they actually experienced a midlife crisis. And yet there are still some common misunderstandings people have about midlife. I study midlife, and especially how people in this stage of life experience sleep and stress. In my research, I have also found that…
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And Just Like That … I Had a Flash Period
Read More: And 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 in their early 50s. In episode nine, Charlotte breezily reported she hadn’t had a period in four months and was through menopause without any hot flashes. Later, she unexpectedly bled while wearing a white jumpsuit…
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50-Year-Old Muscles Just Can’t Grow Big Like They Used to – the Biology of How Muscles Change With Age
Read More: 50-Year-Old Muscles Just Can’t Grow Big Like They Used to – the Biology of How Muscles Change With AgeBy Muscles move your limbs and body by contracting or releasing.J. Gordon Betts, Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Eddie Johnson, Brandon Poe, Dean H. Kruse, Oksana Korol, Jody E. Johnson, Mark Womble, Peter DeSaix via OpenStax, CC BY Any time you move your body, you are doing so by shortening and pulling with your…
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Breast health, healthy aging, Heart disease, Menopause, Menopause matters, mental health, Perimenopause
How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About Menopause
Read More: How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About MenopauseDesign by Sarah Hoctor Medically reviewed by Dr. JoAnn V. Pinkerton
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End-of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, but Your Loved Ones Will Thank You
Read More: End-of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, but Your Loved Ones Will Thank YouBy Deborah Carr, Boston University Death – along with taxes – is one of life’s few certainties. Despite this inevitability, most people dread thinking and talking about when, how or under what conditions they might die. They don’t want to broach the topic with family, either, for fear of upsetting them. Ironically, though, talking about…
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What Increases Your Risk for Bone Fractures and Osteoporosis?
Read More: What Increases Your Risk for Bone Fractures and Osteoporosis?Medically reviewed by Dr. Risa Kagan
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Esclerosis múltiple: Qué esperar desde el diagnóstico hasta el tratamiento
Read More: Esclerosis múltiple: Qué esperar desde el diagnóstico hasta el tratamientoCandice Morgan pensó que sus episodios de mareo se debían a hambre o cansancio. Esta profesional de informática de Detroit, Michigan, se hizo una prueba de embarazo, aunque sabía que no estaba embarazada. Diez días después, fue al hospital, donde los médicos le hicieron una tomografía computarizada y la mantuvieron durante la noche en observación.…
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Multiple Sclerosis: What to Expect From Diagnosis to Treatment
Read More: Multiple Sclerosis: What to Expect From Diagnosis to TreatmentEspañol Candice Morgan blamed her bouts of dizziness on hunger or being tired. The Detroit, Michigan-based IT professional took a pregnancy test, even though she knew she wasn’t pregnant. Ten days later, she went to the hospital, where doctors took a CT scan and kept her overnight for observation. The next day, doctors ordered an…
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‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
Read More: ‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age BiasBy Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Joanne Whitney, 84, a retired associate clinical professor of pharmacy at the University of California-San Francisco, often feels devalued when interacting with health care providers. There was the time several years ago when she told an emergency room doctor that the antibiotic he wanted to prescribe wouldn’t counteract the…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider (HCP) About Osteoporosis
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider (HCP) About OsteoporosisMedically reviewed by Dr. Risa Kagan Osteoporosis is a medical condition that causes your bones to become brittle and fragile as a result of losing bone tissue, and it’s one of the most common health conditions that women experience. In fact, one in two women will break a bone in their lifetime as a result…
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Bone health, Chronic conditions, chronic pain, COVID-19, healthy aging, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Pain, Pandemic, Real women real stories
It Wasn’t Muscle Damage: It Was Four Fractures and Osteoporosis
Read More: It Wasn’t Muscle Damage: It Was Four Fractures and OsteoporosisAs told to Liz Sauchelli It had been two weeks since I’d slipped on the front stairs of my home and my back was still in excruciating pain. The emergency room doctor I’d seen after my fall thought I had muscle damage and had sprained my back. He prescribed anti-inflammatories and painkillers without taking an…
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My Family’s History With Osteoporosis Changed My Medical Career Path
Read More: My Family’s History With Osteoporosis Changed My Medical Career PathAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector Throughout my college years, every visit home for Christmas brought an increasingly alarming discovery: My grandmother was shrinking. I mean, really shrinking. We didn’t know she had osteoporosis. We just thought, “Grandma is getting old. She’s in her late 70s. Shrinking happens with age.” After menopause, women lose bone…
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Curious About Collagen?
