http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/feeds/hold-that-pause?key=hold-that-pause Healthline Health Blogger Magnolia Miller - Hold That Pause en-us Copyright (c) 2013 Healthline, All rights reserved. en-us Copyright (c) 2013 Healthline, All rights reserved. http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/national-womens-health-week-making-womens-health-priority This week, May 12th through May 18th, 2013, is “National Women’s Health Week” sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. According to Women’s Health.gov, “National Women’s Health Week” is about empowering women to “... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/national-womens-health-week-making-womens-health-priority Magnolia Miller 2013-05-13T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/mayo-clinic-study-low-estrogen-weight-gain-unclear That’s certainly my opinion. The Internet is abuzz with news about a recently released study co-authored by a physician at The Mayo Clinic, which says that low estrogen is the cause of weight gain in menopausal women. The actual study is enti... Fri, 10 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/mayo-clinic-study-low-estrogen-weight-gain-unclear Magnolia Miller 2013-05-10T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/study-says-low-estrogen-causes-weight-gain-menopause The Mayo Clinic released a new studyrecently, which it co-authored, stating that weight gain during the post-menopause years appears to be linked to low estrogen levels. According to the study, “Scientists have long known that lower estroge... Wed, 08 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/study-says-low-estrogen-causes-weight-gain-menopause Magnolia Miller 2013-05-08T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/short-term-memory-loss-brain-fog-perimenopause If you take a little trip around the Internet, you might find that I’m one of the few people who actually talk about the short-term memory loss and brain fog in perimenopause.Shocking isn’t it? With literally millions upon millions of women ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/short-term-memory-loss-brain-fog-perimenopause Magnolia Miller 2013-04-30T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/yes-perimenopause-real-no-youre-not-going-crazy This is the tagline for my other blog, The Perimenopause Blog, born out of a time when I was in the thick of my own perimenopause symptoms and questioning my sanity. I wrote a post entitled: “Perimenopause: Yes, it’s Real, and No, You’re Not Go... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/yes-perimenopause-real-no-youre-not-going-crazy Magnolia Miller 2013-04-29T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/vitamin-d-good-medicine-for-uterine-fibroids In a recent study released by the National Institute of Health, researchers have concluded that women who have sufficient amounts of vitamin D are 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than women with insufficient vitamin D. Participant... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/vitamin-d-good-medicine-for-uterine-fibroids Magnolia Miller 2013-04-28T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/the-vivelle-dot-its-really-helping I’ve been using the Vivelle Dot, a bioidentical transdermal estradiol patch for about three weeks now, and I’m here to tell you, I’m a happy camper. My main motivation for trying it was a depression I’ve been having a very tough time shaking, s... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/the-vivelle-dot-its-really-helping Magnolia Miller 2013-04-26T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/the-vivelle-dot-so-far-so-good I have been using the Vivelle Dot – a bioidentical transdermal estradiol for almost one week, and I’m here to tell you, I am beginning to feel better all ready. Yes, you read that right. In less than one week of using the patch, I have n... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/the-vivelle-dot-so-far-so-good Magnolia Miller 2013-04-16T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/transdermal-bioidentical-estradiol-why-considering-it As you all probably noticed in my last post, I was a little testy over the wellness coach lady who took it upon herself to “educate me” regarding alternatives to my decision to use estrogen hormone therapy. If I were a younger woman (like no... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/transdermal-bioidentical-estradiol-why-considering-it Magnolia Miller 2013-04-10T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/transdermal-bioidentical-estradiol-defending-my-decision So, I figured I might have to defend my decision to consider using a transdermal bioidentical estradiol. But, I didn’t think it would happen so quickly. No sooner had I written my post last week, when I received an email (albeit a cheerful one... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/transdermal-bioidentical-estradiol-defending-my-decision Magnolia Miller 2013-04-09T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/transdermal-bioidentical-estradiol-may-try-it I never thought I would be saying this, but I have an appointment with my gynecologist next week to discuss a prescription for a transdermal bioidentical estradiol (an estrogen). The last time I saw her she offered it to me after my examina... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/transdermal-bioidentical-estradiol-may-try-it Magnolia Miller 2013-04-05T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/depression-perimenopause-why-exercise-light-important Now that March is over, along with the long, dark days of winter, perhaps the topic ofdepression in perimenopausewon’t be so, well, depressing.As one who grew up in the muggy Deep South where actual seasons are an anomaly, I actually love winter. ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/depression-perimenopause-why-exercise-light-important Magnolia Miller 2013-03-29T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/butterfly-effect-preventative-healthcare Ever since seeing the filmEscape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the comments made in the film byDr. Andrew Weil.According to Dr. Weil, part of the problem with the American healthcare system i... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/butterfly-effect-preventative-healthcare Magnolia Miller 2013-03-28T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/beating-depression-perimenopause-exercise-light We’re still on the topic of depression in perimenopause for the month of March. Heretofore, we’ve discussed dietary changes to include foods which provide the chemical building blocks, so to speak, for your body to produce serotonin, a natural ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/beating-depression-perimenopause-exercise-light Magnolia Miller 2013-03-25T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/depression-perimenopause-lets-eat-more If you’re anything like me and you love to eat, then you were probably positively delighted to learn from my last post that you can eat your way out of depression. You will also be delighted to know that this post is about eating, too. Yes inde... