Plus what to do about it.
3 Things I Wish More Women Knew About Menopause, From An MD For far too long, the reality of menopause challenges has been notoriously understudied in research—hurting the quality of advice provided to women on how to best navigate those side effects.Thankfully, menopause has finally been getting much-deserved time in the spotlight lately.
'For my menopause clients, there are two things that I almost always recommend universally—the most vital things for me are vitamin D and calcium,' she says.Hirsch explains, 'Estrogen is protective for the bones, but we lose estrogen as we go through menopause. So without that protective benefit of estrogen, we really want to make sure that our bones are strong.' Hence, the recommendation for this supplement duo of calcium and vitamin D—both of which help to support bone health.
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