What’s funny is that I have turned in to a walking infomercial without being aware of it. I am now one of those annoying people who are like you should really try The Truth About Six Pack Abs system. I do not tell my friends to try products lightly, I think that diminishes the value of my opinion, but I have no problem telling them to give this a shot. Mostly because it’s not another stupid workout. There are no sets of crunches to do, and no counting carrot sticks. Every part of the system works as a natural extension of what you do every day, so there is no shock to your body; everything seems natural, and more like a small compromise to how you live your life, rather then a new format of living.

Anyway I started pretty slow on The Truth About Six Pack Abs because frankly I thought it was a little bit shady, you know one of those overly simplistic things that just sells copies, but never really works. Perfect abs in 60 seconds a day…that sort of thing, programs designed to tempt only the laziest of lazy folks. Well after about a month of half assing it and seeing some decent results I thought why not throw my self in to it and really commit to the system. My weight rarely fluctuates, so I knew that my small results were do to me at least partially following the system. Besides, it was already paid for, and really the majority of the system is taking small things out of your life and doing stuff you do already differently, so it was pretty much laziness that kept me from starting that first month. Anyone can handle changing their sit up routine, especially if they already do one.

Like I said the results even from half assing the system were pretty good, but once I kicked things up in to high gear the results got even more spectacular. Losing one pound every one to two weeks may not seem like a lot, but I really did not have that much to loose in the first place. I assume that someone carrying around more weight will loose more then I did. Weight however really wasn’t my reason for trying out The Truth About Six Pack Abs, I was much more interested in the promised six pack.

I would love to say that the inches just melted off my waistline, but I would be lying. For one thing I only had a little stubborn flab to lose, so there was a total of about 4 inches I wanted to get rid of, and it took a little less than 1 1/2 months to totally get rid of this little excess flab. While this may not sound impressive, lets think about it…this extra flab has been plaguing me forever, and never goes away no matter what I do. If it were not for The Truth About Six Pack Abs I would probably still be sportin’ my little jelly roll. Now it’s gone and I can keep it away forever, Thanks Mike Geary!

I used to suffer from yeast infections 3-4 times a year and the irritation and agony was nearly unbearable. I experienced frightening vaginal discharges, painful vaginal spasms and itchy burning sensations that made intimacy with my husband impossible.

I still remember when my yeast infections first began . . .

It started as a minor discomfort that I attributed to my tight fitting jeans. It didnt matter if I wore loose clothing, in fact that just seemed to aggravate the urge to itch myself more. I cant tell you how many times I would just race home from work, frantically taking my clothes off to soak in my tub and cry.

I was embarrassed to talk about it because I am a very clean person and it frightened me to think something had infected me in such a personal manner. So I went to the pharmacist and tried one cream after another. But the gross discharges and burning spasms continued to keep me up night after night . . . and during the day I was absolutely miserable.

I wasnt sure if I would go broke, destroy my wonderful marriage or go crazy first.

Before I drove my loving husband and myself insane, I finally went in for a check up. I’ll never forget how I felt when my doctor prescribed my vaginal yeast infection. According to her I could suffer a whole barrage of nasty secondary infections.

On top of the vaginal itching and burning, the smelly discharge and painful intercourse my doctor said I could also develop the following secondary problems:

* Urinary disorders
* Bladder infection
* Recurring vaginitis
* Menstrual irregularities
* Worsening premenstrual syndrome

My doctor said, Yeast infection syndrome is incurable. Yet she insisted I take a very expensive prescription (Diflucan) for the next 30 days and plan to schedule more appointments.

The only thing worse than my yeast infection symptoms was the reactions to the medication my doctor gave me. Those painful hours of sitting in my tub and crying were not over yet.

I was devastated and I felt angry.

Not only did I continue to suffer from unspeakable misery, but to add insult to injury I began blistering, developed a horrible rash and bloated up like a water buffalo from the prescription medicine.

