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Goodbye January: Hormones, Habits & Challenges in Midlife
Midlife challenges in January. Is anyone else ridiculously excited to finally have January behind them?Every single day felt like a challenge for one reason or another—and then to top it off, January has 31 days. Thirty-one! Like… get over yourself already. January automatically comes with hardships baked in. It’s the month after a month of…
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The Wonder Pill for Perimenopause
The Wonder Pill for Perimenopause (Mic Drop: It Doesn’t Exist) Let’s start with the thing every woman going through perimenopause is secretly Googling at 2 a.m.:“Is there a magic pill that fixes all of this?” Ladies… mic drop. It does. Not. Exist. I know. We want it to exist. We want to swallow something once…
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From Benadryl to Real Progress: Why the FDA’s New Decision on Hormone Therapy Matters
Finally, good news for midlife women — the FDA just removed its warning on hormone therapy. Here’s what it means for you. This past summer, I shared a story about my “appointment from hell.” You remember — the one where a doctor told me to try Benadryl for chronic vaginal burning. That post hit a…
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Hormones, Health, and the Myth of the Magic Fix
The other day I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Forever Fit, where host Carol Covino was interviewing Dr. Nayan Patel, a pharmacologist and hormone expert. They were discussing one of my hot topics: menopause hormone replacement therapy (MHRT) and midlife wellness. Carol asked a question many of us wonder about: When is…
