by Anju Mathur, MD What is Adrenal fatigue? * Feeling fatigued? * Feel exhausted when confronted with difficult situations? * Having trouble getting started each morning? * Need coffee, tea or sugary treats to keep going during the day? If your response was, “yes, I got that!” to any of the above, you could be feeling the effects of Adrenal Fatigue which has been called the twenty-first century physical ailment. Adrenal fatigue can happen in any individual who has very painful physical strain or hard to endure conditions in their life including such things as too physical a job,...

by Ricardo d Argence Although a lot of females think it’s fine to gain some pounds while in menopause, since it just occurs rather naturally, it really isn’t something that a person would want to do. There are a lot of women who face weight loss challenges during this part of their life but it is important to tackle that issue head on. Leaving it alone and allowing yourself to gain the weight without doing anything about it is putting your health at risk more then you know. Your chances of getting breast cancer increase as you gain weight during menopause. You must realize what kinds of...

by Ricardo d Argence Upon reaching your menopausal stage, just like most women, you will realize that your weight is gradually gaining even though no alteration in your diet and exercise. It is important to note that you are dealing with a big change in your body when you are going through menopause. If you feel like you are gaining weight your estrogen level may have dropped. As you get older, things that you were able to eat when you were a kid, you can eat now. You become allergic to them and in some cases you end up in the hospital with reactions. So just be careful. Look at it from this point of...

by Ricardo d Argence When you hit menopause, you may find that like many women, you find your weight creeping slowly upward, even though there has been no change in your diet or your exercise. What you need to remember though, is that when you are dealing with menopause, you are dealing with a fairly big change in your body. If you feel like you are gaining weight your estrogen level may have dropped. As you get older, things that you were able to eat when you were a kid, you can eat now. You become allergic to them and in some cases you end up in the hospital with reactions. So just be careful. Look...

by Ricardo d Argence Apart from the bothersome symptoms of menopause, weight gain is very common during this time in a woman’s life. This weight gain is often unexpected, and happens even in women who haven’t made any dietary changes or reduced their activity level. There are number of menopausal weight loss products that are marketed to women as effective aids in fighting weight gain during menopause,as you might imagine. But are these products really worth it? Let’s discuss the mechanisms of weight gain during menopause, and the associated risks of being overweight during menopause...