I finally reached a point where I decided not to take any more pills . . . there just HAD to be a better way.

I had no idea the amount of time and money I was about to spend fighting what turned out to be a recurring nightmare of infections that haunted me for the next three and a half years of my life. During my search I tried just about every over-the-counter gimmick and lotion you can imagine . . . some of the creams helped me get by, but none of them cured my pain.

But I was still determined to find a way out of this . . . I wasnt about to give up.

I came close to throwing in the towel many times. Everything I found seemed to confirm my greatest fears. Was my Doctor right?

Finally I Saw A Light At The End Of The Tunnel!

I was searching the Internet late one night, because I couldnt sleep, and I learned that my yeast infection was actually caused by a yeast organism that turns into a poisonous fungus called Candida.

Suddenly I knew there was hope! The article I read told me that I was treating the symptoms and not the cause of my misery. I thank god the day I read that one article. That article led me to the remedy report I am about to share with you today.

The Solution Was So Easy I Couldnt Believe It!

In less than 12 hours, using common food items I bought at the local store . . .my yeast nightmare was over. Even though I felt relief almost immediately, I still followed the easy step-by-step remedy.

By simply following the advice and guidelines in the remedy report I am able to say, since then I have been infection free for more than 2 years now.

You can imagine my excitement! Thats why Im sharing this, its my way of saying thank you to Barton Publishing. So if youre ready to get on with your life and stop your own suffering, click here to order your remedy report now.

Or for further information about what I discovered please read along.

Candida is a fungus normally present in the human body. But it only causes health problems when there’s too much of it. Then infections can occur not only in the vagina but in other parts of the body as well–and in both sexes.

There are four different types of Candida yeast/fungus that cause yeast infections and even staph infections in hospitals (see MRSA).

About 80% of infections are caused by a species called Candida albicans . . . and it can be controlled without drugs using natural products you may have laying around the house.

The Many Causes of Candida Infections

The main cause of Candida infections is lowered immunity.

This often happens when you are run down from doing too much and not getting enough rest. Or it can happen as a result of illness or from using antibiotics.

Fact:

Most HIV/AIDs patients actually die from Candida infections that take over their bodies, destroying organs and depleting oxygen levels.

Thats why the FDA requires over-the-counter (OTC) products that treat yeast symptoms carry the following warning:

“If you experience vaginal yeast infections frequently (they recur within a two-month period) or if you have vaginal yeast infections that do not clear up easily with proper treatment, you should see your doctor promptly to determine the cause and receive proper medical care.”

Repeated yeast infections can also be caused by other, less serious, illnesses or physical and mental stress. Other causes include:

* Use of antibiotics and some other medications
* Use of birth control pills
* Sexual exchange of fluid
* High carbohydrate diet
* Diabetes or insulin resistance
* Pregnancy
* Obesity

Some women get mild yeast infections towards the end of their menstrual periods, possibly in response to the body’s hormonal changes. These mild infections sometimes go away without treatment as the menstrual cycle progresses. Pregnant women are also more prone to develop yeast infections.

Sometimes hot, humid weather can make it easier for yeast infections to develop. And wearing layers of clothing in the winter that make you too warm indoors can also increase the likelihood of infection.

“Candida infections are not usually thought of as sexually transmitted diseases,” says Renata Albrecht, M.D., of FDA’s division of anti-infective drug products. But, she adds, they can be transmitted during sex.

The best way not to have to worry about getting yeast infections (according to the “experts”) is not to have sex.

Excuse me??? I dont think so.

If you want to eliminate yeast infections permanently you need to learn how to attack the source of the problem.

I promise . . . you can defeat vaginal yeast infection syndrome by naturally controlling candida outbreaks naturally. After you read this amazing remedy report . . . you will be free!

Take advantage of my experience, Ive done the searching for you already . . . this remedy report will do the rest.

Its affordable, safe and unconditionally guaranteed to stop your yeast infection in its tracks … or your money back!

