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"&amp;quot;A new study shows that a two-minute hot flash burns more calories than 10 minutes of jogging,&amp;quot; writes columnist Connie Schultz in Cleveland.com. But she&amp;#039;s kidding, of course, as she states in the next sentence; Schultz made up the statistic to call attention to the myths and rumors surrounding menopause. Yet Schultz had me at hot flash and burning calories, as I&amp;#039;ve often wondered the same thing: Do hot flashes burn calories? They certainly feel as if they must. If nothing else, just taking on and off your clothing repeatedly must expend some amount of measurable energy. And speaking of expending energy, in her humorous op-ed piece, Schultz addresses some of the more refreshing and unsung aspects of being a woman of a certain age. One rumor she debunks? That women&amp;#039;s libido vanishes in midlife. This is simply not true for many, many women my age. &amp;quot;Well, it&amp;#039;s not fiery,&amp;quot; one of my friends admits about her love life when asked, though the problem of flagging desire lies more with her partner than herself. My sister tells me one of her close friends finds her sex drive has increased substantially \u2014 but not for her husband, for her sex toys. What research has revealed is that it&amp;#039;s primarily the quality of a woman&amp;#039;s relationships at menopause not necessarily her biological state that affects her libido, and that for many women libido actually increases during this time. But try spreading that truth. Somehow sexy and menopause don&amp;#039;t yet go together in our culture. Maybe it&amp;#039;s time to start spreading some different news? Schultz&amp;#039;s funny piece is a step in the right direction. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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