1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Women's Health

Keeping Healthy Before, During, and After Menopause

By Tracee Cornforth, About.com

Updated December 28, 2003

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board

Keeping Healthy

Good nutrition and regular physical exercise are thought to improve overall health. Some doctors feel these factors can also affect menopause. Although these areas have not been well studied in women, anecdotal evidence is strongly in favor of eating well and exercising to help lower risks for CVD and osteoporosis.

Previous Page

Menopause Guide Table of Contents

Next Page

Reproduced from the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health.

More About Menopause

Explore Women's Health
About.com Special Features

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this fall with these tips. More >

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.
  1. Home
  2. Health
  3. Women's Health

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.