Welcome back to “Ask Andi Anything!”— a blog series from The Change Is Personal. Here, you get to ask a pharmacist and Belmar’s Clinical Director of Women’s Health (me!), anything about menopause, perimenopause, women’s health, hormones, and other aging wellness questions. In …
5 Tips for Better Sleep During Menopause
After a tiring day, you snuggle under the covers, hoping to drift off to dreamland. But instead, you lie awake, and the minutes (or hours) tick by without a dream in sight. Or maybe you fall asleep quickly, but wake …
How Do I Know if I’m in Perimenopause?
Even though Perimenopause Awareness Month (September) is over, I wanted to address this important topic in “Ask Andi Anything.” Because, unlike September – which lasts just 30 days – perimenopause, for many women, can last from a few months to …
What Every Woman Needs to Know About Progesterone
Hi friends! In this issue of “Ask Andi Anything,” we’re covering the controversial topic of progesterone. Why is progesterone controversial, you’re wondering? Because so many providers don’t fully understand how to appropriately prescribe this hormone. I realize that’s a bold …
Balancing Your Weight and Hormones Simultaneously Could Have Bigger Benefits: Here’s What the Research Says
If you’ve been following the The Change Is Personal blog, you’ve undoubtedly seen some of our articles about hormones and weight management. As a woman experiencing perimenopause or menopause, weight gain is often one of the first (and most frustrating) …
New Blog Series: Ask Andi Anything!
What if you had a pharmacist at your fingertips? An expert in Women’s Health, whom you could ask anything and get reliable, informed answers backed by research and years of experience? Welcome to “Ask Andi Anything!” – a new blog …
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy: Is it Possible to Reduce the Odds of Dementia?
Dementia. It’s a frightening word and can be worrisome to imagine living with this condition. The good news is that recent research suggests that bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) may reduce the risk of women developing dementia. This is exciting …
Managing Holiday Stress: Avoid Becoming a Grinch (Or at Least, Less of One)
I saw a meme the other day that said: Them: What did you get your husband for Christmas? Me: The ability to not have to worry about anything other than showing up Christmas morning and taking half the credit. I …
What NOT to Say to a Woman in Menopause (and Other Lifesaving Tips)
Part of being an adult means we’ve most likely learned the proper etiquette of never asking a woman, “When is your baby due?” Because, if perhaps, the woman in question is NOT pregnant, we’ve just completely offended her and ruined …
Where Did My Eyebrows Go?
How hormones affect your eyelashes and eyebrows, and what you can do about it. How is it that my mother was right about so many things? From having “weather ESP” to knowing which boyfriend wasn’t worth the tears, my mother …
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