• Caregiver Stress & My Interview With Jacqui Clark

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    caregivernoun care·​giv·​er | \ ˈker-ˌgi-vər  \plural caregivers Definition of caregiver: a person who provides direct care (as for children, elder...

  • Sandwich Generation - Stuck in the “Middle”?

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    The sandwich generation?  Are you in it?  Are you caring for both a child as well as an aging parent?   At Amazing Over 40, we strive to address i...

  • 5 WAYS TO DE-STRESS: A SELF-CARE GUIDE DURING COVID

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    COVID-STRESS – Greater in Women Than Men! COVID Stress wreaking havoc on your sleep, self-esteem, body image and sense of self? Feeling overwhelme...

  • Why Is It So Difficult To Say “NO”?

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    I see it every day!  As a board-certified Ob/Gyn, I have women coming through my office door telling me how stressed they are, how they are feeling...

  • Amazing Benefits of Butternut Squash & A Delicious Recipe Too!

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    For all of you Amazing Over 40 women out there, here’s a vegetable packed with vitamins and nutrients that our bodies need at this age.  Butternut...

  • Looking For a New Birth Control Method Without Hormones?

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    Well, PHEXXI is ph-inally here!  In May of this year, the FDA approved a new hormone free birth control, called PHEXXI, which became available in p...

  • Stop the Middle Age Spread!

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    Why am I gaining weight? Perimenopause and Menopause? Last week, one of my patients, Debbie, came in distraught and frustrated.  She had always bee...
    Posted in menopause, weight, women over 40

  • Feeling Light-Headed, Disoriented or Dizzy? It Might Be From Menopause!

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    As a menopause specialist, I am frequently asked this question, “Is dizziness a symptom related to perimenopause/menopause?” The answer is yes – it...

  • What’s In Your Make-Up?

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    Probably a lot more than you thought!  The disconcerting reality is that there are an average of 168 different chemicals in the products we use for...

  • Monthly Q & A: Vaginal Dryness, Heart Disease & HRT

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    Q: Dr. Diana – I’m using vaginal estradiol for my vaginal dryness – like you recommended! But, do I also need to use Progesterone to protect my ute...

  • How a 3-D Mammogram Saved My Life!

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month AND I am a Breast Cancer survivor, being diagnosed with Stage 1 Breast Cancer in 2018...

  • How to Stay Amazing by Stretching!

    by Dr. Diana Hoppe
    Since the pandemic, many of us are sitting at our desks, being more sedentary and possibly cramped up in close quarters due to transforming various...