Written by Brooke Faulkner- Guest Contributor Summer can elicit a lot of different feelings. You might be looking forward to the vacation of a lifetime, hanging out at the pool, or spending some much needed time with the grandkids. On ...
Read More »Ailments Common to Menopause
Written by Brooke Faulkner- Guest Contributor While most women experience symptoms of menopause between the ages of 45-55, some of us start to experience it earlier – sometimes even in our late 30s. If you’re within that age range and ...
Read More »Dear Red Hot Mamas- September 2018
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” -Jim Bishop Dear Red Hot Mamas, Are You Aware? … September is Menopause Awareness Month! For many generations, women have wandered blindly into menopause without knowing what to ...
Read More »May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month! Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones over time. Because of this, it puts you at risk for breaking a bone. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common form of osteoporosis. It affects many women ...
Read More »Menopause at Work?
Contributed by Dr. Barb DePree- Red Hot Mamas Expert For our mothers, pregnancy was the workplace unmentionable. Once a married woman began to “show,” she was expected to leave her job and begin her new life as a stay-at-home wife and ...
Read More »Severity of Menopause Symptoms Could Help Predict Heart Disease
Severity of Menopause Symptoms Could Help Predict Heart Disease New study evaluates effect of menopause and depression on vascular function CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 11, 2018)—Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in women. A study of 138 menopausal women ...
Read More »Dear Red Hot Mamas- December 2017
“A friend is a gift you give yourself” – Robert Louis Stevenson Dear Red Hot Mamas, On behalf of the Red Hot Mamas, I would like to personally express my gratitude and appreciation for your friendship. Our organization thanks all ...
Read More »The Red Hot Mamas named “10 Best Menopause Blogs” by Medical News Today
The Red Hot Mamas is excited to announce that we have been chosen by Medical News Today’s 10 best menopause blogs! We have been cited as a useful source of advice, tips, and anecdotes from healthcare professionals and women who ...
Read More »October 18, 2017 is World Menopause Day
The International Menopause Societies (IMS) 2017 World Menopause Day campaign is to raise awareness of midlife women’s health. This years campaign concentrates on perimenopausal bleeding and is complimentary to the overall theme of the 16th IMS World Congress in 2018, ...
Read More »MenoPAUSE: Taking Time for Yourself
Contributed by Katie Uniacke- Guest Contributor Let’s be honest, it can often feel like us women get a pretty poor lot in life. From our adolescence, we have to do monthly battle with a period. Pregnancy, if we go through ...
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