Health Song, Humor, keynote speaker, Music and Medicine, Music Composer
Like so many basketball fans around the world, I feel saddened by the untimely loss of basketball legend, Kobe Bryant. Here I share one of my basketball moments and reveal an accomplishment that even Kobe was unable to accomplish. Click here to listen to me...
Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Self Help, Uncategorized
Yogi Berra once said, “If you’re not sure where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else.” Click Here to listen to the musical version narrated here: It’s been said, “life is a journey.” And in a perfect world we’d know just where our journey was taking us,...
Aging, Early Menopause, General Health, Heart Attack in Women, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Menopause, menopause symptoms
Usually when I share an article, it’s from a well-known medical journal. But this information was reported on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ January 15, 2020). And it’s alarming! Heart disease and strokes are killing an increasing number...
Aging, Bioidentical Estrogens, Causes of Hot Flashes, Contraception in Perimenopause, estrogen patches, Estrogens, Exercise, General Health, Heart Disease, Hormones, perimenopause
Aging, AMH, BRCA, Breast Cancer Treatment, Causes of Hot Flashes, Early Menopause, General Health, Hot Flashes, medication induced menopause, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, Mental Health, Premature Menopause, surgical menopause, Vaginal Dryness, VAGINAL PAIN
Menopause always comes with challenges. When you are 50ish, the symptoms come on gradually. But when you are younger and still have normal or relatively normal hormone levels, treatment causes an abrupt drop in those hormones, and that causes you to be catapulted into...
Memorial Day, Music, Music Composer
Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer. But it has a much more solemn significance. Memorial Day is a holiday to honor all those who gave their lives in the service of their country. These are the people who make our country a safer place to live. And to achieve...
Aging, General Health, Hormone Balance, Menopause, menopause symptoms, perimenopause, Women's Health
How will you change after menopause? Studies show that most women don’t know the answer. It’s the not knowing that leads to fear and worry for so many women. To make things worse, many doctors don’t diagnose menopause as the cause of the variety symptoms their...
Aging, General Health, inspiration, Menopause, Mental Health, Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Women's Health, Work Life Balance
Monday I hit a milestone birthday. I sat down and wrote this poem put to music played by Ben Schwendener. Listen to the narration over the music. It will add to the flavor. Hope you enjoy it and if you, please comment below. My odometer turned again One...
Easter, Health Song, HealthRock, inspiration, Music, Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Original Music, spirituality
I’ve been very moved by the fire that destroyed so much of the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Given this happened during the Holy Week just before Easter, I wrote the following essay and original music to accompany it. Whether you observe Easter or Passover, I hope you...
Breast Cancer, estrogen cream, Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause, Vaginal Dryness, VAGINAL PAIN, Weight Control, Women's Health
There’s a new medical term for an old and too familiar problem. It’s called Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause or GSM and it is the medical term for a group of symptoms that include dryness of the vagina and skin area outside the vagina, burning, and...
