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posted 09/23/2008, comments (0)

Stop and Look At the Flowers

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 Chevron

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posted 09/23/2008, comments (0)

A Few Questions That Can Change Your Life: Take This Quiz

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 Chevron

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posted 09/10/2008, comment (1)

Menopause and My Big Fat Greek Diet

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 Chevron

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posted 09/08/2008, comments (0)

The Sun Gets A Bad Rap: Vitamin D, My Bones and the Rest of My Body

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 Chevron

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posted 08/12/2008, comments (0)

Hurting Down To My Bones

You know that commercial on TV where Sally Field plays happily with her dog or her grandkids and she talks about bone health? She's pitching a prescription med that allegedly helps you retain or build bone mass. I pay little attention to such ads on TV but there's a line in that ad that makes me almost shiver each time I hear it: "I've got this... Read more Chevron

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