Female Menopause Mentors

Healthy Changes Cause Benefit But Can They Cause Harm?

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:48 +0000

Much of what we write about on this blog is designed to encourage you to improve your health, both physical and emotional. I am a big supporter of healthy eating and regular exercise. It is something I have done by entire life thanks to my mother, who modeled this behavior with cooking healthy meals and [...]

Skin Care Tips for Menopausal Women

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:53:06 +0000

How do you care for your skin? What problems do you have now that you did not have before Menopause? What Tips would you add to these? Please look at this short video and then let me know what you think. Tips on Skin care for the Menopausal Woman Tweet This Post

Anxiety – Tips to deal with it

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:56:32 +0000

The link to the following video is an unlisted video on YouTube. The only way for you to see this is for me to give you the link. This is about 5 minutes and includes the Tips you will find below. http://bit.ly/AnxietyTips or just click on the words Anxiety Tips Remember that Anxiety is a [...]

APPETITE CHANGES THAT COME WITH WEIGHT LOSS

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:12:24 +0000

Your body can be like a stubborn child, rebelling against all your hard work to improve your weight and conditioning! Now that the New Year is upon us, no doubt many of you have resolutions and intentions to improve your health. This will most likely include your diet and weight. A recent study has uncovered [...]

Osteoporosis part 3

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:40:42 +0000

In this segment I review the dietary needs of a menopausal woman to meet the demand for protein, calcium and other minerals and Vitamin D3 to keep bones strong. I also recommend exercise to stress the bones so the body will strengthen them. This does not have to be vigorous but it does need to [...]

Osteoporosis part 2

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:27:59 +0000

You have seen part one of Osteoporosis and learned that bone is dynamic tissue, constantly being remodeled. When additions don’t keep up with destruction you get softening of bone called osteopenia if it is mild or osteoporosis if it is more advanced. Here is video #2 in a series of 3 on this topic. [...]

Vertigo during Menopause

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:27:18 +0000

Why do women who are peri-menopausal and post Menopause experience dizziness? What type of symptom warrants paying a co-pay and taking time to see your health care practitioner? Probably any that make you uncomfortable, unsure and keeps recurring. This video discusses the reasons for vertigo during menopause and makes you more informed when you discuss [...]

Osteoporosis part 1

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:10:53 +0000

What is osteoporosis? Who is at risk? What can be done to prevent it? How is it treated? This is the first of a 3 part series. Parts 2 and 3 are in the membership area. Sign up on the home page to become a member and gain access to these additional videos. Tweet [...]

Menopause and Nail Changes

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:45 +0000

The finger nails and toe nails can be changed by menopause. Every change a woman experiences in her nails is not caused by menopause. These changes need to be differentiated! Here is some information about this symptom of menopause and what you can discuss with your doctor or other health care provider. Menopause and Nail [...]

What You Need to Know About Strength and Aging

Mentors@femalemenopausementors.com (Anne Vaillancourt PAC and Bruce L Bair PAC) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:50:20 +0000

Common knowledge and experience tell us that we lose strength and endurance as we age. Many of us tell ourselves that we can’t do this or that activity (you insert the activity) for as long, or as fast or as hard as we did when we were young. Many people remember fondly their younger years [...]