by Dr. Keira Barr | Feb 23, 2021 | hormones, menopause, skin, sleep
Starting in your mid to late 30’s you may have picked up on some clues that things were shifting with your hormones as your progesterone levels started to decline, and by the time you’re in your 40’s your body may be changing in ways that you may not have expected or...
by Dr. Keira Barr | Dec 21, 2020 | Beauty, hormones, menopause, skin, sleep
One of the main components of our skin is a protein called collagen – you may have heard of it before. Collagen makes up 30% of the proteins in our body and is responsible for maintaining the structure of our hair, bones, muscles, and skin. Think of collagen as...
by Dr. Keira Barr | Dec 17, 2020 | Beauty, hormones, menopause, skin
When you hear people talk about hormones, they’re talking about youthful shenanigans and indiscretion. The fact of the matter is, we don’t really talk about the female experience with hormones like menstruation, breastfeeding, and menopause. The reality is when...
by Dr. Keira Barr | Dec 7, 2020 | menopause, skin
Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the saggiest and wrinkled of them all? Did you just raise your hand? Well, if you’ve made it this far in life, no doubt there are a few more sags and wrinkles than your younger years, but that’s something to celebrate. Those changes...
by Dr. Keira Barr | Nov 23, 2020 | menopause, skin
Recently I shared my top 10 skin care tips for those in menopause with mindbodygreen and I thought it would be helpful to share them with you too, plus add a few more. When we talk about hormonal skin changes, we tend to zero in on puberty, but if you are over 35...
by Dr. Keira Barr | Nov 2, 2020 | menopause
What Is Menopause? When you hear the word menopause how does it make you feel? Scared, confused, overwhelmed, irritable? I hear you. At age 39 when my periods got heavier, my breasts became so tender I couldn’t hug my kids without wincing and I found myself feeling...
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