Read More: Curious About Collagen?Medically reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Liotta Collagen is an unsung hero in our bodies that seems to finally be having its day. Ever since Jennifer Aniston went public with her support for a particular collagen supplement, it’s been getting a lot of attention in the media Could this be the secret behind her seeming inability…
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Depression, healthy aging, Heart disease, Menopause, mental health, Osteoporosis, Perimenopause, Relationships, Sex, Sex & relationships
10 Things the Men in Your Life Need to Know About Menopause
Read More: 10 Things the Men in Your Life Need to Know About MenopauseThere’s a reason they call it “the big change.” Menopause is a big deal in a woman’s life, and it comes with physical and emotional changes that can affect not just her, but those who love her. But it’s something people don’t talk about much — so not only do women often not understand what…
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healthy aging, Miscarriage, Prevention, Preventive health, Real women real stories, Skin, Skin health, Vaccinations, Vaccines
I Got Shingles at 29
Read More: I Got Shingles at 29As told to Fortesa Latifi I was hiking on a mild winter day in East Tennessee. It was a Saturday, and I was wearing my favorite hoodie — you know, the one that fits so well you keep it for a decade. But that day, something felt weird. It felt like an object was in…
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Sleep Apnea is More Common Than You Think — and More Serious
Read More: Sleep Apnea is More Common Than You Think — and More SeriousSusan Christian had never been a good sleeper, so when her sleep got increasingly worse during her 40s, she chalked it up to aging. It wasn’t until she turned 50 and started waking up gasping — desperately — for air that Christian decided to get help and was eventually diagnosed with sleep apnea. Although it’s…
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Surgical Menopause Hit Me Hard, but I’m Reconnecting With my Body — and My Partner
Read More: Surgical Menopause Hit Me Hard, but I’m Reconnecting With my Body — and My PartnerAs told to Alex Fulton The call came after lunch. It was November, just before my 47th birthday. That morning, I’d gone for a transvaginal ultrasound, as I’d done every six months since becoming aware of my BRCA1 mutation 10 years earlier. The BRCA1 mutation greatly increases breast cancer and ovarian cancer risk, so doctors…
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It’s Long Past Time to Invest in Women’s Health
Read More: It’s Long Past Time to Invest in Women’s HealthThough women make up half the adult population, research into women’s health is disproportionately low. Of the nearly $42 billion the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spends on medical research each year, only approximately $5 billion of that funding is directed specifically at women’s health. Unequal allocation of research dollars is not only a matter…
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Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Energy, healthy aging, mental health, Parenting, Self-Care, sleep, Stress
Middle-Aged Americans in US Are Stressed and Struggle With Physical and Mental Health – Other Nations Do Better
Read More: Middle-Aged Americans in US Are Stressed and Struggle With Physical and Mental Health – Other Nations Do BetterBy Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University Midlife was once considered a time to enjoy the fruits of one’s years of work and parenting. That is no longer true in the U.S. Deaths of despair and chronic pain among middle-aged adults have been increasing for the past decade. Today’s middle-aged adults – ages 40 to…
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Yes, There Is Sex After Menopause
Read More: Yes, There Is Sex After MenopauseIn honor of Women’s Health Month, we’re exploring the importance of sexual health for women of all ages. Join HealthyWomen CEO Beth Battaglino, RN and certified sex therapist Emily Jamea, Ph.D., for a Q&A on all things related to sexual health on Instagram Live tonight at 7:00 p.m. EDT. In spite of the fact that…
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Aging well, Alzheimer’s, Brain health, Fitness, healthy aging, Lifestyle, Menopause, Nutrition, Obesity, Perimenopause, Prevention, Preventive health, Weight Loss, Weight management
Keep Your Brain Healthy at Every Age
Read More: Keep Your Brain Healthy at Every AgeMedically reviewed by Rudy Tanzi, Ph.D. In honor of Women’s Health Month, we’re exploring the importance of brain health for women of all ages. Join HealthyWomen’s CEO Beth Battaglino and Dr. Gayatri Devi of Park Avenue Neurology for a Q&A on all things related to brain health on Instagram Live today at 11:45 am EDT.…
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Bladder, healthy aging, incontinence, Menopause, Oab, Overactive bladder, Pelvic health, Urinary tract infections, Urinary tracts conditions
What You Need to Know About Urinary Incontinence
Read More: What You Need to Know About Urinary IncontinenceReviewed by Melissa Nassaney. Urinary incontinence (UI) is often viewed as an unavoidable part of aging, something women must simply learn to tolerate as they get older. In truth, though aging contributes to UI, the condition is not inevitable and is actually quite treatable. UI can be very distressing and unpredictable and have a significant…
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At What Age Are People Usually Happiest? New Research Offers Surprising Clues
Read More: At What Age Are People Usually Happiest? New Research Offers Surprising CluesBy Clare Mehta, Emmanuel College If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it be? Would you choose to be nine years old, absolved of life’s most tedious responsibilities, and instead able to spend your days playing with friends and practicing your times tables? Or would you choose your…
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Too Much Sitting Is Bad For You — But Some Types Are Better Than Others
Read More: Too Much Sitting Is Bad For You — But Some Types Are Better Than OthersBy Wuyou Sui, University of Victoria and Harry Prapavessis, Western University The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a number of new behaviours into daily routines, like physical distancing, mask-wearing and hand sanitizing. Meanwhile, many old behaviours such as attending events, eating out and seeing friends have been put on hold. However, one old behaviour that has…
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Almost Half the World Will Go Through Menopause. Let’s Talk About It.
