by MenopausED | Apr 1, 2020
What should I know about menopause? Everything! Are you prepared for perimenopause, the hormone fluctuations of midlife? Do you know what changes your body and mind will go through when estrogen levels decrease? If you know what to expect from this natural phase of...
by MenopausED | Mar 5, 2020
Vitamins, supplements, and minerals are crucial for good health, especially for women 40 and older. The human body requires more than 45 vitamins and minerals to maintain good health. The only vitamin that our body can make is vitamin D, all others must be ingested....
by MenopausED | Jul 1, 2019 | Diet, Osteoporosis
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...
by Teresa Isabel | Mar 20, 2015 | Osteoporosis, Exercise, Menopause
Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones characterized by brittle and fragile bones. If you suffer from osteoporosis you are more likely to suffer a fracture if you fall. Even a small fall may cause a fracture in someone with osteoporosis which may not have in someone...
by Teresa Isabel | Mar 2, 2015 | Osteoporosis
During menopause you need to think about food for your menopausal bones. Bones aren’t static, they have cells that make bone and cells that dissolve bone. When we are young we make more bone than we lose but around the menopause years bone loss speeds up due to...