For most of you reading this, the ideal time to start thinking about protecting and building your bones has passed. Our bones were in max building potential back when we were teenagers and young adults and our peak bone density happened around age 25.

Have you had pain at the base of your thumb? This is the most common area to have pain in your hand, and if you practice yoga and place your hand flat on your mat for table pose or downward facing dog, it can be quite a problem. I know it well.

Hot flashes, also known as vasomotor symptoms, and can begin many years before the onset of menopause (menopause is defined retrospectively at 12 months after the cessation of menstruation). As estrogen levels begin to drop off in your mid-30’s, you may begin to notice vague symptoms that continue to increase until you get to the stage called perimenopause. This is the most symptomatic stage of menopause, it usually starts in your mid-40’s and typically lasts 6 years.