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Perimenopause & Alzheimer’s: What you need to know and can do now – 4 podcast picks

Here’s a statistic that stopped me in my tracks: 2 out of every 3 people living with Alzheimer’s disease are women. Women are not just slightly more likely, we are twice as likely as men to develop it. And emerging research is pointing to a window of vulnerability that starts not in old age, but […]

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Celebrating World Menopause Day 2025: Let’s talk lifestyle medicine, the menopause journey, and thriving in midlife

Happy World Menopause Day! Every October 18th, many women (and hopefully the men in their/our lives) mark this day by talking openly, sharing experiences and knowledge, and celebrating us as we navigate the ‘menopausing’ (our coined term) journey. And hopefully the conversation doesn’t end there. Initiated by the International Menopause Society (IMS), this global awareness […]

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We zijn toch niet gek?

Opvliegers kennen we wel, maar dat je ook last kunt krijgen van paniekaanvallen, een gejaagd gevoel, depressieve buien, slapeloosheid en hartkloppingen, weten de meeste vrouwen niet. Het vervelende is: de huisarts vaak ook niet. Waardoor er allerlei misdiagnoses ontstaan met soms verstrekkende gevolgen. Vrouwen voelen zich tekortschieten. En vaak ernstig in de war. Omdat ze […]

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