If you would like to enjoy sex without worrying about getting another yeast infection …

Delaying Your Cure Will Only Lead To More Pain, More Itching And More Discomfort.
The Longer You Wait The More Painful It Will Get!

I was 32 when we got married and all that we were thinking was having kids. Sam was working as an engineer for a research lab at Maryland and I have my own law firm with several of my law school batch mates. In short, we were really ready to have a family and we dont have to worry about financial things.

I was diagnosed with PCOS, The doctor said it would be difficult for me to even have a baby.

Sam and I were trying for almost a year and we had no success. We went to a specialist who both checked us for infertility causes . Sam had a normal sperm count and no medical condition for infertility. I was diagnosed with PCOS It was because of my age and it was existing long enough that I didnt noticed it before. The doctor said it would be difficult for me to even have a baby, not to mention the risks that I have to go through. I knew Sam was sad and disappointed but he loved me.

I was so guilty and blamed myself for the fact that Sams dreams of having a family will never be a reality because of me I was so sorry that I wished I had married him before back when we were younger and this couldnt have happened. But Sam didnt blame meand said that we will go through all of this, even with the fact that our chances of having a baby was slim. He said we would still try

I thought having a pregnancy, would take a miracle to happen.

It has been a year since I was diagnosed with PCOS. Even if it was a slight chance, I underwent various treatments and followed every appointment with a reproductive specialist but nothing has changed. Not until one nightI was working on a case about pregnancy related issue being the cause of a divorce between a woman and her husband. I was struck by this case as I was thinking what if Sam would do the same because of my condition. I was scared that we would end up just like this case I was handling. While I was browsing the net, unconsciously, I typed in pregnancy solutions and pregnancy curesand there it hit me. There were several sales and several articles on how to conceive but the thing that caught my attention was Pregnancy Miracle. It caught my attention because me, having a pregnancy, would take a miracle to happen. I read and read about it and tried to find some background about the book. I saw the testimonials of many women based on their experiences.

Honestly, I really was not interested of trying it. I had never purchased an Online Book before. But when I mentioned it to my husband, he encouraged me to give it a shot as we will not lose anything. And so I did I purchased the book since it was money back guaranteed. Then, I read through it.

Lisa Olson taught me all of these and supported me and my husband through this tough time.

It really caught my attention as it taught me the mysteries and truth about pregnancy that I didnt knew before, my doctors didnt even mentioned those things to me. The knowledge that I have gained from it; from diet, to exercise, to activities, to dos and donts, I have tried to incorporate it with my daily life. Lisa Olson taught me all of these and supported me and my husband to this tough time. She was there, offering herself to us for consultation if ever we do not know how to proceed. To my fascination, I didnt notice that I was applying what I was reading. My husband and I even read it together and the book created more bonding between us. Honestly, it was hard the first time making all the adjustments as I was not really used in these thingsbut Sam helped me, guided by Lisa. His encouragement and support together with the guidance from Lisa gave me the strength to at least just try to follow the guidelines of the book.

To my surprise, it was positive

It was now 6 months since I have been following the book. I kinda got used to it already. One morning, I felt nauseated and vomited. The maid told me Maam, could it be that you are pregnant? What I did tell her was Silly, thats impossible. But I remember Sam and I made love a couple of times during the past 2 months. I really didnt know what I was thinking but I sent her that morning to get a pregnancy test. To my surprise, it was positiveI didnt believe it at first and thought that the kit may be inaccurate. I didnt go to work that day and that afternoon, I called Sam and asked him to buy another pregnancy kit. He even laughed at me when I told him the story and he himself told that there was a slight chance. Nonetheless, that evening when he went home, he had the kit. Both of us tested it again and we really could not believe it, but the test still was positive. Oh my God!. That night, we decided to go to a doctor next day.

The next day, we went to see my OB-GYN. I really was pregnant. To his delight, Sam screamed at the clinic and hugged me, then both of us cried

Using Pregnancy Miracle I gave birth to a healthy baby girl.

