Women's Health Week falls in May—a perfect time to talk about the menopause experience, and how it affects our bodies and our sexual health.

On this episode of Aging Forward, Dr. Carol Kuhle talks about how perimenopause can be a confusing time for women, emerging treatments for menopause symptoms, and how vibrators can be a useful tool for vaginal health.

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Ever feel like your memory's not quite what it used to be? Or that it's more difficult to think on your feet, or to think as creatively?

On this episode of Aging Forward, Dr. Therese Huston how, even though these deficits are a normal part of the aging process, that doesn't mean you can't fight back. She offers tips and tricks for how to improve memory, creativity, empathy and more.

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Parkinson's disease is the second most common form of neurodegenerative illness, only after Alzheimer's disease. In fact, two percent of the population over age 70 has Parkinson's disease.

This episode, for Parkinson’s Awareness Month, we're talking with expert Dr. Rodolfo Savica. He'll break down the difference between Parkinson's and Parkinsonism; why doctors are seeing a triplication of risk of the disease; and the promising future of Parkinson's management.

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