Read More: Almost Half the World Will Go Through Menopause. Let’s Talk About It.Shannon Lee isn’t interested in complaining about perimenopause — even when her symptoms, such as fatigue and cycle uncertainty, are bothersome. She entered perimenopause early, at 41, and is looking forward to the next phase of her life, without her period. Lee, now 43, credits much of this acceptance to her mother, who also went…
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Staying Active Throughout Adulthood Is Linked to Lower Healthcare Costs in Later Life – New Research
Read More: Staying Active Throughout Adulthood Is Linked to Lower Healthcare Costs in Later Life – New ResearchBy Diarmuid Coughlan, Newcastle University Exercise is good for your health at every age – and you can reap the benefits no matter how late in life you start. But our latest research has shown another benefit of being physically active throughout life. We found that in the US, people who were more physically active…
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Aging well, Alzheimer’s, Brain health, COVID-19, Fitness, healthy aging, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Weight Loss
15 (More) Minutes With Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Read More: 15 (More) Minutes With Dr. Sanjay GuptaDr. Sanjay Gupta recently took time out from his hectic schedule to speak with HealthyWomen’s editor-in-chief, Jaimie Seaton. An award-winning journalist, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, professor of neurosurgery and practicing neurosurgeon, Dr. Gupta discussed his new book, “Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age” with Seaton. The book explains the connection between the…
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Aging well, Alzheimer’s, Brain health, COVID-19, Fitness, healthy aging, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Weight Loss, Weight management
15 Minutes With Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Read More: 15 Minutes With Dr. Sanjay GuptaDr. Sanjay Gupta recently took time out from his hectic schedule to speak with HealthyWomen’s editor-in-chief, Jaimie Seaton. An award-winning journalist, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, professor of neurosurgery and practicing neurosurgeon, Dr. Gupta discussed his new book, “ Does Forgetting a Name or Word Mean That I Have Dementia? Racism Linked To Cognitive Decline in…
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The Personal and Financial Toll Alzheimer’s Takes on Women of Color
Read More: The Personal and Financial Toll Alzheimer’s Takes on Women of ColorWhen Stephanie Monroe began her advocacy work on Capitol Hill to fight Alzheimer’s disease, she had no idea of the upheaval her own family would face when an Alzheimer’s diagnosis hit home years later. To care for her father, who has Alzheimer’s, Monroe and her siblings pay $4,600 a month for their parents to live…
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Menopause Symptoms Are Far From Universal
Read More: Menopause Symptoms Are Far From UniversalMenopause is inescapable for people with ovaries. Yet, the experience is still far from universal. Culture, geographic location and biology all play a part in how women fare during perimenopause and menopause. For writer Laurie Ulster, 54, entering perimenopause several years ago was a shock — largely because she didn’t know much about perimenopause until…
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healthy aging, Menopause, Orgasms, Perimenopause, Relationships, Reproductive health, Sex, Sex & relationships, Sexual health
How to Have the Best Sex of Your Life After Menopause
Read More: How to Have the Best Sex of Your Life After MenopauseWhen Kathy Phillips approached menopause, she thought back to her mother’s experience with the transition. In Phillips’ memories, when her mother went through menopause, she began dressing old and actually became old. Phillips, 57, worried that she’d follow in her mother’s footsteps, but that wasn’t her experience. “It’s not that way at all. You can…
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What You Need to Know About Menopause
Read More: What You Need to Know About MenopauseMedically Reviewed by Barbara Dehn At 47, Louisa, a community college adjunct professor, has been struggling with perimenopause symptoms including an erratic menstrual cycle, cramping without bleeding, leg pains and severely sensitive breasts. “I had to protect them, even in the shower,” Louisa said, referring to her breast pain. Though she had already been taking…
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I Found My Secret to Feeling Younger and Stronger. The Pandemic Stole It Away.
Read More: I Found My Secret to Feeling Younger and Stronger. The Pandemic Stole It Away.By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News Back in early January, before COVID-19 was as familiar as the furniture, I went in for my annual physical. My doctor looked at my test results and shook his head. Virtually everything was perfect. My cholesterol was down. So was my weight. My blood pressure was that of a…
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Menopause Set Me on Fire, but I’m Staying Cool
Read More: Menopause Set Me on Fire, but I’m Staying CoolAs told to Diana Whitney My first encounter with menopause came before my 52nd birthday. It was summer in Florida, and this hot flash hit. It was shocking and debilitating, like an inferno within me that kept intensifying and intensifying. Luckily I was at home, not in the office or out at a social event.…
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Menopause: Answering the Big Questions in Women’s Midlife Health
Read More: Menopause: Answering the Big Questions in Women’s Midlife HealthDespite the fact that every woman eventually will go through menopause, a diagnosis of perimenopause can take years. A woman may see her doctor or visit an emergency room for heart palpitations, try sleep aids for her suddenly sleepless nights, consider therapy for emotions that feel out of control and starve herself or get expensive…
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For Now, I’m Managing my Unpredictable Chronic Illness With Yoga and Mindfulness
Read More: For Now, I’m Managing my Unpredictable Chronic Illness With Yoga and MindfulnessThis story is part of our Real Women, Real Stories series, documenting the lived experiences of women along their health journeys. Please always consult your health care professional with personal concerns or questions. I have limitations. They look like cauliflowers. There. I said it. Denial and avoidance have been my best friends and worst enemies.…
