Mind Over Menopause

Challenging the Change

Middle Aged Woman

July 23rd, 2008 in Keep Laughing

A little video to enjoy. We need more like this …

What about black cohosh?

July 19th, 2008 in Therapies

Black cohosh tends to be one of those supplements that is recommended by a friend, it’s not advertised widely.

Like all products recommended by a friend, it may not have the same effect on you.

We are all different, what your sister experiences is not necessarily what you will, or do, experience.

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Bring back the Daily Kegel

July 13th, 2008 in Common Problems

Do you remember the Kegel exercises ?

If you do remember them, then you’re like me, and came across them as a young mother. We did Kegel exercises back then to ‘keep our figure’ and didn’t stop to think that they were originally developed in 1948 for control of incontinence.

Well, it’s time to bring back the Daily Kegel.

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Review : The Menopause Industry

July 13th, 2008 in Reviews

Never forget, menopause has great commercial potential!!!

The pharmaceutical manufacturers have changed menopause from a natural life transition into a disease requiring treatment by labeling all aspects of normal aging and midlife problems as menopausal.

Naturally the drug companies have no concern for anything other then their profit columns and if this causes anguish and pain to millions of women why should they care? Read the rest of this entry »

I have become the Invisible Woman

July 10th, 2008 in Annoyances

It happens to me more and more frequently.

In shops it’s very noticeable. People standing behind me get served before I do.

There seems to be some sort of radiation over store entrances and shop counters that renders me totally invisible to the staff.

Someone should tell the Department of Defense about it. Read the rest of this entry »

Middle Age Spread

July 5th, 2008 in Keep Fit

Menopause isn’t the only cause of middle-age spread. Let’s be serious honest about the other factors. A lot of the dreaded spread is because we just aren’t exercising and, to be truthful, this is the time of life that we really have to exercise and the time of life when it’s just too hard to exercise.

But we can take up arms against the enemy of middle aged spead and manage our menopausal symptoms at the same time!

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