Heart Health The Silent Risk Every Woman Over 45 Must Know
Reviewed by pharmacist Vilma Mendonça, CRF 9930RJ – Specialist in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Menopause and Heart Health: The Silent Risk Every Woman Over 45 Must Know Most women fear breast cancer above all else. Yet, statistics reveal a different reality: cardiovascular disease kills more women, and at alarming rates. […]
Menopause and Memory What Really Helps
Reviewed by pharmacist Vilma Mendonça (CRF 9930RJ), a specialist in phytotherapy and homeopathy. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. You are in the middle of a sentence, and the word simply vanishes. You walk into a room and have no idea why. You forget appointments you never would have missed before. You read the same […]
Early Signs of Menopause. How to Know It Is Starting?
Early Signs of Menopause: How to Know It Is Starting? A Pharmacist Explains Reviewed by Pharmacist Vilma Mendonça, CRF 9930RJ — Specialist in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy You are 38, 41, or 44 years old. You feel like something is different, but you can’t quite put your finger on what it is. Your sleep isn’t what […]
Menopause Weight Gain Why It Happens and What Actually Works
Reviewed by pharmacist Vilma Mendonça, CRF 9930RJ – Specialist in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy This post contains Amazon affiliate links. You haven’t changed your diet or your level of physical activity, yet your body is changing. Weight is accumulating exactly where you least want it: in the abdominal area. This is one of the most frustrating […]
Menopause and Sleep: Why Can’t You Sleep?
Reviewed by Pharmacist Vilma Mendonça, CRF 9930RJ — Specialist in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy This post contains affiliate links Amazon It’s 3 a.m. You’re awake again. Not because of noise, stress, or any specific reason nothing you can put your finger on. You’re simply awake: mind alert, body restless, staring at the ceiling as the hours […]
Anxiety During Menopause It Is Not Psychological It Is Hormonal
Reviewed by Pharmacist Vilma Mendonça, CRF 9930RJ – Specialist in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy Contains Amazon link You never had anxiety before. Or maybe you had mild, manageable anxiety. But now, around age 40 or 50, something has changed. You feel tense for no apparent reason. Your heart races at night. You wake up at 3 […]
HOW LONG DO MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS LAST?
A Pharmacist Explains the Real Timeline Reviewed by Pharmacist Vilma Mendonça, CRF 9930RJ — Specialist in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy This article contains Amazon links How long is this going to last? This is one of the first questions women ask when they realize what’s happening to their bodies. And it’s one of the ones […]
Perimenopause: What It Is, When It Starts, and Why Nobody Prepared You for It
Reviewed by Pharmacist Vilma Mendonça, CRF 9930RJ — Specialist in Phytotherapy and Homeopathy This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you You are 38, 40, 43 years old. Your menstrual cycles have changed sometimes shorter, sometimes longer, sometimes just different. You sleep […]
Magnesium for Menopause: What a Pharmacist Actually Recommends
Written by Vilma Mendonça – Pharmacist (CRF 9930RJ) Specialized in Phytotherapy, Homeopathy, and Cosmetology This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you If you’re going through menopause and suffering from insomnia, anxiety, muscle cramps, or that persistent belly fat, magnesium may be […]
Medicinal Plants for Menopause: Complete Pharmacist Guide with Dosage and Contraindications
Medicinal Plant Active Compound Primary Indication Dosage Contraindications Black Cohosh Triterpenes Hot flashes, night sweats 40-80 mg/day Hepatic disease Red Clover Isoflavones Hot flashes, vaginal dryness 40-80 mg/day Hormone-dependent cancer Mulberry Anthocyanins Hot flashes, insomnia 200-400 mg/day Diabetes Sage Essential oils Night sweats 300-600 mg/day Epilepsy Passionflower Alkaloids Insomnia, anxiety 400-900 mg/day Pregnancy Ginger Gingerol […]