Whether or not to take estrogen and hormones in general is a big decision that I discuss in great detail in a recent free training I’ve developed called Navigating the Change. And stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is almost as big a decision. What should you expect and how will you feel afterward? An April 2015 article in the journal […]

They’ve been going strong for decades and sold over 30 million records worldwide. But today, Belinda is going to be talking about a different aspect of her life, her transition through The Change, and sharing her perspectives on menopause and hot flashes. Dr. Mache Seibel: Welcome Belinda and thank you for spending some time with me. How long have the […]

How do you lower hot flashes if you don’t want to take medication? Approximately 80% of women have hot flashes and many prefer not to take medications, and due to breast cancer and other medical conditions, some women cannot take them. Now, a totally non-medicine approach in the journal Menopause in August 2014 has been developed to stop hot flashes. It […]

Hot flashes are just a nuisance, right? If you think that, you would be very wrong. A recent study by Dr. Phil Sarrel and colleagues looked at the cost of untreated hot flashes in 500,000 menopausal women working at Fortune 500 companies or women who were there spouses, dependents or retirees. All had insurance and so their diagnosis and treatment […]

What helps hot flashes and painful sex? Menopause expert Dr Mache Seibel discusses hot flashes, intimacy and menopause in cancer patients with Dr Mary Jane Minkin Ob-Gyn.

New research published in the Journal of Women’s Health found certain methods appear to be more successful and attitude about stopping matters. The study surveyed 2,328 women aged 45-70 and found that a woman’s attitude towards the treatment was an important factor in how well she coped coming off the medication. Two thirds of the women stopped on their own and […]

Are you confused about estrogen? You are not alone. Before the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was published in 2002, Premarin® was one of the most widely used medications in the world. But after the WHI suggested that Premarin’s side effects caused an increase in breast cancer, blood clots, stroke and heart attacks, women panicked and threw away their estrogen. Understandable in light […]

When 52-year-old Ms. S made an appointment with me, a psychiatrist, things weren’t going well for her. Even seeing her grand-children wasn’t bringing a smile to her face. She “felt ‘blah’ all spring,” her usually favorite time of the year. She’s had trouble sleeping and didn’t have her usual energy so she didn’t plant the flowers or tend to the garden […]

Soyfoods are an ancient food, consumed by Asian populations for centuries. They didn’t truly arrive in the United States until the 1960s when tofu and a few other soyfoods became embraced by the health-conscious counter-culture that helped fuel the societal changes taking place at that time. Over the next three decades, soyfoods steadily trickled into the mainstream, but didn’t really take off […]

If you are dealing with hot flashes and night sweats and can’t or don’t want to take hormones, a new study in the June 2014 issue of the journal Menopause may be just the thing you are searching for. It uses CBT or cognitive-behavioral therapy to turn down the heat. This is a particularly exciting option for women with breast […]