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Expert_badge Dorian Martin

Becoming An Advocate for Your Own Health in the Doctor's Office

While advancing through the changes related to menopause, some women may have difficulty finding words to describe the changes that they are are undergoing. And that “lack of voice” can prove to be problematic in not only finding a solution that can ease any discomfort, but also in protecting a woman’s overall health. Why do... Read moreChevron
posted 12/21/2010, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Dorian Martin

Why Middle-Age Women Should Regularly Schedule Their Mammograms

“Many U.S. women do not get recommended mammograms.” That Reuters headling and the story definitely caught my attention. “Half of the U.S. women 40 and older do not get annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer, and nearly 40 percent of women 50 and older do not get the recommended biannual screenings, even though they have... Read moreChevron
posted 12/14/2010, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Dorian Martin

"The Heart Truth" Provides Fashionable (and Important) Information for Menopausal Women

Almost every woman I know likes to look at fashionable dresses. So it’s special to get a firsthand view of red dresses that have been worn by celebrities such as Katie Couric, Vanessa Williams, Valerie Bertinelli, Heidi Klum, Dara Torres, and Felicity Huffman as well as those worn by first ladies ranging from Laura Bush and Michelle Obama to... Read moreChevron
posted 12/07/2010, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Dorian Martin

New Report Offers Vitamin D, Calcium Recommendations for Menopausal Women

Why should women who are nearing menopause be concerned about the new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies about intakes of calcium and vitamin D? Well, let’s start with kidney stones. The IOM report’s authors noted that postmenopausal women who are taking calcium supplements may be consuming too much... Read moreChevron
posted 11/30/2010, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Dorian Martin

Middle-Age Women Need to Take (Care of Their) Heart

Middle-age women need to take heart.  That is, you need to take the protection of your heart very seriously. Results from two new studies give us some additional knowledge about what stress can do to the heart of a women who is going through menopause. And those results involve two areas very important to most women – their professional... Read moreChevron
posted 11/15/2010, comments (0)|

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