It's important to note that HRT isn't currently recommended just to prevent heart disease. But if you're having bothersome menopausal symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems, vaginal dryness) and you're in this "window"—roughly the first 10 years after menopause or before age 60—HRT may help your symptoms AND potentially benefit your heart at the same time.

Between travel, disrupted routines, rich meals, and the general chaos of the season, constipation becomes an unwelcome holiday guest for so many people.

Clogged milk ducts are one of the primary causes of reported pain with breastfeeding, and left untreated, they can progress through what's called the "mastitis spectrum"—from a simple clog to full-blown mastitis or even an abscess. The good news? There are evidence-based treatments that can stop that progression in its tracks and get you back to comfortable feeding.