An occasional treat during the holidays won’t derail your health. By understanding the impact of refined sugar and understanding some of the steps you can take to consume sugar responsibly, you are on your way to thriving during the holidays.

Pelvic floor physical therapy is more than a treatment—it’s a pathway to reclaiming strength, comfort, and confidence during a transformative phase of life. For women navigating the complexities of perimenopause, PFPT offers a proactive and effective approach to achieving better pelvic health and overall quality of life.

Adding adequate protein into your diet has many benefits. Maintaining muscle mass, reducing body fat gain, and reducing or managing menopause symptoms are all benefits of adequate protein intake during menopause. We recommend including 20-30 grams of protein with each meal. Vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, dairy, and seafood are all great ways to add protein to your diet.

The holidays are a time when people find it hard to keep up with the healthy routines they have cultivated all year. Today we’ll provide some tips to help you maintain your healthy habits, continue eating well, and continue to move throughout the day. 

Did you know that women metabolize alcohol differently than men, and that older women metabolize alcohol differently than younger women? Today we’ll cover some little known facts about alcohol consumption and the menopause transition. 

The concept of laws related specifically to menopausal women is relatively new and faces several key challenges. While awareness of menopause and its effects on women’s health is growing, gaps in legislative action and understanding remain. This post discusses some of the most prominent issues.

Aging is a blessing. Although the menopause transition is hard, I am reminded that it ushers in a time of confidence and self love few women get to experience early in life.

Today’s blog dives into the shocking and scary: Health Risks for Women in Menopause. Believe it or not, just entering into the perimenopausal and postmenopausal phase of life predisposes women to a litany of health issues including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, and urinary incontinence.

It is hard to know when you are in perimenopause! Blood tests can be inconclusive, tons of online companies offer tests that don’t work. Here we break down a few of the factors you can use to understand if you have entered into perimenopause, and what to do next.

Here at Strong in Menopause, we are all about thriving. We believe everyone woman has the right to thrive rather than just survive. In honor of World Menopause Day on October 18, our blog this week will be a list of our tips on how to thrive in perimenopause and beyond.