We are now both 36 years old. It has been two years since the visit from the clinic. What happened? I gave birth to a healthy baby girl and we named her Lisa. I named her after Lisa Olson, the author of Pregnancy Miraclethe book that made a miracle to our lives.

I know there are a lot of women out there just like me. Each of us suffered the pain and sorrow of knowing the fact that we will not have children for the rest of our lives. I just want to share my personal experience about the effectiveness of Pregnancy Miracle. The book is really honest and will provide you with facts and evidences rather than opinions. It is a book worth trying. Personally, I see it as a saving light.

Who knows, it may be yours too

Fat Loss 4 Idiots is a clear straight-forward guide with lots of suggestions that really make you reflect on the way you’re eating. Fat Loss 4 Idiots clearly outlines how a permanent change in the food you eat and your eating patterns will make those pounds fall off you. Eating has made you fat, but eating can also make you thin – Fat Loss 4 Idiots teaches you how and clearly explains the techniques in layman’s terms. By following the meal plans outlined in Fat Loss 4 Idiots you will not feel hungry all the time as you may have done with other diets. The information in this guide will help you take stock of your eating habits and help you change them.

Fat Loss 4 Idiots essentially offers you an 11-day meal plan through its Diet Generator. The 11-day meal plan mainly conists of a lower-carb, higher-protein, low-fat diet. The key here is that you’re not constricted in the amount you eat, so you shouldn’t go hungry with this diet. In fact, the meal plans consist of 4 square meals a day, which keep your energy levels up and prevent you from becoming hungry or lethargic. The meal plans are rotated each day, so each day you eat a different meal. This prevents your metabloism from adjusting to your eating pattern, which is a good thing. By rotating your diet, not only do you get a balanced, varied diet, but you stay one step ahead of your metabolism, which should (in theory) keep your metabolism from dropping and help you lose some extra pounds. The rotating meal plan provided at FatLoss4Idiots.com does have some practical draw-backs however, as you’ll need to stock up on lots of different food groups in the supermarket. However, the beauty of the diet is that you can repeat the 11-day cycle as often as necessary until you achieve your desired weight-loss goals. This means that you can still afford to buy foods in bulk (e.g. fish, chicken breasts and so on), freeze whatever you don’t eat and finish them off during your 2nd, 3rd or 4th repetition of the cycle. After the 11-days are up, there are 3 days when you can eat what you like – there are no forbidden foods during this period. Psychologically this is important, as it means that no one forbidden food (chocolate, ice cream, or whatever) will ever have a hold over you – if you have a craving for it, then you can satisfy it during this period, then you can repeat your 11-day cycle again and continue losing weight. This 3-day cheat-period also helps confuse your metabolism, so it doesn’t get too used to your dieting, which again is a good thing.

There are two obvious draw-backs to this method: 1.) It doesn’t give any advice on exercise, which is also very important in losing weight, and 2.) There is little advice on how to come off the diet. Although exercise is important, most people don’t like to sweat off the pounds in the gym. Whilst we do recommend that you accompany this diet with some aerobic exercise for better results and for your general health, it’s not necessary in order to lose the weight – the diet is written in order to help you lose weight with minimal or no exercise. Coming off the diet is a problem however: as with any diet, there is a great danger that you’ll put back the weight you lost whilst you were on the diet. However, if you try and factor some of the suggested meals into your normal daily eating pattern a few times a week even after coming off the diet then you should be able to maintain the weight loss you’ve worked for.

