Menopause - Symptoms of High Estrogen During Menopause

In the simplest form, menopause is described as the cessation of menstruation in a woman's life. It's when a woman is no longer fertile and is unable to bear children. It's a milestone, rather than a condition. However, when a woman is premenopausal she may encounter a surge in estrogen. This is a condition referred to as estrogen dominance that can be treated with a boron or magnesium supplement.
Although a woman is considered menopausal only after one full year without a period, perimenopause can occur 3-5 years before the complete cessation of the menses. It is usually marked by several symptoms and one symptom is usually triggered by the other. For example, a woman may struggle with moodiness, but that will stem from disturbed sleep as a result of night flashes during the night.
Estrogen dominance can occur at any point in a woman's life, but no matter when it occurs it is considered a condition when estrogen levels increase to the point that it's higher than progesterone levels. During perimenopause progesterone levels tend to fall and so should estrogen, but when they don't women may experience several symptoms:

• Sluggish Metabolism
• Weight gain
• Decreased libido
• PMS
• High emotional sensitivity
• Headaches
• Mood swings
• Heavy Periods
• Breast Tenderness

I Want to Build a Better Life

Building a better life can be difficult, there's no doubt about that.
Many people are more driven to stay comfortable and keep the "status quo" rather than make a dramatic change to their lives - even if that change is a positive one and it's ultimately for the better.
It takes a rare kind of attitude to consistently seek a better life no matter where you find yourself or where you are in your life. I personally hope to find myself looking for ways to improve up until the day I die.
To grow is to live. When that growth stagnates, we experience a kind of psychological death - we lose an important sense of meaning, purpose, and motivation in our lives.
What are you truly striving for? Do you know? Are you 100% happy the way your life is or are there things you can actually be doing to improve it?
These are questions we all need to ask ourselves on a daily basis. We're all striving for something - but what is it - what are the core values that we really want to live by?
The more you know the answer to those questions, the more capable you are of building a better life. But you can't get to a "better life" if you don't first know what "better life" actually means to you.
Of course, the definition of a "better life" is going to vary depending on the person. You need to find your definition.

Rediscovering Your Feminine Self

The spirit of femininity is generous, graceful, nurturing, supportive, sensitive, intuitive, and oriented towards love and care. Despite all of these wonderful attributes, feminine energy, especially as it pertains to sexuality, has been suppressed, condemned, and vilified on a global scale for thousands of years. It is no wonder, then, that so often we associate shame, fear, and guilt with sex and sexuality. Through reawakening our feminine energy, we can learn to celebrate our femininity in all its forms and bring greater joy and intimacy into our lives and with ourselves.
Reintegrating our spiritual and sexual selves is an important first step in rediscovering our feminine self. Our culture's separation of these two aspects may be an ill-conceived view and therefore counter to fostering well-being, health, and joy in our bodies, hearts, and spirits. When we bring conscious awareness to the integration of the sexual with the spiritual and the spiritual with the sexual, we return to a sense of wholeness within.

Tips on Maintaining a Wrinkle Free Skin

Wrinkle free skin has become one of the most sought after and needed beauty assets by many women in today's world. 

Wrinkles are usually associated with aging but with current trends where women stress too much due to the demands at work and home; young women have also been spotted with wrinkled skin. This is because these women put too much stress on their bodies and rarely get enough time to treat their skin in the proper way.

Your skin is a reflection of your health. Healthy looking skin indicates a healthy individual while pale and wrinkly skin can indicate poor body health. The skin is also what meets the eye when you look at someone. It is therefore important to have healthy looking wrinkle free skin.

Getting rid of wrinkles is almost impossible in most cases. Wrinkles can however be delayed and prevented through some time tested methods that will leave your skin soft glowing and wrinkle free; making you feel young and confident.

Dressing for a Black Tie Event When You Are Over 40

If you are over forty and you are looking for an outfit for a formal event such as a black tie affair, it is important to follow the proper protocol for formal events. Most times, the event will take place during the late afternoon or evening. You will have a wide variety of fabrics to choose from as well as styles.

One customary thing, though, is that the dress has to be full length, an evening gown or an elegant cocktail dress. One of the main gaffes in dressing formally is that women try too hard to find the cutest dress and that may not work out very well. Don't forget that you want to be the person who stands out in the crowd and your dress is only there to offer support! If you don't know what to purchase, always go for simple. Choose styles that flatter your body when you are not sure. You cannot go wrong with a long evening dress, the right accessories, the right hairstyle and the right purse.

Choose something with a simple design and metallic finish to add elegance and an outfit that keeps up with the standards of formal wear. For women over forty, pay attention to how the sleeves and neckline are cut. Many formal gowns tend to be without sleeves and have plunging, but not really low cut necklines.

How to Shop for Age-Appropriate and Stylish Clothing

Fashion is partly growing and so is the exploration of various styles, but what takes place when the cycle is reversed? Young people have mothers who hide out in the Forever 21 and Pink section of Victoria Secrets. You also have young teenagers hanging out at Cato. So the reverse fashion is true on both ends. Here are several ways to help you transform your style and step out of your wardrobe into something more age-appropriate, but stylish.

OK, first, don't shop for size, but fit. Not everything your size will fit. You have to take so many things into consideration such as the brand and the cut, which sometimes runs smaller and larger and not always true to size. An example is the H & M tops and PacSun clothing line, which does run small. Some brands market clothing that is intended to fit loosely. So that is why size has no bearing on whether something fits or not. The key is to go to the fitting room before purchasing anything.

Don't purchase in quantity. Instead, purchase quality clothing. Of course, we all like that huge price cut, but there are times when you have to spend more money to find durable clothes. Additionally, many of the clothes on the clearance rack are outdated for another season. There is usually some reason why they are on the clearance rack. So not because you find something cheap, you should add it to your clothing collection. Take time to shop in order to get what is best for you.