Information and opinions on health from BeauBeau at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/96484/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/96484/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/96484/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/138205/bald-view Thu, 12 May 2011 13:18:33 -0400 BeauBeau You know for a fact you've gained 15 lbs this year, but according to your friends, they don't see your wardrobe tightening around you (yeah right!). Or your hair is thinning to the point you see your scalp gleaming through in the mirror. Maybe you have bald spots so large or so numerous that you can feel the sun and wind reaching for them. But according to everyone else, they're not there, not visible. Sometimes you wonder. Could I possibly be... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/138205/bald-view http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/136475/disruptors Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:02:17 -0400 BeauBeau The list is extensive and growing - bisphenol A, phthalates, parabens, PBDE's (flame retardants), PCB's, dioxins, atrazine, heptachlor, arsenic, mercury, lead among them. Referred to as "endocrine disruptors"(ED's), a term describing their documented ability to mimic natural hormones and disrupt normal endocrine system functioning, this term certainly understates the myriad of ways in which these synthetic chemicals compromise our health. Many... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/136475/disruptors http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/136473/disruptors Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:58:06 -0400 BeauBeau We hear a lot (though far from enough) about "endocrine disruptors" and their impact on our health, but how many of us really understand what they are and what their relationship is to our health? Given that we're eating, breathing, and hosting them in our bottles, cups, cars, homes, foods, and worst of all, our bodies, you might like to know what they are. If you're at risk for, battling, or determined to avoid cancer, you need to know. But... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/136473/disruptors http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/134662/conference Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:39:25 -0400 BeauBeau With over 70 informational sessions to choose from, over 80 expert speakers, and over 800 breast health professionals from the U.S., Canada, and Europe in attendance, 4Women.com was honored to be part of the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) 21st Annual Breast Center Conference. We were especially pleased to be part of a larger contingent of women representing Sarasota, FL at the conference - Marie Borsellino, Sarasota Memorial... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/134662/conference http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/130608/implant Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:07:39 -0500 BeauBeau Ten years ago, I made a decision to follow up my mastectomies with silicone breast implants. I was making my decision "back in the day" when insurance companies would pay for several opinions and more than one consultation. I remember meeting with my plastic surgeon THREE times regarding my implant choice. I went with silicone - bad choice. They had to be removed in less than a year when I began to develop many strange symptoms (one of which... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/130608/implant http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/130082/advocates Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:41:49 -0500 BeauBeau As my Mom continues to suffer the side effects of a fluoroquinolone drug, I am more convinced than ever of the importance of patient advocates, especially for the elderly. Mom has Lymphoma, the bad kind, but her symptoms today - confusion, anxiety, and disorientation are not related to her underlying disease or her age. I know the symptoms all to well, the nasty side effects of fluoroquinolones, as I too was "floxed".   Mom has always... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/130082/advocates http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/128966/floxed Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:04:41 -0500 BeauBeau My poor mom! She has a cold. She has Lymphoma. And if that isn't enough, her doctors "floxed" her. A week ago, she was running a low-grade fever, so I placed a weekend call to her oncologist. Unbeknownst to me at the time, he immediately prescribed her Avelox, without ever seeing her, without determining whether she had a bacterial infection. This is on top of 2 months of prescribed Prednisone, a corticosteroid drug that she was... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/128966/floxed http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/128854/bald-hero Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:41:23 -0500 BeauBeau Confession of a bald man - I had no idea how important hair is to women. I was still living with my parents when my barber told me she noticed I had male pattern baldness. My mom, who had a full head of hair at the time, took me to doctor after doctor to look into possible treatments for male pattern baldness. Once on Propecia and Rogaine, I realized that I didn't care if I lost my hair. Those treatments were such a pain. Propecia wasn't... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/128854/bald-hero http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/128195/inspiration Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:45:50 -0500 BeauBeau Think teenager.  Stereotype flash!  Techno-addicts, outrageous dress, face piercings, casual disrespectful comments, defiant, drama queens.  Now think again.  Think caring, think loving, think socially responsible, think bald, think Georgia Barlow. Upon seeing her debate coach/Year 8 teacher wearing a Beaubeau scarf where her hair once flowed, this Australian teenager was compelled to do something to support her... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/96484/128195/inspiration http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/96484/127809/resolution Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:12:41 -0500 BeauBeau Have you ever noticed how certain topics completely dominate the news at specific times of the year? Just look back at the headlines for October, when even the most passionate breast cancer advocates were "pinked out" by Halloween. As 2011 approaches, if you haven't made some form of resolution to lose weight, flatten your tummy, or try a new diet, then you are not in the 1/3 of Americans planning to trade holiday cookies for carrot... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/96484/127809/resolution