Menopause

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The Calcium conundrum

For years Calcium has been promoted as the big preventer of developing Osteoporosis. Dairy companies spend millions on campaigns to tell...

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Glimmer of hope for women's health.

I'm heartened to find that Prof Lesley Regan, the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, is co-chairing a...

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Menopause and muscle pain.

Over the years hundreds of women in the forties and fifties have come to me looking for treatment of increased muscle pain and aches,...

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New study shows mediterranean diet improves muscle mass and bone density after menopause.

A new study of postmenopausal women in Brazil found higher bone mass and muscle mass in postmenopausal women who started eating a...

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Why do women lose bone density during menopause?

So what happens to bones as they age, and why is bone density so much more important to women than men? It may be surprising to learn...

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Brittle bones start earlier than you think...

The ageing process is cruel to women. After a lifetime of periods, childbirths, breastfeeding, the menopause and the discomforts and...