Losing Sleep Over Menopause

My cats, Princess and Po, don’t have any trouble sleeping. Their mistress cannot claim the same. When Perimenopause first came to live at my house, my biggest complaint wasn’t hot flashes or mood swings. Insomnia topped my list. All my life, I’d been a good sleeper, dropping off for seven or eight hours of deep …

Adrenals…the little glands that could

When midlife hormone imbalance comes calling, the adrenal glands have much to say about the topic. Relatively unknown to most, these powerful little glands are located right above the kidneys. The adrenal glands have two very distinct areas of function. The outer zone which secretes cortisol, DHEA, aldosterone along with other sex hormones and the …

Sleepless in Syracuse

Dear Dr. Murray: I’m 48 years old and beginning to have some problems sleeping. I have always slept well, but now my periods are changing and I feel hot a lot of the time. I wake up to throw off the covers, and then in a few minutes I’m cold. This goes on all night …