Many women over fifty complain they become more forgetful. In fact, some have affectionately dubbed this phenomenon “mental-pause,” and there are real physiological reasons behind it. There are estrogen receptors throughout your brain, including the hippocampus, and this is the part involved in certain aspects of memory. So, when estrogen levels drop, your brain and [...]
July 25th, 2008 | Tags: aging, aging brain, attitude, baby boomer women, boomer generation, comedy, fifty plus, friendships, fun, healthy aging, humor, mature women, menopause, midlife, older women, peri menopause, senior, symptoms of menopause, turning fifty, wisdom, women over 50, women over fifty | Category: Of Mind and Matter | Comments (11)