Twice in my life I have given up my addiction to coffee--when I was pregnant. Each time I said I wouldn't go back, but each time I did. And I've always felt a little guilty about my morning cup or two, like it is somehow a small character flaw that I can't function in the morning, or can't function as well, without my cup o'... Read more
This is my favorite time of year. Cool nights, warm days, plenty of sunshine, yet change is definitely in the air. Yesterday was officially the last day of summer, though to most of us, summer ends at Labor Day.
Time to clean out the closet and clean out the garden. But there has always been something I just can't do, and that's... Read more
Menopause is a normal part of a healthy woman's life. It may not feel very normal, but it is. When you're having hot flashes day and night and gaining weight for no reason, getting headaches and forgetting little and big things, it's typical to feel like you're out of the mainstream of life, even that life is sorta passing you by. I know; I've... Read more
I read something recently about the health benefits of nuts, and it reminded me that once upon a time, I viewed nuts as health food.
Many years ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to Greece, an all-expenses-paid trip, as a speaker at a conference on the Mediterranean Diet. I joined about 80 people on the tiny island of Crete to hear... Read more
For the last 30 years, we've been told over and over about the dangers of the sun. Everyone from my husband to my wonderful dermatologist tells me, "Stay out of the sun! You have red hair and freckles!"
And I've had my share of sun damage, luckily no melanomas, but close enough. I do have very fair skin, but I also have... Read more
