There has been a growing link between what you eat and your risk of depression. New evidence is tying that link to dietary fiber and indirectly, to estrogen. The Food – Mood Connection In my best selling book, The Estrogen Fix, there is an explanation about estrogen’s role on GUT bacteria. In a thumbnail sketch, …
It’s early in a new year, and there is so much possibility. And it has been a difficult year to imagine, with so much social isolation and limitations on travel and gathering. But I like to imagine all that could be. To that end, I wrote a song called, My Imagination and Me. This is …
One of the most common concerns of menopause is weight gain. Dresses become a size, or two, too small. The average size of the American woman now falls between a 16 and an 18, the lower end of plus sizes. But there is a much more worrisome concern about weight gain than dress size…and …
Happy New Year! 2020 is finally in our rear view window and I wish you and yours a fabulous and healthy 2021. This is a piece is called My Odometer. No question, 2020 was a year to reflect on. And hopefully to be a passage into a new and better year. But even so, our …
I wrote this Christmas song to honor the troops that are away from their families, which is particularly difficult during the holidays. And what could be a better Christmas present that to have Daddy coming home for Christmas. In this video, Iris Schellenberg sings with Ben Schwendener on piano, words and music by Mache Seibel. …
I recently had the pleasure of being invited back to The Autoimmune Hour. Host Sharon Saylor explored with me the latest information on menopause, and a deep dive into the issues of vaginal dryness and intimacy that affects so many women in and around menopause. In this episode, we also had a candid discussion about …
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least when you look at your calendar. Just over 10 days left until it’s here. People started stringing their Christmas lights and putting up their other decorations just after Thanksgiving. Let’s face it, “we all need a little Christmas, right this very minute.” So for the …
If you’re confused about perimenopause, what it is, how to best deal with it, how to cope with the changes that are coming your way and how to feel better while you go through it, you’re going to love this podcast. It’s done with Marni Battista, a friend and colleague of mine who has a …
I was recently interviewed by my good friend, Kimberly Doehnert, who is an IFBB Pro, Celebrity Trainer and Fitness Expert. In this interview we discussed one of the vexing problems that women complain of as they enter and pass through menopause – belly fat. They call it menopot, muffin top, jelly belly and lot of …
Today’s Music Monday is a love song. It’s one I wrote a few years ago for a musical and it’s called Love is Blind. It’s a somewhat moody love song about feeling love with all the senses. Here are the lyrics for Love is Blind: Love is blind It hides within recesses of our minds …