Dr. Mache Blog

26
Oct

Music Monday: Healthy Halloween, Avoid Covid19

It’s that time of year, when all the ghosts and goblins come out, ring your doorbell, and hope to get  one of their favorite candies. And they eat a lot of it. Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy a year for Halloween. During Halloween week, 90 million pounds of chocolate candy is sold. …

22
Oct

Vaginal Dryness and Painful Sex (GSM) – An Unmet Need

It’s common. It’s painful. But nobody wants to talk about it – vaginal dryness and painful sex. But if you do have it, you’re not alone. Roughly half of women after menopause will have vaginal dryness or painful sex. Doctors call it Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause or GSM.   Why Does it Happen? The lower …

1
Oct

Who Needs Hormone Replacement Therapy? The Answer May Surprise You.

Who needs hormone therapy? As a menopause expert, that’s a question I get all the time. It’s why I wrote my best selling books The Estrogen Window and its updated paperback The Estrogen Fix. So when USNew called to interview me for an article I was delighted. It’s information that every woman needs to know …

21
Sep

Musical Monday: Metabolic Syndrome Music Video

Do you know your numbers? You probably do know someone who has a muffin top, high blood pressure, blood sugar a little elevated, high triglycerides or low “good cholesterol.” Anyone who has three out of five of those things has Metabolic Syndrome. Almost 47 million people have Metabolic Syndrome, including 44% of those ≥ 50-years old. You …