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1 week ago | 
theflowspace.com | Galina Espinoza
When orthopedic surgeon Vonda Wright thinks back to the onset of her menopause symptoms about a decade ago, she remembers it happening “like a bulldozer.” At the time she was the 47-year-old team doctor for the Division I athletes at the University of Pittsburgh and had recently published a book on fitness after the age of 40.
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4 weeks ago | 
theflowspace.com | Galina Espinoza
Tracee Ellis Ross knows that her dating life sometimes confuses people, even those she considers close friends. In the April 16 episode of the podcast IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, Ellis recalled “a great dinner” with the former First Lady and her husband, Barack Obama, where they talked about how she often dates younger men. “Across the table, your husband goes, ‘But why?'” Ellis Ross recalled, as she and Obama burst out laughing.
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1 month ago | 
theflowspace.com | Galina Espinoza
In the last decade, Melinda French Gates has experienced one major midlife transition after another. In 2021, she became an empty nester when the youngest of her three children went off to college; two years later, she became a grandmother.
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1 month ago | 
theflowspace.com | Galina Espinoza
Two Easy Ways to Prevent Lower Back Pain, from a Sports Medicine DoctorThe key is to think about how you move—and how you sit
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1 month ago | 
theflowspace.com | Galina Espinoza
When it comes to self-diagnosing hip pain, Dr. Amy West, a sports medicine physician at Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute in New Hyde Park, NY, says most people get it wrong. “If there isn’t pain in the groin, the chances that it’s coming from your hip joint is much less likely,” she says, explaining that—while most people think of the hip joint as being on the side of the leg—it actually connects the base of your pelvis with the top of your thigh bone.
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2 months ago | 
theflowspace.com | Emily Cegielski |Galina Espinoza
For someone who has built her career on mindfulness and balance, Adriene Mishler found herself in a familiar yet humbling position last year—completely overextended. The Yoga With Adriene founder, who has guided millions through movement and meditation, admitted that the lead-up to her wedding in late 2023 was anything but serene.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
theflowspace.com | Galina Espinoza
Since hitting menopause, I’ve been fairly lucky in terms of experiencing symptoms. I sleep well, don’t have intense hot flashes and have somehow managed to keep the dreaded “meno belly” (mostly) at bay. Where I’ve struggled, however, is with joint pain—in my hips, my ankles and, worst of all, my feet.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
theflowspace.com | Sandra Rose Salathe |Galina Espinoza
One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime—a statistic that underscores the importance of advocating for breast health year-round. This was the driving force behind a recent Flow Space event, titled “Beyond October: Advocating for Breast Health Year-Round.”Moderated by Flow Space editor-in-chief Galina Espinoza, the event brought together a powerful group of voices to discuss breast health and breast cancer awareness.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
theflowspace.com | Emily Cegielski |It’s a Game-Changer |Galina Espinoza
In honor of World Menopause Day last Friday, October 18, a group of women’s health experts got together at Peoplehood NYC for an afternoon of intimate, female-led discussions on perimenopause, menopause and beyond—AKA the midlife flux. The event, known as Fluxx NYC, was a celebration of all things women’s health with some some of the greatest minds on the subject teaching attendees about the important pillars of lifestyle and how to build the best foundation for a long and healthy life.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
theflowspace.com | Emily Cegielski |Galina Espinoza
Last Thursday, October 10, Flow Space held an event in honor of World Menopause Awareness Month and to celebrate the upcoming release of The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause, the first documentary to addresses the marginalized or ignored health crisis faced by millions of women as they go through menopause, which will premiere on PBS (check local listings) on October 17.
