Menopause : 33 Articles

If you're a woman in midlife, you might be experiencing changes in your menstrual cycle or uncomfortable physical symptoms like hot flashes or sleep disturbances. If you're a post-menopausal women, protecting your bones and heart is probably top of mind.  In this section you'll find information that can help you stay healthy and feel better before, during and after menopause.

How menopause affects a woman’s fat cells

Women tend to carry excess fat in their hips and thighs, while men tend to carry it on their stomachs. But after menopause, things start to change: many women's fat storage patterns start…

Vitamin D and calcium supplements don’t prevent bone fractures in older women

Older women shouldn't take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there's not enough evidence to say whether it would help anyone else either, says a U.S.…

Not all dairy products equal for bone health

A study by researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), has found that dairy intake -- specifically milk and…

Healthy lifestyle during menopause may cut breast cancer risk

Obesity during menopause stops healthy tissue from trapping excess fat and sugars, which instead fuel tumor growth. Obese, postmenopausal women are at greater risk for developing breast cancer…

10 ways to add soy to your diet

Research suggests that consuming at least 54 milligrams of soy isoflavones per day can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes. 1. Add cooked soybeans to salads, soups, chilies and…

Natural remedies for menopause

Hot flashes, the most common menopause-related symptom, cause many women to seek out foods, supplements and other remedies touted to offer relief.  While some therapies have good evidence…

Weight loss from a low fat diet may eliminate hot flashes

Weight loss that occurs by following a low-fat, high fruit and vegetable diet may help to reduce or eliminate hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause, according to a new study…

Large study finds soy helps alleviate hot flashes

In the most comprehensive study to date to examine the effects of soy on menopause, researchers have found that two daily servings of soy can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes…

Study: Flaxseed doesn't ease hot flashes

New study findings from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota suggest that consuming flaxseed may not ease menopausal hot flashes despite some promising early evidence that it might. The…

Weight loss helps reduce hot flashes

A new study from researchers at the University of California are reporting that overweight women who suffer from bothersome hot flashes may find some relief by losing weight. Researchers found…

Lifestyle choices prevent heart attacks in postmenopausal women

Five simple lifestyle choices can prevent most heart attacks in postmenopausal women, according to a study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The heart healthy five are:…

Black cohosh offers little relief from hot flashes

In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the National Institute on Aging and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine have found that black cohosh may offer…

Health Canada issues warning against black cohosh

Health Canada has issued an advisory about the safety of black cohosh after a possible link was made between the herb and liver damage. There have been three reported cases of liver damage in…

Herbal supplements may relieve menopause symptoms

German researchers have found a combination of black cohosh and St. Johnís wort significantly reduces the symptoms of menopause. The nine-month study, involving 300 women, gave herbal…

Low-fat diet wards off postmenopausal weight gain

A study of more than 48,000 postmenopausal women has found that a low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains is not associated with weight gain. Researchers at MedStar Research…

Soy isoflavones no benefit to post menopausal women

Soy supplements that contain isoflavones do not seem to help lower cholesterol, boost bone density and keep the mind sharp after menopause, new research from the University Medical Center in…

Plant isoflavones may slow menopausal bone loss

Adding to evidence of the potential benefits of plant estrogens, a new study suggests that isoflavone supplements may help reduce menopausal bone loss. UK researchers found that, when taken…

Red clover does not relieve hot flashes

Red clover extract, advertised as an alternative to hormone therapy, offered menopausal women no more relief from hot flashes than a placebo, according to a study published last week in the…

Plant estrogens don't ease hot flashes in breast cancer survivors

Breast cancer survivors often look to herbal remedies that contain plan estrogens to ease menopausal hot flashes because they cannot take hormone replacement therapy. But according to a new…

Hormone replacement therapy does not protect the heart

The belief that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) protects women against coronary heart disease was dealt another blow by researchers last week. Researchers at Nottingham University said their…