Menopause and the Workplace How to Make it Better

Menopause and the Workplace: How to Make it Better

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Hot Years Featured Article: Midlife Money Management

Wondering how to prepare for menopause financially? These tips will help put money in the bank.

Dr. Mache Seibel: For many women, menopause is not the only “M” midlife word that is important. Another one is money, and how to save and optimize it. Belinda Rosenblum, a CPA and a money strategist shares tips to take the worry and fear out of money.

Belinda’s company is OwnYourMoney.com. She is also the co-author of Self-Worth to Net Worth. If she’s not talking about financial freedom, Belinda is likely enjoying the sunshine and chasing after her marathon running husband, stepdaughter, and two spirited toddlers.

Dr. Mache: Why is it so difficult for many of us to manage money?

Belinda Rosenblum explains how midlife women can be more in control of their midlife money.

Belinda Rosenblum: The challenge that I see is that we put a lot of meaning into money. We don’t just look at money as an exchange of value. We put much more stress and meaning around it.

We get really confused why we keep getting the same results.

Dr. Mache: So people have attributed an emotional connection to money instead of

seeing it as just a commodity that we can manage. And that gets tied up in things that are more than just the actual value of the dollars.

Belinda: For example, there was one woman, Tina, who grew up in poverty. She grew up with this feeling of scarcity. There’s never enough-ness. She was building credit card debt, and she had loan debt, and there was this moment when we were working together when I had her realize that she did not have to keep recreating her past. Until she took control, until she educated herself, that was the path that she was on. The goal was to help her to look at finances from a different perspec tive. How can you add in regu lar money days? How can you start tracking your money? How can you involve your husband and family in this new approach to money? It’s up to us to take control and to recognize that we can actually love and accept our parents without having to accept and continue their beliefs around money.

Dr. Mache: So you’re saying that many times people have observed their parents, who may be great parents, but not necessarily great money managers. When you talk to women about how they could begin to incorporate a strategy, what are some things that you could suggest that would help them if they’re feeling pressure and stress struggling with their finances? Belinda: First, when you feel stressed and struggling, recognize that there’s so much more in your control than you may realize. It’s easy to feel like a victim, or just helpless. This is what I’m earning. This is what my bills are.

But I want you to stop that right now. I want you to stop settling, stop tolerating, and let go of that resignation be cause there’s so much that you can do. And it starts with making a commitment to know your numbers and to take action. I talk about a four-step plan that we cover inside our Moneymaker Academy. And really, no matter what proWe don’t just look at money as an exchange of value. We put much more stress and meaning around it.

Hot Years: How Menopause Affects Women At Work

There is a silent ceiling in the workplace that doesn’t get talked about. It should. Find out why...

Dr. Mache Seibel: I have the distinct privilege of speaking with Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, Executive Director of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and Professor at the University of Virginia. She’s a leading expert in the field of women’s wellness and menopause.

Are you finding work a real challenge? Menopause can increase the difficulties at work. But there are solutions you need to know about that can make things much better.

How big of an issue is menopause for women in the workplace?

Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton: By 2024 there will be 55 million women who are menopausal in the workplace. That’s larger than the number of

Estrogen and Breast Cancer Hot Years The Hot Years TM My Menopause Magazine

What You Need To Know

Is estrogen safe? Does it cause breast cancer? To find out, read on…

Dr. Mache Seibel: Both women and many of their doctors worry that estrogen causes breast cancer. Is it true? To answer that question, I’m speaking with Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, Executive Director of the North American Menopause Society, Professor of Ob/Gyn at the University of Virginia, and one of the leading experts in the country on menopause.

How do you broach the topic of breast cancer and hormone therapy with women? They are already coming in nervous and worried, or may have already been to a doctor or two who have caused them to feel worried, even if they don’t have any risk factors.

Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton: The first thing we always talk about is do you need hormone therapy? How bad are your symptoms? Do you have bone loss? Then we start to say, okay, if you might be a candidate for hormone therapy, do you have risk factors like:

• A first-degree relative on either side of the family who’s had breast cancer • Dense breasts • A prior high-risk breast biopsy that showed atypical hyperplasia or lobular hyperplasia

Too much salt is a real health hazard...and it can slip up on you without really knowing it... Find out what to do to stay healthy.

Salt: What You Should Know But DON’T KNOW

Јimmy Buffet sings about his “lost shaker of salt,” in his song Margaritaville. But he’s not the only one adding in too much salt to his diet. With a daily intake recommendation of less than 2,300 milligrams (about one teaspoon), and people with certain medical conditions needing to consume far less, most people are 48% over their limit, consuming about 3,400 milligrams daily. And all that salt isn’t coming from getting carpal tunnel syndrome after shaking on too much of the white crystals.

Almost 80 percent of what is consumed comes from processed and packaged foods, which can be high in sodium even if they don’t taste salty. Most people don’t realize how much salt is hidden in almost everything they eat

According to the Cleveland Clinic, processed foods with high salt include:

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Frozen meals, Canned or pickled foods, Snack foods, Deli meat, Cheese, Condiments, sauces and dressings Breads Cereals Soda (including diet soda) are all high in salt.

Studies show that cutting down on the amount of sodium you eat can lower blood pressure and reduce your risk of stroke, heart failure and other health problems. In fact, according to the CDC, researchers have estimated lowering U.S. sodium intake by about 40 percent over the next decade could save 500,000 lives and nearly $100 billion in healthcare costs.

About Menopause What Men Know The Hot Years The Hot Years TM My Menopause Magazine

Wonder what men know about menopause and how do they feel about it? Read on...

A new study published in the June 2019 issue of the journal Menopause asks the question, What do men think about their partners menopause? How aware are they? What do they understand about what their partner is going through?

To find out, the researchers developed a 35-question online survey for men who had a female partner between the ages of 45 and 64 years who had at least one of the following symptoms: hot flashes, night sweats, sleepless nights, difficulty sleeping, low libido, mood swings, pain during sex, or vaginal dryness. The couples either lived together full time, or, if they lived separately, they lived together regularly at least twice a week.

Sixty-three percent of the men were aware of their partner’s symptoms, with difficulty sleeping and lack of energy among the most common symptoms. But only 26 percent thought it was due to menopause. Twenty-two percent thought is was due to aging.

Seventy-seven percent of men said the symptoms negatively affected them, seventy percent said the symptoms negatively affected their partner, and fifty-six percent of men said menopause symptoms had a negative effect on their relationship with their partner.

Three quarters of the men talked with their partners about their symptoms and believed they were influential in their partner’s decision to seek treatment or make lifestyle changes.

So most men realize that something is definitely going on with their wives, and what is going on is affecting them, their partners, and their relationship. But the men don’t realize all of this is due to menopause. Sounds like the men and the women in and around menopause need more health information to improve their menopause experience. The good news is that this is achievable.