Interested
in creating a menopause support group?
After numerous requests and suggestions
for a support group for women who have gone through menopause,
are currently going through menopause or are perimenopausal, it
is time to get something started!
If you would like to talk to other women
about symptoms or issues that you are going through with
menopause, or have gone through menopause and would like to help
others through this amazing transition, please let us know how
we can support you.
This program can be designed by the
group with the assistance of HealthyU, such as:
- Reserve meeting rooms
- Coordinate guest speakers, trained
professionals and experts in the field
- Outline or create program material
- Advertising
- Communication
- The list goes on...
There are many issues and health risks
related to menopause that many women are not aware of. Did you
know that as a woman enters menopause her risk for developing
cardiovascular disease increases by 60-70%!!!
There are physiological changes that
occur during menopause that result in many side effects that
woman and society write off as something that simply occurs with
age (such as; increased fat accumulation in the abdominal
region, increase in blood pressure, increase in cholesterol).
While these changes seem to simply
occur, there is something you can do about it. Find out from
experts how you can delay or prevent the onset of cardiovascular
disease, Type 2 diabetes and hypertension, despite the increased
risk you face during menopause. Find out from other women what
they did to keep their body weight at a healthy level during
menopause, how they were able to deal with hot flashes, mood
changes, loss of sleep and headaches.
Contact Taylor Bloedon if you are
interested in starting or joining a group.
taylor.bloedon@umit.maine.edu,
581-4058