All in all, Fat Loss 4 Idiots is easy to follow, practical, affordable and the weight loss is achievable. Check out an example meal plan that this diet suggests below and be sure to check out the great user feedback below that this diet has had so far…

Fat Loss 4 Idiots – Key Features

• Speeds up your metabolism by manipulating eating patterns the result is fast, natural weight loss
• No use of “miracle” weight loss pills or any drugs
• Lose weight quickly without counting calories or points and without buying special foods
• Eat the foods you like by designing your own meal plans with the Diet Generator
• Create vegetarian meal plans by simply choosing meatless foods in the Diet Generator
• Create unlimited meal plans. Your whole family can use the diet.
• Eat a sensible, healthy diet that includes carbs and protein
• Never go hungry, eat until you are satisfied at each of four daily meals
• Diet in 11-day cycles with three “Cheat” days between each cycle
• Easily prevent weight gain after achieving your weight loss goal

What Are The Advantages Of The Diet?

• The Fat Loss 4 Idiots program was designed to be easily used and not to torture your body.
• The food you choose is defined on the appropriate days and time by the principle of Calorie Shifting, so you can eat as much as you want and you won’t have to worry about counting calories.
• Its menu includes both carbohydrate and protein food which is set for you 4 meals per day. Therefore, you will not feel tired or hungry during the diet.
• After each cycle of the diet (11 days), you can relax for 3 cheat days which allow you to eat anything you want.

How the “Diet For Idiots” Works

• Youll use the Diet Plan Generator to create your own personalized daily menu.
• The menu will include four meals each day, not three. This extra meal is an important part of the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet.
• Your personal menu will be made up from a wide variety of the kinds of food you like to eat.
• You’ll eat both protein and carbohydrate foods no nonsense like eating nothing but red meat.
• There is no calorie counting or point counting and you can eat as much as you like at each meal as long as you stop eating before you feel really full.
• Fat Loss for Idiots works in 11-day cycles after you complete a cycle you take a three day break.
• You can expect to lose up to nine lbs during a cycle.

Why I Like the Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet

• You can eat without the fuss, hassle, frustration and confusion of counting points or calories. Calorie Shifting takes care of the weight loss.
• You make your own diet menus from a really wide variety of foods. This means you can eat foods you like and not try to force down food that you would normally never eat.
• You eat a balanced, healthy diet that contains both proteins and carbohydrates. Youll maintain a high energy level and never feel hungry.
• Fat Loss 4 Idiots works fast. Youll be amazed at how quickly you see real results.
• The Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet runs in 11-day cycles. After a cycle is complete you have three full days to eat as you like before starting a new cycle.
• Fat Loss 4 Idiots is very inexpensive to buy and use. There are no special foods to buy and no monthly fees. One low payment includes life time access to the Diet Generator as well as the Diet Handbook.
• 60 Day Money Back Guarantee – How can you go wrong?

]]> http://articles-of-health.com/featured-review-fat-loss-4-idiots/feed/ 6 http://articles-of-health.com/worried-about-hair-loss/ http://articles-of-health.com/worried-about-hair-loss/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:52:07 +0000 Pwnzor http://articles-of-health.com/?p=41 Many people are scared to become bald, both male and female. Many of them worry when they see an amount of hair in their basin after shampooing. But as a matter of fact, our hair naturally loses about 50-100 hairs. The hairs removed often stays on our head. So when we take a shower we see a lot of hair in the basin, truth is this hair had been shed earlier.It is really hard to tell if your hair is starting to get thin. Bald spots may be one of the signs but there is no assurance for it. There is a way to find out if your hair is starting to thin. The so-called Tug test, using your thumb and index finger, hold about 15-20 strands of hair. Pull it firmly and slowly. If more than 6 hairs were removed, you can say it is starting to get thin.Hair loss can be caused by heredity and such major illness. Hair loss is generally a major problem for adults (elderly). But in some cases, teens start to loss their hair too. It is a great sign that there is something going wrong. Hair loss in adolescence stage is caused by illness or improper diet. Some caused by medical treatments, like chemotherapy. Wearing hairstyles that pulls hair also causes it, like braids, because there is tension on it. Losing hair is really a great worry especially for teenagers that are concern with their appearance. The good news is, in adolescence stage it is really often happening. Once the causes of it were corrected, hair usually grows back. Here are common mistakes of people about hair loss. It is not true that when you brush your hair about 100 times it will be stimulated. It might only cause you hair injury. Hairs really dont breath. They get their oxygen from our blood in our scalps. Our hair will be damaged only because of wig or caps if it is too tight. Frequent cleansing and shampooing of hair is really not one cause of hair falling. Most hairs that are being removed by shampoo are the hairs that are already fallen out. Protein-containing conditioners and shampoos help our hair grow and nourished? False. It only fills the surface of the hair shaft. Making it thicker and much smoother.We must take care of our hair to prevent hair loss, avoid too much style that would put tension on it. Avoid unnecessary gadgets for our hair to maintain its natural beauty.

