Menopause can be tough to talk about, and even more uncomfortable to experience. Night sweats, weight gain, hair growth, breast changes—many women dread these symptoms and avoid talking about them for fear of being considered old or past their prime. But it doesn’t have to be this way at all, as Summit Health internist and women’s health expert Dr. Soma Mandal explains in an online article for Yahoo Life: “Much of this has to do with how we view women. Aging is not considered to be a good thing for women. From an early age, girls and young women are exposed to messages on television, social media and magazines about how to look, how to defy aging.”
Read the full article here, including Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek’s take on why she believes “women can kick ass at any age.”