Menopause
What’s Causing my Chronic Joint Pain?
As if being a woman wasn’t complicated enough- we are more often affected by rheumatic diseases than men. These diseases include the likes of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus. They affect your bones, muscles, joint tendons, and ligaments causing swelling, pain, stiffness, and a loss of motion (1). Why are women more susceptible to…
Read MoreIs This What Early Menopause Looks Like?
Try BINTO fertility supplements (like CoQ1o) to support ovulation and egg quality. Premature menopause can happen at any point in a woman’s life- whether she has a family or hasn’t even started thinking about having kids. This condition, also called Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), impacts 1 in every 100 women between the ages of 30-39…
Read MoreNatural Remedies for Relief from Hot Flashes
Hot flashes: more than 75% of perimenopausal women will experience them (1). They range anywhere from uncomfortable to downright miserable- causing a flushed face, sweating, and even a rapid heart rate or chills in some women. Studies claim most women experience these symptoms anywhere from 6 months up to 5 years from the onset of…
Read MoreMenopause, Sexual Intimacy, and Your Marriage
A BINTO Q&A with Clinical Sexologist Dr. Kelley Johnson Though menopause is a natural biological process, the side effects—like hot flashes and vaginal dryness—may feel anything but natural. But while many automatically associate menopause with these physical symptoms, the emotional and interpersonal challenges often get brushed aside. For example, menopause (and aging in general) can…
Read MoreOsteoporosis: Prevention, Symptoms, and Treatments
Osteoporosis happens when the body doesn’t make enough bone, loses bone, or a combination of the two. When bones become porous, the spaces within the bone look like a honeycomb. This makes the them super weak and prone to breaking (1). As we get older, our bones become less dense and turn spongy. We lose more…
Read MoreMenopause Blues: Managing Your Mood
Menopause can be a roller coaster ride of emotions. Between the fluctuating hormones and changes in body image or sex drive, women find themselves feeling irritable or sad. Determining the severity of your menopause blues and the possible causes can help when it comes to treating your symptoms. Moodiness no more! Is it clinical depression?…
Read MoreWhy Your Sex Drive Changes Throughout Your Cycle and Life
You might have noticed that at different stages of your life, your sex drive changes. Well, there’s a reason behind it. Throughout various times of your life, your body is changing, hormones are fluctuating, and you experience lifestyle changes. And while every woman reacts differently to these factors, everyone feels some change. So let’s try…
Read MoreAlleviate Your Menopause Symptoms: The Menopause Diet
During menopause, your body changes in all types of ways. And with these changes come some unwanted symptoms like hot flashes, weight gain and dry skin. Alleviating or reducing these symptoms can be as simple as changing what you eat. We wanted to share with you a few of our tips for the optimal menopause…
Read MoreThe Change: Decoding the Signs and Symptoms of Menopause
We recently announced that we are now providing menopause support (yay!). Women experience menopause because of hormone changes. As you age, your estrogen and progesterone hormones go down. This will cause changes to your body, and maybe mind and life. But how are you supposed to know when you’ve reached the menopause stage of your…
Read MoreHormones and Hair Loss: You’re Not Alone!
Tired of taking a shower? Yep. We’ve been there too. It feels like every time you get in the shower, and shampoo your locks, you end up with a mass of hair in your hand or clumped across the shower. I mean, how do we even have any hair left after each shower? Female shedding…
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