Hot flashes only occur in women, right? Not exactly. Up to 75% of men who are treated with hormone therapy for prostate cancer have hot flashes. It’s not something most people think about. But it is a common side effect in a very common cancer in men. If more men did have the …
By 2025, 1.2 billion women will be in menopause Even though menopause is a natural transition that will happen to every women who lives long enough, women know much more about their first period than they do about their last one, a new survey reveals. As a menopause expert and menopause coach …
Happy Father’s Day! Every year at this time I think of my Dad. After he passed, I wrote this tribute to him. I hope you enjoy it! It’s called My Old Man. You can find more of my music at https://healthrock.bandcamp.com/music
An article in the British Publication Mirror describes a Member of Parliament (MP) treated with antidepressants for 12 years before she was finally diagnosed as having menopause. After all that time, MP Carolyn Harris is finally weaning herself off of the antidepressants. According to her interview, she mood was so low that she wasn’t able …
This weekend my oldest daughter and her husband went to a wedding of one of their best friends. His wedding was postponed three times due to the pandemic and it was finally going to happen. Understandably, they really wanted to attend. So my wife and I agreed to babysit. Our grandson is 20 months …
Whether or not to take estrogen is a huge decision every woman must make as she faces her symptom of menopause. Most of the fears about estrogen began with the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) when they falsely claimed that estrogen increases the risk of breast cancer and heart disease. I explained how the WHI got …
I’ve orbited the sun once more Rotated its axis times 365 Had some good times and some bad But I’m healthy and alive Had some losses and some gains Had some pleasures and some pains Explored, expanded, learned a lot Grateful for some things I forgot Zoomed the world through my computer Had …
Feeling anxious? Anxiety seems to be our new normal state. Watching the news for more than a few minutes ends up being a real adrenaline rush. Coronavirus, wildfires, inflation, shootings, Ukraine. Who can feel calm? Self-help author Wayne Dyer wrote, “You can’t always control what goes on outside you; but you can control …
Menopause symptoms can wreak havoc on midlife women’s quality of life. Now a new study suggests that if some of these symptoms are severe, it can affect a woman’s cognitive performance. The study, published in the journal Menopause, involved more than 400 women and is different because it compared the severity of certain menopause symptoms …
This Music Monday offers perspective on how differently people view things over time. The three short poems together are called Three Inkwells. The individual poems are entitled, The Past, The Present and The Future. The piano accompaniment is performed by Ben Schwendener. The poems, music and spoken word are by Dr. Mache. Enjoy …
