There are few more challenging times of life in which women’s hormones change than menopause. Although PMS, pregnancy, and peri-menopause can be difficult, menopause is often described as the switch when women no longer feel like themselves.

Migraine. The very word makes those who understand its implications shudder. Changes in vision. Pain that can last for hours to days. Nausea. Vomiting. Extreme sensitivity to light or sound. Loss of ability to function, sometimes for days on end. Yes, for those who suffer from migraines, prevention may be one of the greatest gifts you could ever receive.

According to the CDC, each year, greater than 21 million people in the U.S. become infected with norovirus and develop acute gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Contrary to it’s mistaken identity as a stomach “flu”, norovirus has nothing in common with the flu, other than also being caused by a virus. The flu is actually a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus.