And it’s understandable considering since the feud between them started, Oprah’s gained about 40 pounds and now weighs around 200 pounds. It’s obvious to anyone Michelle Obama is not the cause of the Daytime Diva’s weight gain. Chances are, Oprah’s stress levels are through the roof, but how would that make someone gain weight?

Because stress shuts down your mind. Imagine that you see a fast moving car about to hit you. You’re reaction? You jump out of the way. You don’t think about the make or model of the car. You don’t think about who’s driving and why they may hit you. You jump to save your life. Even though you’re mind is under immediate stress, it shuts down and the reactions are automatic. (more…)

And I understand them: no spotting, no bloating, no tension, no unwanted pregnancies, etc. So now they can take hormones to get relief  hot flashes, anxiety, sleep loss, mood swings and get their youth back. Looks like everybody is happy:

- women, because they look and feel young again
- doctors, because menopause management is this way.

But not any more. The recent Danish study results proved 2 things:

1. Risk of heart disease was lower, if women were cycling.
2. Transdermal route was superior.

These finding are supporting previously very well know point of view, that cycling is better. So if you want your youth back, get some inconvenience. But you will be rewarded.
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Do you want to have your periods back? Yes? No? Most of the women say no. And it is understandable: who wants to have this trouble again. If you decide to get bioidentical hormone replacement, you may have it without periods.  And everybody loves it: youth is back but no periods, no pregnancy. Another choice is to go back to cycling with periods again. There is no consensus which is better. And I usually recommended my patients BHRT without cycling. Until recently.

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No doubt, that some drugs are linked to weight gain. Among them: almost all diabetic medications except Glucophage, Prozac, Elavil etc. But are they really the cause of weight gain? Or there is some other cause? Are the drugs are adding calories to your diet, or our metabolism is down, leading to weight gain, even if you eat only a handful of food?

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Lack of sleep and hot flashes can make your life a nightmare. Lack of libido and vaginal dryness may cause problems in your life. No fun at all! So can we improve the quality of life?  Definitely! We do have treatments. The question is, how to solve the problem: antidepressants and sleeping pills or hormones?

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