Menopause Lifestyle » Postmenopausal women http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:17:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Postmenopausal women, sleep and stroke http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/postmenopausal-women-sleep-and-stroke/ http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/postmenopausal-women-sleep-and-stroke/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:21:31 +0000 Ada http://www.menopauselifestyle.com/blog/postmenopausal-women-sleep-and-stroke/

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Postmenopausal women who get less than 6 hours sleep or more than 9 hours a day are more likely to develop ischemic stroke than those who sleep for 7 hours. Women who slept more than 9 hours a day were over 70% more likely, and those who slept less than 6 hours were 14% more [...]

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Can chocolate prevent heart disease in postmenopausal women? Menopause Lifestyle -

Scientists at the University of East Anglia in the UK are carrying out a study to see if chocolate can reduce the risk of developing heart disease in post-menopausal women with type 2 diabetes. Chocolate is made out of cocoa which is rich in substances called flavonoids which are thought to be good for the [...]

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]]> http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/can-chocolate-prevent-heart-disease-in-postmenopausal-women/feed/ 4 Dried plums to prevent osteoporosis and fractures http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/dried-plums-to-prevent-osteoporosis-and-fractures/ http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/dried-plums-to-prevent-osteoporosis-and-fractures/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:31:49 +0000 admin http://www.menopauselifestyle.com/?p=1355

Dried plums to prevent osteoporosis and fractures Menopause Lifestyle -

Can a handful of dried plums (prunes) save you from a long stay in hospital? Osteoporosis makes the bones fragile so they fracture easily with very little force or stress. In the first 7 years after menopause, women can lose up to 5% of their bone mass every year. About 8 million women have osteoporosis [...]

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Eating meat not linked to breast cancer in older women Menopause Lifestyle -

Meat is good! Well, it’s not all bad anyway. There are several things that have been linked to breast cancer in postmenopausal women like smoking e.t.c. Well, now it looks like eating meat is not one of them. Meat produces chemicals called “meat mutagens”, which are thought to cause changes in the DNA in cells. [...]

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]]> http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/eating-meat-not-linked-to-breast-cancer-in-older-women/feed/ 1 One tablet a month could help osteoporosis after menopause http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/one-tablet-a-month-could-help-osteoporosis-after-menopause/ http://menopauselifestyle.com/blog/one-tablet-a-month-could-help-osteoporosis-after-menopause/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:31:40 +0000 Ada http://www.menopauselifestyle.com/blog/one-tablet-a-month-could-help-osteoporosis-after-menopause/

One tablet a month could help osteoporosis after menopause Menopause Lifestyle -

One tablet (150mg) of the drug ibandronate (Boniva) a month could help women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Boniva is related to the drugs Fosamax and Actonel both of which are available to be taken by mouth daily or weekly. All these are all drugs which help to prevent and treat osteoporosis after menopause. Boniva can be [...]

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