Fabulous After Forty

Sleepless nights and excessive perspiration are continual problems for millions of women who suffer from menopause, thyroid malfunctions, cancer treatments and pregnancy. With new, technical sleepwear fabrics, comfortable help is on the way. While this sleepwear won’t prevent night sweats, it will keep you from waking up soaked.

Celebrate the month of your birth by having a mammogram - toast your life with this fast, easy and noninvasive test.

We now know from the latest scientific research, that although nicotine is one of the world’s fastest acting drugs — the actual PHYSICAL withdrawal pangs when you give up ARE SO MILD, YOU WILL HARDLY NOTICE THEM WHEN YOU STOP

You don’t have to look far to find the numerous ads promoting products such as Zalestra, Estrin-D and others for pre-menopausal and menopausal weight loss. These over the counter weight-loss products promote the fact that they can combat weight gain in women who are pre-menopausal or menopausal.

Although you may be accustomed to having low energy levels, it does not need to be a normal part of your life. You can improve your energy and well being by following those basic guidelines for optimal health…

Learn how you can make over your diet to improve your heart health.

HIV infections are on the rise. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of Americans over 50 who are infected with HIV have grown over 5 times (16,300 people in 1995, to 90,600 in 2003).

As we get older our eye can suffer from Presbyopia, this can occur when our eyes are unable to focus incoming light due to the loss and flexibility in our eye muscles. The unfortunate result is that trying to read close-up such as reading a book or newspaper or even trying to use computer screens can become blurred.

When it comes to heart disease and women, awareness is shockingly low and occurrence, frighteningly high. But the support of friends and family can make all the difference.

When you look in the mirror, it doesn’t come into view. Just imagine, you could be twenty, thirty, forty or older and it could afflict you.

By Cheryl Haining

Your well-being depends on what you eat, when you eat, how you eat, fluid intake and how well your food is absorbed. We absorb everything we need to sustain life through our lungs, digestive system and skin. A robust digestive system is central to our well-being, tirelessly extracting the fuel and nutrients we […]

In order to lessen the severity of symptoms, women need to be informed about proper nutrition including vitamin and other supplement consumption.

Hot flashes are characterized by a sudden feeling of heat often accompanied with a reddening of the face and profuse sweating. For some, it is as mild as a brief warm flushing of the face and skin. For others, it is experienced as an intense heat on the face and upper body with intense sweating. Sometimes hot flashes are also accompanied by an increased heart rate, nausea, dizziness, anxiety, weakness or a feel of suffocation.