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Title: Menopause - Treatment & Drugs Author: Mayo Clinic Staff Date Published: Jan. 24, 2013 Why Relevant & Summary: Explains in detail the various treatments for the effects of Menopause. They include hormone therapy, vaginal estrogen, low-dose antidepressants, gabapentin, and medications to prevent or treat osteoporosis. How This Influenced My Thinking: Learned about the various treatments for Menopause. Credibility of Source: Very credible, Mayo Clinic

Title: Your Body at 50: A Health Guide for Women Author: No Author Date: No Date Why relevant and summary: This is a nice, user friendly overview of changes that women will go through in their 50s. It addresses bodily, mental and emotional changes as well as lifestyle adjustments. How this influenced my thinking: Although our bodies age and change over time, another birthday does not have to mean a loss of fitness or attractiveness. Women who eat clean, healthy diets and exercise regularly, are less likely to age as quickly as women who are sedentary and eat poor diets of processed foods. I have a 53 year old yoga instructor who can pass for 35. I hope I look that good at 50! For most women, her 50s mean menopause. But it is not really a pause at all. Menopause is more like a shift. Your hormone levels shift and change, and your body shifts out of its childbearing years into a new state of balance.

Title-what happens to a woman's body as she ages Author-Celcilia Kirkpatrick Date-2007 Why revenant to and summary- It explains the changes that goes on at this age. How this influenced my thinking-I never realized how many things we actually have to go through as we start to age. Credibility of source-It seems credible because it is from a health contributor

title: what happens to a womans body as she ages author:Cecelia Kirkpatrick date published: 10-24-2011 why relevant and summary: The information i found on this site is relevant to the essay i wrote because it touches on some signs of aging that woman encounter. Grey hair, wrinkles, eye damage, and ear damage are all discussed on her webpage. As well as menopause changes and what a woman can expect as she nears the age of fifty. how this influenced my thinking: This website told me a bit about what to expect during the aging process. It also delved into internal bodily changes like changes in digestion, organs, skeletal system, etc. credibility: I didnt see a citations, but shes a health contributor

Title: What Happens to a Women's Body as she Ages? Author: Cecilia Kirkpatrick Date Published: 2007 Why Relevant and Summary: In this newspaper article Cecilia talks about the changes a woman undergoes as she ages. This is perfect for my paper since it tells me exactly what I need to know. She goes from physical changes all the way to the changes on the inside of the body and mentally as well. How This Influenced My Thinking: This just enlightened me on all the changes that I am eventually going to go through as I age. Credibility of Source: It is a newspaper article with an author and date and information seems accurate as it complements our textbook.