Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, healthy eating, Nutrition, Weight Control
It seems there is less and less time for home cooked meals so there is lots of eating on the run as work days compress lengthen and free time seems to disappear in our 24/7 world. And we all know that the holiday season we’ve just passed through is notorious...
Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, healthy eating, Memory, Menopause, Nutrition, Weight Control
We know too much sugar is bad for our waistline. Now a new study from Mayo Clinic and reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has shown that the people over 70 who ate the most carbohydrates relative to protein and fat approached being 4 times greater...
Bioidentical Estrogens, Birth Control, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Estriol, Estrogens, Weight Control
Today I want to talk to you about something you probably have heard a lot about, and that’s bioidentical estrogens. You may be wondering what bioidentical estrogens are, and you may be wondering if they are really safe. Are they safer than the regular ones you get in...
Diabetes, General Health, Menopause, Stress, Weight Control
During one of my recent interviews for My Menopause Radio I interviewed Sherry Pagodo, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Massachusetts about how to lose weight and really keep it off as the...
Early Menopause, Weight Control
It’s hard to loose weight any time. But in menopause or postmenopause it’s particularly challenging. So what can you do to help shed those pounds? A recent study looked at the eating habits of 419 overweight and obese menopausal women to see what worked...
General Health, Weight Control
Older adults aren’t aged versions of younger adults any more than children are younger versions of adults. Each stage of life functions slightly differently with different strengths and weaknesses. Menopause and aging in general is associated with changes in both our...