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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Get off HRT for starters. [/b]It sees to be doing you zero favours. Evaluate your diet--make sure you are hydrating, drink green juice daily, sow yoghurt with fresh fruit is a nice ight breakfast, bone broth makes an excellent lunch/snack, and eat a veggie and protein paced dinner. Or switch and make lunch your bigger meal and have the bone broth before bed.

Exercise--waking, yoga, pilates will help you keep mobile, work your balance and help you stay fit. Weight lifting need not be more than your body weight or 2-5lb hand weights.

Sometimes it's easier to work with the gray hair, but certainly look into getting a little color blended in to add some contrast/color. Deep conditioning treatments will help keep the hair smooth, along with more moisturizing shampoo and conditioners. The Dyson Air wraps and Air Straight can make a significant difference when used with the right products--Color WOW, Amika the Shield, and Olaplex 9 are great options.

Make sure to moisturise with a body oil after your shower. Sesame and castor oil are excellent. I always treat my feet at bedtime with a foot cream and put cotton socks on.

Electric toothbrush may help your teeth, you can also get cosmetic bleach trays made at your dentist. They are not super expensive.

Get an eval from a cosmetic surgeon if you are interested in having work done on your face. Consults are free and they can have some god ideas/timelines for procedures. [/quote]

Why get off HRT [/quote]
It's giving you a false sense of something that isn't there, and will never be there. It's normal to go through menopause even though right now it's all anyone can talk about. Gen X reached this age and they thought, "oh hell no, I'm not old." Bring on the hormones. Not so fast...
[b]You need to keep your muscle and bones in shape. [/b] Eat well.  Be social. Be sexual. Be present. Blend your grays, change your makeup,  keep up with grooming,  sleep. You are not going quietly into the good  night. You will go valiantly. [/quote]

FWIW, muscles that don't get sufficient estrogen begin to rapidly atrophy, and muscle stem cells disappear. Without estrogen, bone loss also accelerates (estrogen preserves osteoblasts and reduces bone deterioration). It's a bit more complicated than "oh hell no, I'm not old."

OP, I keep Madison Reed root touch-ups on-hand for when the grays emerge just a little too quickly. One of these days I'll bite the bullet and go gray, but not yet.

I like the idea of finding something you like (eyes, whatever), and really focusing on that. [/quote]

Oh, but that poster you replied to is not some regular degular loser who resorted to actual medical advice on hormones, see? She’s cool, lifting heavy, banging it out, telling other women to be valiant and not use HRT and if their bones are adversely impacted by estrogen depletion, they can blame themselves for insufficient efforts in the gym and low-quality no-passion beej administration. [/quote]

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