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/depression-perimenopause-lets-eat-more Magnolia Miller 2013-03-19T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/depression-perimenopause-eat-your-way-out-of-it You have to admit. Eating your way out of anything just can’t be bad. Especially if it can help you manage health challenges like depression in perimenopause – and it will. In my last post I told you there is a direct correlation between a w... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/depression-perimenopause-eat-your-way-out-of-it Magnolia Miller 2013-03-14T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/what-causes-depression-perimenopause Depression in perimenopause is a big topic. I think depression in general is a big topic, but for women going through perimenopause, it’s huge. There are a lot of medical opinions about what causes depression, too. I agree with some of the... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/what-causes-depression-perimenopause Magnolia Miller 2013-03-13T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/fda-advises-against-antidepressants-for-hot-flashes I’ve never been too keen on antidepressants or anti-anxiety medication to treat perimenopause symptoms. In fact, it angers me that physicians dole them out to women like Pez candy for everything. Mainly because they don’t really help. Also bec... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/fda-advises-against-antidepressants-for-hot-flashes Magnolia Miller 2013-03-11T07:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/escape-fire-fight-rescue-american-healthcare I saw the new documentaryEscape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcarerecently. As I expected, it was compelling. As I also expected, I didn’t learn anything I didn’t already know. Namely, that our healthcare system is an absolute disaster.... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/escape-fire-fight-rescue-american-healthcare Magnolia Miller 2013-03-08T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/fixing-healthcare-system-can-we-do-it I’ve been rather amazed at the response I’ve gotten over the past couple of months to my posts on dizziness, vertigo, anxiety, panic attacks, and heart palpitations in perimenopause. Every now and then it seems you hit a nerve with certain blo... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/fixing-healthcare-system-can-we-do-it Magnolia Miller 2013-02-28T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/real-people-real-women-real-stories I interact quite frequently with many of my readers, either through the comment section at The Perimenopause Blog, or on Twitter, Google+, or at my Facebook page. It makes for some very interesting discussions sometimes, helps to blow off a ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/real-people-real-women-real-stories Magnolia Miller 2013-02-27T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/dizziness-vertigo-perimenopause-trying-find-answers So, after my pseudo-feminist rant in my last post, I thought it might be a good idea to get back to the monthly blogging topic at hand –vertigo and dizziness in perimenopause. Two symptoms which we have learned can be traced tothyroid dysfunction,... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/dizziness-vertigo-perimenopause-trying-find-answers Magnolia Miller 2013-02-22T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/women-perimenopause-not-crazy-broken-need-fixin I’ve been reading through the bookThe Thyroid Solution: A Revolutionary Mind-Body Program That Will Help You,by Dr. Ridha Arem, M.D., over the past couple of weeks, as you may know if you’ve read any ofmy recent posts. This morning, as I skimmed t... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/women-perimenopause-not-crazy-broken-need-fixin Magnolia Miller 2013-02-21T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/dizziness-vertigo-perimenopause-thyroid-solution A friend called me the other day. She’s 47 years old and displaying classic symptoms of perimenopause.I didn’t need to tell her that, however, because she already knew. Instead, she wanted to talk to me about the weight gain she had been experi... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/dizziness-vertigo-perimenopause-thyroid-solution Magnolia Miller 2013-02-19T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/i-heart-you I read a quote once, and unfortunately, for the life of me I can’t remember who said it. But as one who makes her living from the written word, it was a powerful quote which has stuck with me over the years. It went something like this: “Peo... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/i-heart-you Magnolia Miller 2013-02-14T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/dizziness-vertigo-perimenopause In keeping with my monthly blogging topics for 2013, I have officially dubbed February “vertigo and dizziness” month. It may come as a surprise to some of you, butvertigo and dizzinessare very common symptoms for women in perimenopause – or maybe ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/dizziness-vertigo-perimenopause Magnolia Miller 2013-02-08T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/more-regulation-compounding-pharmacy-to-come There are people who are thoroughly convinced that a powerful, centralized federal government is a good thing. They see it as a benevolent entity with only our best interests in mind, and have no problems with it growing and expanding, and assu... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/more-regulation-compounding-pharmacy-to-come Magnolia Miller 2013-02-05T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/hypothyroidism-testing-controversy Way back in February of 2000, The University of Colorado released“The Colorado Thyroid Disease Prevalence Study,”which sought to determine the prevalence of hypothyroidism. If you are interested in reading such studies, it is not very long (9 p... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/hypothyroidism-testing-controversy Magnolia Miller 2013-01-31T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/getting-help-perimenopause-symptoms-best-advice I heard from yet another woman recently, who said she is suffering with panic attacks and heart palpitations in perimenopause. But, she was confused because she was also told by several physicians that she is too young to be in perimenopause. ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/getting-help-perimenopause-symptoms-best-advice Magnolia Miller 2013-01-30T08:00:00Z http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/hypothyroidism-under-diagnosed-epidemic What initially began as a discussion on anxiety, heart palpitations, and panic attacks in women going through perimenopause has now become a full-blown discussion on hypothyroidism. But, please don’t get lost in all of the twist and turns. Ho... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/hold-that-pause/hypothyroidism-under-diagnosed-epidemic Magnolia Miller 2013-01-29T08:00:00Z