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Trans-fats Strike a Blow to Menopausal Health

Hydrogenated oils, or trans-fats, are the double agents of the food industry. They’re in the food you eat, but they work for the Big Food industry, profiting from products with a longer shelf life. Worse, they seriously undermine your menopausal health. 1. Snub hydrogenated oils. Hydrogenated oils contain the trans fatty acids, or trans-fats favored by the food industry because they have a longer shelf life. What’s more,...
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Soy: A Friend to the Menopausal Heart

During and after menopause, your heart needs as many friends as it can get. Make soy your new best nutritional buddy. It is chock-full of phytoestrogens, plant-derived estrogens that are help heal the heart. 1. Soy’s “estrogen effect.” Two soy phytoestrogens — the isoflavones daidzein and genistein — are like puzzle pieces that perfectly fit the shape of the estrogen receptors in cell membranes. This ability allows...
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Soft Drinks are Hard on Menopausal Health

Americans consume close to 50 billion liters of soda per year—about 57 gallons per person (see graph) according to the National Soft Drink Association. The problem is that soda is linked to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis and depression – all increased threats to women in midlife. 1. Sugary soft drinks hurt the heart. Drinking a soft drink or more a day – the national average — ends up equaling the...
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Cut Refined Oils from Your Menopause Diet

Ban industrially processed cooking oils from your menopausal diet! Low in nutrients and healthy fats, often rancid, they contribute to heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis–all big threats to women after menopause. 1.  Refined oils hurt healthy fats. Because they are commercially-processed, often with high heat, refined oils, such as corn, safflower, sunflower and canola, are low in nutrients and high in omega-6...
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Cool Menopause with Healthy Red Meat

In midlife, you need the nutrients in red meat; you just don’t need the unhealthy omgea-6 fats and additives in most of today’s commercial products. Give your heart, bones and brain a menopausal boost by indulging in high-quality red meat, just less often. 1. A new diet for midlife. After menopause, you face a greater risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Our diet is way too high in omega-6 fatty acids, which are linked...
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Balance Menopausal Hormones with EVOO

Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is a golden healing liquid that soothes the harsh hormonal symptoms that come with menopause. If you’re struggling with the changes during midlife, make sure you include this healthy fat in your daily diet. 1. Golden omega 3s. Hormonal plunges during menopause lead to mood swings. Studies consistently show that too little omega-3 can lead to mood disorders. Olive oil, which is drenched in...
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Olive Oil: Healing Menopausal Hearts and Bones

The powerful anti-inflammatory nutrition olive oil provides helps to combat post-menopausal risks for heart disease and osteoporosis. A healing, healthy fat, this super food will come to the rescue for a woman in midlife. 1. A daily dose is necessary. Olive oil, especially extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is high in omega-3 fatty acids, a compound that doesn’t occur naturally in the body. At the same time, however, omega-3s...
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Leafy Greens: the Total Menopausal Nutrition

Calorie for calorie, leafy greens are perhaps the most concentrated source of nutrition of any food–which is just what a woman in menopause needs. A rich source of minerals and vitamins, leafy greens like spinach and kale fight illness at every level. 1. Bone-protecting calcium. With lowering estrogen levels, a woman’s risk of osteoporosis grows. Leafy greens are loaded with bone-strengthening calcium to guard against...
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Help Menopausal Symptoms with Halibut

Put halibut at the top of your grocery list – this healing fish, brimming with healing omega 3s, vitamins and minerals, helps protect your heart and your mood during midlife. 1. Filled with healthy fats. Halibut is second only to salmon in containing omegas 3s, essential fatty acids which make up 50% of our nerve tissue. Omega 3s improve brain function, reduce depression and lower heart-harming inflammation, blood pressure...
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When Fighting Menopause, A Little Flaxseed Goes a ...

Packed with nutrients, flaxseeds are a dietary superhero: they cool hot flashes, boost your mood, stabilize your weight and protect you from heart disease and cancer. Incorporate them into your diet and soon you’ll feel like a superhero yourself! 1. Flaxseeds are heart-healthy. In fact, they pack a triple wallop against heart disease. Science has found that the omega-3s in flaxseed help prevent high blood pressure and...
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Valentine’s Treats, Healing and Sweet!

Valentine’s Treats, Healing and Sweet!

What’s Valentine’s Day without some scrumptious treats for you and your sweetie to enjoy? But you don’t want to spike your blood sugar or blow your diet, right? We thought so.  That’s why we created these low-calorie, blood sugar-friendly goodies made with SLIMTEVIA, the all-natural sweetener that’s three times as sweet as sugar — but with 90% fewer calories. And because SLIMTEVIA is made from stevia and...
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Fermented Soy is a Savior to Brittle Bones

Fermented soy packs a two-in-one punch on behalf of menopausal women. Its super powerful estrogen-like effects not only strengthen bones that weaken with age, but also cool midlife hot flashes. 1. Fermented soy boosts estrogen. Declining levels of estrogen and progesterone cause menopausal women to have hot flashes. Fermented soy helps cool you down with phytoestrogens, or plant-based estrogens. One in...
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