Menopause & Women’s Health Articles for Women 40+ | Botavive

Best supplements for menopause brain fog: what the research supports

Brain fog in menopause has a hormonal cause, not a willpower problem. Here is what the research supports, and the specific ingredients worth looking for in a cognitive support supplement.

Best supplements for menopause brain fog: what the research supports

Brain fog in menopause has a hormonal cause, not a willpower problem. Here is what the research supports, and the specific ingredients worth looking for in a cognitive support supplement.

Constipation in perimenopause: causes, timeline, and what works

Fiber intake has not changed and neither has your diet, yet bowel habits have. Constipation in perimenopause has a hormonal explanation most women are never given. Here is what the...

Constipation in perimenopause: causes, timeline, and what works

Fiber intake has not changed and neither has your diet, yet bowel habits have. Constipation in perimenopause has a hormonal explanation most women are never given. Here is what the...

Sleep loss and weight gain in menopause: what a six-week Columbia study found

A 2026 Columbia trial found that cutting sleep by about 80 minutes a night for six weeks caused weight gain and more sitting still. That is close to what menopause...

Sleep loss and weight gain in menopause: what a six-week Columbia study found

A 2026 Columbia trial found that cutting sleep by about 80 minutes a night for six weeks caused weight gain and more sitting still. That is close to what menopause...

Perimenopause heavy bleeding: why your flow gets heavier before it stops

Periods are supposed to fade quietly before they stop. For many women in their 40s, they get heavier and more unpredictable first. Here is the hormonal shift behind perimenopause heavy...

Perimenopause heavy bleeding: why your flow gets heavier before it stops

Periods are supposed to fade quietly before they stop. For many women in their 40s, they get heavier and more unpredictable first. Here is the hormonal shift behind perimenopause heavy...

Fluid retention in perimenopause - why cutting salt is only half the story on

Rings feel tight, ankles puff by evening, and cutting salt barely helps. Fluid retention in perimenopause traces back to a falling progesterone-to-estrogen ratio, not diet. Here is the hormone mechanism...

Fluid retention in perimenopause - why cutting salt is only half the story on

Rings feel tight, ankles puff by evening, and cutting salt barely helps. Fluid retention in perimenopause traces back to a falling progesterone-to-estrogen ratio, not diet. Here is the hormone mechanism...

Penelope Cruz and Olivia Wilde made frozen shoulder go viral

A joint interview this week turned into one of the most shared perimenopause moments of the year. Here is the real story behind the symptom Olivia Wilde said she had...

Penelope Cruz and Olivia Wilde made frozen shoulder go viral

A joint interview this week turned into one of the most shared perimenopause moments of the year. Here is the real story behind the symptom Olivia Wilde said she had...

Weird menopause symptoms

Hot flashes get all the attention, but electric jolts, buzzing skin, and phantom sensations are equally common and rarely explained. Here is the nervous system mechanism behind the weird symptoms...

Weird menopause symptoms

Hot flashes get all the attention, but electric jolts, buzzing skin, and phantom sensations are equally common and rarely explained. Here is the nervous system mechanism behind the weird symptoms...