Those of you who have seen my photos know that I look about 10 years older than my actual age. The reason is painfully clear…

I’m losing my hair.I’m going BALD!

My dad has a great set of hair, but mom’s side of the family… well, they have cursed me to a life of Mr. Clean jokes. What you guys might not have known about me though, is that I have been trying out a new product over the last year or so. That would explain why you guys haven’t seen any pics of me without me wearing some kind of hat. I will be posting my before and after pictures in just a couple of weeks. So what did I use? Ha! The question should be what DIDN’T I use!

Well I originally started off with some of the clinical products like Rogain (Minoxodil) and spiro, but the spiro cream smelled so bad that I was just embarrassed to have it on me all the time. Applying the minoxadil was just a chore to do multiple times per day, every day. Eventually, I would miss a day or two and I just stopped. I needed something easier.

I was about to try Restoration Hair and was told to stay away from it, so I did. Next.
I picked up some nizoral shampoo, and still use that twice per week, as it is documented to help block DHT at the scalp. But you can’t use it every day, because it really dries out your skin.

At this point, I purchased Procerin, one of the two products that are competing head to head in this article. I used it until I ran out, which was about 3 months. My hair got thicker and I had some light blonde hairs starting to grown in, so that was interesting.

I was skeptical about this one because I had read online that this product was likely a scam, but no matter how many times I asked, nobody could produce evidence to why it was a scam. I did use it with my nizoral shampoo, so perhaps the two together is what gave me the results. I decided to conduct a real test and remove any outside factors. This time I ordered Provillus. I had read a lot of good things about this one. Without using nizoral or anything else, I could see what the effects would be, if anything. I bought the 6 month supply, because most people were saying that it was in month 5 and 6 that you notice most of your initial gains.

Did it work? Yeah, sort of. For the first 3 months, I didn’t see squat. I almost returned it for a refund, but I stuck with it.

I didn’t even notice much until a friend of mine that I hadn’t seen in nearly a year was joking around that I got hair transplants. I then compared a current photo of us together to an older photo she had of us a year earlier. There was a big difference. Oh, this was nearing my 6 month mark with the product.

So in the end, Provillus really worked well on its own. I would recommend it whole-heartedly to people. If it doesn’t work for you, Provillus offers a 6 month money back guarantee.

I’m not going to get into all the specifics of how it works, because you can get all of that on their website. But to me, taking a pill is fast and easy and I don’t have to add nasty creams to my scalp and smell like a skunk all day long. I can pop the pills and be done with it. That and the simple fact that it works!

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The first thing to do when you have joint pain is to go to a doctor. Symptoms of arthritis include severe pain in the joints and other factors as mentioned above. If your pain is accompanied with fever, the advice of a doctor is urgent because this specific type of arthritis can be deadly. Arthritis can be brought on by any number of things including overuse of the joint, sports, injury, and degeneration of the joints through time. In any case, it is important to relay to your doctor when it was first noticed, any related injuries you may have had, and what types of activities you perform on a regular basis. Your doctor will determine if the pain is arthritis through x-rays and blood tests. Once the doctor knows which type you have, treatments can begin.

For instance, the joint pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis is a function of the immune system destroying the cartilage in the joints affected. Cartilage is what keeps the bones from grinding against each other. As your immune system eats away at your joint cartilage, pain is brought on by the formation of nerve endings in the affected area. Eventually, the pain is so sever that mobility in those joints is virtually impossible.

