Rosie Hopegood

Nov 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Rosie Hopegood

Yep, Menopause Messes with Your TeethC.J. Burton / getty imagesIf you’re approaching menopause or over the hump, then you know: Plummeting estrogen can lead to a dry vagina. But did you know that it has the same effect on your mouth? “We have a very similar tissue type in the mouth, so it’s no surprise,” says Katie Lee, DDS, a dentist and oral systemic health expert based in Colorado. Additionally, “salivary glands have estrogen receptors,” so when the hormone hightails it, so do its benefits.

Oct 15, 2024 | msn.com | Rosie Hopegood

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Oct 15, 2024 | oprahdaily.com | Rosie Hopegood

Taylor Hill / getty imagesRebecca Minkoff’s fashion career grew from humble roots: When her mom shrewdly refused to buy her the bat mitzvah dress she was coveting, she learned to sew at 13 years old. Then, after graduating from high school, she moved to New York with no money and no college education to work for the designer Craig Taylor, where she earned just $3.25 an hour. “It was rough and lonely—moving to New York was quite overwhelming,” she says.

Oct 15, 2024 | oprahdaily.com | Rosie Hopegood

The M Factor / Tamsen FadalAt any given time, more than one million American women are going through menopause. But until very recently, this life-shaking transition was still shrouded in stigma and kept off the table in polite company. Thankfully, times are changing, and conversations about The Change are going mainstream.

Oct 10, 2024 | oprahdaily.com | Rosie Hopegood

Mai Ly DegnanIt used to be that if you had a niggling health concern, you’d see your doctor and talk things through. That doctor might, or might not, order further testing for you—a blood panel, say, that would involve getting pricked with a needle at your local Quest Diagnostics. It sounds a bit antiquated, doesn’t it? These days, you can order a home test for everything from colon cancer to food sensitivities, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to celiac disease.