What is Memorial Day? Memorial Day is a day for honoring and paying respects to the men and women who have died while on duty with the US military. My dad was a marine for 5 years during WWII. He always had the highest regard for the men and women in the service who …
My wife and I had a very close relationship with our kids pediatrician. It’s not surprising…he was my wife’s dad. He was a great father and father-in-law, and a great pediatrician. He not only was up on his game; he had a lot of wisdom that he shared about the normal types of events …
A Best Kept Secret… If there is one best kept secret about menopause, it’s vaginal dryness. Even though over half of all women between the ages of 51 and 60 are suffering, only about 7% are getting any treatment. Why Don’t More Women Get Treated? Why? It’s a communication issue: Women don’t …
May was Women’s Health month and National Physical Fitness & Sports Month. It’s no wonder these two celebrations are paired; exercise is one of the cornerstones of good health. To celebrate, enjoy this song I wrote called 10,000 steps. The beat is energizing and easy to walk to. It’s from my Let’s Move album, which I …
Have you ever had hot flashes so intense you sweated through your jeans? What if I told you it wasn’t your Levis that are in question; it’s your other genes. You probably have friends who have worse hot flashes than you, and some who you feel have it easy. Have you ever wondered …
How are you doing emotionally? If you’re not sure or not too well, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to spend a quiet moment to take stock of how you’re doing emotionally. A survey published in JAMA shows a more than 3-fold higher prevalence of depression among US …
My mother loved being a mom. She used to say, “Every day is mother’s day!” But for today’s moms, particularly those trying to balance work and life, it hasn’t been easy. And the pandemic hasn’t helped an already challenging situation. The pandemic’s impact on women, particularly working moms… A recent article from McKinsey highlighted …
How much is 20 Million years? I know I can’t wrap my head around that much time. It’s only been 2,021 years since the time of Jesus. But according to an article published in the journal Nature, if we stop counting the number of pandemic related deaths in 2020 and start counting the number …
Are you are in or near menopause? If so, there’s a good chance you are trying to figure out what should I be doing to feel better…to feel more in control. What are your options? There’s basically hormones (or not), non-hormone prescriptions (or not), over the counter supplements (or not), and lifestyle changes (or …
I was giving a lecture on music and medicine at Babson College school of entrepreneurship several years ago, when one of the lawyers there asked me a personal question… “Do you have a song on potty training? I’ve tried everything with my kid and nothing is working! I’d be really interested in a song …
