Menopause
The Vitamin Professor Podcast’s Lesson 21: LJ100 and Menopause Awareness Month
On this episode of The Vitamin Professor Podcast, Professor Gene Bruno talks to Annie George of Biotropics Malaysia Berhad.
The Hottest News in Hot Flashes
More than half the population is female. More than half of them will experience the symptoms of menopause. Yet there have been virtually no advances in the treatment of menopause since hormone replacement therapy. Pharmaceutically, that is. There have been lots of advances in natural medicine. Some won’t surprise you. Some will! Black Cohosh It ...
[Extra! Extra!] Menopausal Hormone Therapies: Each Presents Unique Challenges
In a new study, researchers analyzed the effects of seven different hormone treatments for menopausal symptoms on the risk of blood clots, stroke and heart attack. The study, which involved around one million women aged between 50 and 58, is the largest and most comprehensive study of currently prescribed hormonal substances in the world. The ...
The XX Factor
What’s going on in the women’s supplement market? Turns out, quite a bit. The famous question, “What do women want?” can largely be answered as “good health, love and happiness.” While retailers can’t help their women customers with the last two, they sure could help fulfill the first desire. And the good news is that ...
[Extra! Extra!] Researchers Find Link Between NAD+ and Impaired Women’s Fertility
A woman’s fertility normally decreases by her late 30s with reproductive function eventually ceasing at menopause. Science has shown that a biochemical called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), present in all cells in the body, plays a critical role in fertility decline. Researchers have revealed how this happens and have identified potential new approaches to enhance ...
The Changing Landscape of Women’s Health Products
In November 2023, First Lady Jill Biden, PhD, announced that she will lead the White House’s inaugural initiative on Women’s Health Research. For many, this is a long time coming, and is the beginning of an exciting new era in research and product development to help women lead their best lives in all life stages. ...
Menopause and Your Mind
Though hot flashes get most of the menopause attention, unfortunately, these physical symptoms are not the whole story of the challenge of menopause. Menopause can bring with it a whole host of psychological struggles, including depression, anxiety and insomnia. The time around menopause is a time of increased risk of depression (Obstet Gynecol Clin North ...
Women’s Prerogatives
Empowering women of all ages and types is a continually strengthening message: their health is at the core. There was a time just a few decades ago when women were referred to as “the weaker sex.” But indeed, women have come a long way, baby—to recycle a legendary ad slogan to support the women’s movement ...
New Thoughts on Menopause, Hormones & Herbs
To be, or not to be? That is the question, at least according to Hamlet. Another query amongst women of a certain age might be: to use HRT (hormone replacement therapy), or not use HRT? That is certainly a big question, with strong advocates on both sides of the equation. I started out working in ...
News Flash on Hot Flashes: They are Lasting Longer
Menopause symptoms are not just for midlife anymore, according to a new Mayo Clinic study recently published in the Journal of the North American Menopause Society. The study, conducted by researchers at Mayo Clinic gathered data from nearly 5,000 women. When asked whether they experienced any symptoms commonly associated with menopause, such as hot flashes ...
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