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"Postmenopausal women need only 8 mg of iron compared to the 18 mg daily before menopause. It makes sense. For those of us who aren&amp;#039;t menstruating regularly or at all, there&amp;#039;s no need for additional iron unless we&amp;#039;re donating blood frequently. And too much iron can lead to iron overload, where it can affect the liver and heart. Low iron levels were also thought to contribute to depression in premenopausal women, but the studies are inconclusive. So, though I&amp;#039;ve been borderline anemic my whole life, I probably can&amp;#039;t blame my blahs on low iron. &amp;quot;I can hear it in your voice,&amp;quot; said a friend I&amp;#039;ve known for almost 30 years, picking up immediately on my exhausted borderline-irritable tone. She&amp;#039;s been feeling it too. So have a lot of my friends this time of year, where there&amp;#039;s too much to do, too little energy to do it, and no holiday spirit behind it all. How do you cure the holiday blahs? My friend E&amp;#039;s Menopause Holiday Survival Guide blog may cheer you up.  For me, remembering all I have to be grateful for is the best antidote for holiday blues. Do you have other tips, readers? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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