This is my Sunday rant on menopause and why we are targets during this vulnerable time of our lives.  

Your hormones play a key role in your mental and physical health. They function as the receptors and communicators between the mind and the body through various functions of the brain.   On top of this the uterus and the health of the ovaries is directly linked to the brain health and therefore mental health and well being. 

Estrogen is not just a hormone required for reproductive purposes but it is also responsible for pushing neurons to burn glucose for brain energy. With this in mind you would think that more experts are putting these things together and realizing you cannot treat the mind, brain, body and the endocrine system as separate entities, they have to be looked at and understood as they function with each other, otherwise you are just putting a band aid on one problem without having solved the bigger picture.