Marjorie Ingall

2 months ago | honehealth.com | Stephanie Anderson Witmer |Marjorie Ingall |Denise Maher |Brittany Risher Englert

Social media loves to blame cortisol for menopause weight gain. All you need to regulate the hormone is to drink a “cortisol cocktail,” and your extra pounds will melt away.  Cortisol levels rise during perimenopause, but the stress hormone isn’t the sole culprit behind your changing body. Reduced muscle mass, lack of sleep, increased stress, and shift in fat distribution during this time are also to blame (, 2, 3). Yes, high levels of cortisol can contribute to weight gain.

Dec 4, 2024 | nytimes.com | Marjorie Ingall

ISLAND OF WHISPERS, by Frances Hardinge; illustrated by Emily GravettHow often do you find a book that can enchant 10-year-olds and grandparents, that feels both timeless and quirkily specific, that's super creepy but also hugely life-affirming? With "Island of Whispers," Frances Hardinge delivers. Milo, 14, is the son of the Ferryman, who takes the Dead from the land of the living to the Island of the Broken Tower - a mysterious place whose location in the misty seas is unfixed, ever-changing.

Oct 31, 2024 | honehealth.com | Adrienne Mandelberger |Stephanie Watson |Marjorie Ingall |Meghan De Maria

Back in high school, pimples were a rite of passage. You weren’t a teenager if a huge zit didn’t pop up right before the prom. But it might come as a surprise when acne is suddenly back with a vengeance as you enter menopause—just in time to mess up your high school reunion (go figure).

Oct 25, 2024 | honehealth.com | Cedrina Calder |Larell Scardelli |Karen Robock |Marjorie Ingall

Menopause is having a moment, and it’s about time. Once brushed under the rug, this evolutionary phenomenon is being aired out along with its laundry list of side effects only a woman could handle. Among them are hair loss and hair thinning. See also: loss of volume, widening of the part, and changes in hair texture. If you’re starting to see more of your scalp than you’d like, you’re not alone. Nearly half of post-menopausal women in one study experienced some form of female pattern hair loss (1).

Sep 30, 2024 | honehealth.com | Beth Lipton |Jennifer Howze |Marjorie Ingall |Karen Robock

The last period I ever had was such a tease. I had already been through what I thought was the worst of perimenopause symptoms—from hot flashes to 4 a.m. wake-ups. It had been almost 11 months since my last period, and I celebrated as if it was gone forever. That stockpile of period products I had in my bathroom cabinet for years? I got rid of everything, down to the very last pantyliner. Then, one morning, I felt it: that telltale trickle. I got my period.