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Tips to improve hot flashes in hot weather
I hope you are healthy, safe, content, and enjoying summer, wherever you are! If you are in a hot and humid place like I am—I’m in southern Ontario—you may find your hot flashes have become worse since the temperature has gone up because slight increases in body...
Why Don’t Women Talk About Urinary and Vaginal Health?
As a healthcare professional specializing in women's health in midlife, I wonder - why don’t women talk about urinary and vaginal health? It’s a really important question – why don’t women talk about urinary and vaginal health? We don’t mention it to our friends,...
Are you apple-shaped or pear-shaped?
Women come in all shapes and sizes. A new study found that postmenopausal women with normal weight have a higher risk of cardiac disease if they are apple-shaped rather than pear-shaped. During the menopause transition when estrogen levels fluctuate and decline,...
What is Vitamin D Good For?
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for overall health. Our bodies produce vitamin D when our skin is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight. And vitamin D occurs naturally in some foods, is added to others, and is available as a supplement in the form of a pill...
Teresa on Living a Better Life Podcast with Madelaine Golec
Recently I was the featured guest on the podcast Living a Better Life with Madelaine Golec. At my first Mompreneurs Conference in 2019, Madelaine was one of the women listening to me talk about menopause (what else?). She is a Registered Physiotherapist/ Pelvic Floor...
Teresa speaking about menopause at PxP2019
Last week I enjoyed speaking about menopause at PxP2019 —on demystifying hormone therapy (HT)—to pharmacists from across Canada. Pharmacy Experience Pharmacie (PxP2019) is joint Canadian Pharmacists Association and Ontario Pharmacists Association conference. I also...
Teresa’s interview with Mompreneurs
Mompreneurs® is a group dedicated to supporting, educating, and empowering moms in business. I'm a Mompreneurs member and their website features an interview they did with me. My interview with Mompreneurs allowed me to expand on the reasons that I became interested...
Who should know about the hormonal changes of midlife?
Most women are not prepared for the hormonal changes of midlife.Women in their late-30s and early-40s who have not yet experienced any changes will benefit from knowing what to expect. Understanding what the body and mind will go through when hormones...
My business MenopausED profiled on Phaze2inc.
I founded MenopausED to help women navigate "the change" -- the menopause transition. Now I'm very pleased to report that my business MenopausED has been profiled on Phaze2inc. by entrepreneur and business coach Trish Tonaj, here! Trish is a coach working with...
