@LadiesofHive Community Contest #258 questions for the week are:

1️⃣ October, also known as Pink Month, is here. We invite you to take advantage of these days and share your thoughts on menopause and breast cancer, remembering that as women we have an obligation to take the best possible care of ourselves.
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2️⃣ When we hear the phrase: "Aging is an obligation, maturing is a choice," do you agree? Do you think aging is an obligation? Do you think maturing is optional?

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Absolutely, as a woman we have the utmost responsibility to take care of ourselves. Throughout our lives we are going through so many hormonal changes. When in teens a girl starts getting her periods, she is going through so many hormonal changes in that stage, she is also studying at that age, which means she has to manage both and not bring herself down in anyway. Then she goes through the birth process of the child, in this phase she is managing her home and job, and again she has to do it all effectively without complaining and not bring herself down, then comes her menopause phase, with extreme hormonal and internal body changes and still her smile should not fade. When we look around us there are so many women at any given time going through these processes and you will still find them perfect on the outside without any complaints, managing their job, studies and lives simultaneously in the best possible manner they can.

Thankfully, I went through my menopause phase with a lot of ease, actually I did not even feel anything about the transition except for a few hiccups in the beginning, and for that I need to thank my own-self because I have worked for this smooth transition and it's been an effort. I constantly monitor my health, do regular checkups, keep a check on my estrogen and progesterone levels which control these hormones, do regular exercise, yoga, massage therapies, and all of this together has helped me with the smooth transition. And it's not that I can go easy now, I am always on my toes, keeping constant check on my weight. Because the transition may seem smooth but there are still some things happening internally. I tend to put on weight very fast now compared to 10 years back, so it is a daily work that I need to keep doing on myself. And when I am talking about all this maintenance it also includes cancer prevention check.

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To all the women out there I must tell you, that it is only you and you who will look after you and no one else will do it for you. No matter how much ever your partner loves you, but there will still be somethings of this process that he will never understand. For e.g., in the beginning of my menopause phase I used to have hot flashes some times, and I would want the air condition blasted in that time. During winters my hubby would get annoyed that I would blast the air conditioner because that disturbs his sleep, but then if I do not, it would disturb my sleep. He could not fully understand my condition and we would end up in arguments.

Everybody's anatomy is different so there is no one way to work around it so it's best to constantly monitor your health, take expert advice, keep physically active, be very mindful on diet and lifestyle habits, sleep well, avoid stress and stay happy as much as possible. Again, your happiness is your job and do not depend on others to make you happy. By the time you reach the menopause phase you should know how to make yourself happy without any dependencies on others.

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Regarding ageing I believe that it is very scientific. I do not believe that ageing is an obligation. There are so many people out in the world who even in their 60s and 70s do not look their age and look so much younger, and for this they use a lot of science to maintain themselves in this manner. Today you can tackle ageing with therapies like cell rejuvenation, stem cells, LED lights. Yes, but you may not look like in your 20s but still it will make you look good and younger than your age. Both Ageing and Maturing is an option. One can look very old by 30 and be very mature, and on the other hand one may be 60 and not look that old but still may be very immature.

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If you want to stay fit and look young and healthy you need to work for it, so it is an option that you can work for yourself. Maturing on the other hand sometimes comes with experiences of life, which may not be very much in control. A child of a poor person who has grown up in extreme difficulties will be much more mature than a child who has been raised in total comfort and care and not exposed to any hardships of life ever. So, it's also your environment that helps in building up your maturity level.

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