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Perimenopause: How to Navigate Mother Nature’s Crash Course
Posted by Lena Edwards MD on
You’re cruising through your 40s, finally in your groove—and then one morning you wake up in a body that’s gone rogue. Welcome to perimenopause: Where hormones rule the roost and predictability packs its bags. Your periods start playing hide-and-seek, midnight ceiling stare- downs become the norm, you’re convinced you’re getting early-onset Alzheimer’s, and your waistline seems to be the only thing sticking around for comfort. The kicker? Most women don’t even realize what’s happening. They wonder: Am I stressed? Depressed? Just getting old? Nope, nope, and nope. The truth is, once your baby-making days are behind you, Mother Nature decides your ovaries are ready for...