“The buildup to that last period is the perimenopause timeframe, and perimenopause, on average, lasts four to seven years, but it can be one to 10 years,” Adams said.
Meaning with menopause at an average age of 52, perimenopause will start for many people in their mid-40s or even early 40s.
“It’s not necessarily when you’re 55 or 60 that you need to be thinking about this. It could be in…
Aging takes a toll on the body; the body struggles to heal as efficiently and effectively. DNA is a part of this; it connects accelerated aging with cancer risk.
“Essentially, our body’s DNA splits and comes back together daily,” said Dr. Daniel Landau, an…
When your sympathetic nervous system is activated, you may hyperventilate or breathe too quickly or shallowly. That’s where the feeling like you can’t get enough air comes in.
And unfortunately, what may feel instinctual can make matters worse. “Paradoxically, the…
I Had My Fallopian Tubes Removed To End My Marriage. My Then-Husband's Reaction Shocked Me.
April 15, 2025
In the summer of 2020, while the virus raged and my marriage folded in and collapsed in slow motion upon itself, I decided that I would become infertile.
My husband sat next to me in the waiting room before I was wheeled away, surprisingly good-natured about it all, even…
6 Gaslighting Phrases People Say To Manipulate You
April 13, 2025
Abusers use gaslighting as a way to gain and maintain power and control in the relationship. They break down your confidence over time by making you think your interpretation of events is incorrect. The more you second-guess yourself, the more you start to believe their…
It’s easy for married couples to become two ships passing in the night, each so preoccupied by their own personal to-do lists, worries, and distractions that they rarely have a moment of true connection. But when you fail to take each other’s “emotional pulse on a…
One of the most valuable things parents can do for their children is simply avoid labeling them, McManne said. Labels hurt the parent-child relationship because they get in the way of parents seeing their children as struggling and needing help. Parents start to link certain…
RFK Jr. Says We'll Soon Know What's Fueling The Autism Epidemic, And His Prediction Is Wild
April 11, 2025
It was revealed last month that a large study is being launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to examine potential connections between vaccines and autism, despite extensive scientific research repeatedly disproving this claim or failing to find…
The Most Disgusting Human Body Facts Revealed
In a “bored” moment, TikToker @emmakeeleykawesha recently asked a question I bet they now regret: What’s the grossest fact about the human body? What people shared is stomach-turning, so read at…