But, again, there are treatments that can help or reverse the damage and pain. Your doctor can lead your treatment and some things you might expect could include surgery, pain medication, physical therapy, and even loss of use of the joint. But, there are other forms of medication as well. In fact, one of the most beneficial medications is a simple natural food supplement that is not even medicine at all. It is a natural treatment that is called collagen type II. When taken, this product can stop the pain by stopping the immune systems battle against your joints. It can then help to repair damage. In some cases, patients saw results within days, in others it took up to a few months. There are no known side effects of this treatment.

No matter what your joint pain is caused from or how you will treat it, the most important thing to remember is that you can find treatment. You can find it in a number of ways, which gives everyone a solution to try. Joint pain can effectively change and ruin your life if you let it. Or, you can fight back and regain your bodys well being.

For more information visit: Joint Advance

In the latest study that exonerates menopause as a cause of impairing the ability to recall, Taiwanese researchers compared the memory of hundreds of women before they had any menopausal symptoms to their memory as they entered menopause.

They found the women who were going through the menopausal process scored as well or nearly as well on five different cognitive function tests. Results of the study are to be presented Oct. 4 at the American Neurological Association annual meeting in Toronto.

“When women go into perimenopause, they don’t need to worry about cognitive decline,” said Dr. Jong-Ling Fuh, an attending physician at Taipei Veterans General Hospital and an associate professor of Yang-Ming University School of Medicine.

The researchers said the myth of memory loss during menopause is a perception some women have because as they went through menopause, they felt their memory wasn’t as sharp as it had been before. Studies suggesting that hormone replacement therapy might protect against dementia strengthened that belief. However, a large study later found that in older women, hormone replacement therapy not only didn’t help protect women from dementia, but could actually increase the risk.

To try to answer the question of whether menopause did have any effect on memory, Fuh and her colleagues studied nearly 700 premenopausal women living on a group of rural islands between Taiwan and China. The Taiwanese government restricted access to these islands until the 1990s, so the authors report that the study’s population was nearly homogeneous, which would help rule out other potentially causative factors of memory loss.

The women were between the ages of 40 and 54. None of them had had a hysterectomy, and none took hormone replacement therapy during the study.

All took five cognitive tests designed to assess their memory and cognitive skills at the start of the study, and then again 18 months later.

During the study period, 23 percent of the women began to have symptoms of menopause.

The researchers then compared the memory of the women who had entered menopause to those who had not, and found very little difference. In four of the five tests, there were no statistically significant differences in the two groups of women.

Only on one test was the difference statistically significant, and that difference, said Fuh, was very slight. This test was designed to assess verbal memory and involved showing the women 70 nonsensical figures. Some of the figures were repeated during the test, while most were not. The women were asked whether they had seen the figure earlier.

“For women, menopause does not mean you’ll develop memory loss,” said Dr. Raina Ernstoff, an attending neurologist at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. As you’re going through perimenopause and experiencing symptoms like hot flashes, she said, you may feel lousy and have trouble sleeping, which might temporarily affect your cognitive skills.

“I don’t think declining estrogen levels are what causes memory loss,” said Dr. Steven Goldstein, an obstetrician/gynecologist at New York University Medical Center in New York City. “It’s not like your memory is bopping along, doing fine and then takes this big dive during menopause, like bone density can.”

Both Ernstoff and Goldstein said they weren’t aware of many women who believed that menopause might cause significant memory loss. They also both felt that results from this group of women who were so homogeneous might not apply to different groups of women, such as those living in more industrialized society. And they both said that other factors that weren’t studied could play a role in memory loss, such as hypertension, which can contribute to vascular dementia.

Ernstoff also pointed out that the education backgrounds can play a large role in memory loss. Fuh acknowledged the researchers did attempt to control the data for educational differences.

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