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...
keynote speaker, Mental Health, Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Work Life Balance
Does it seem that life is always throwing a monkey wrench your way? And doesn’t it always seem to happen when things are finally on track and going well; and BAM! Something goes wrong either with finances, love or health, or something else. It can be really...
Breast Cancer, healthy eating, Hormone health, Hot Years Magazine, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, Original Music, sexual health, Sexuality, The Hot Years magazine, Weight Control
Get accurate, reliable information on midlife that is easy to understand and comes right to your inbox! The latest issue of The Hot Years magazine in now available and….its FREE. Visit www.HotYearsMag.com and download it now to your computer or device. This...
Bioidentical Estrogens, Hormone health, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, osteoporosis, Premature Menopause
If you are woman in her 30s or 40s, you’re probably not thinking of menopause. And if you’re not thinking of menopause, perimenopause and osteoporosis or bone loss is something that is probably not on your radar. But since 5-10% of women enter menopause before age 45,...
Aging, General Health, Health Song, HealthRock, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Music and Medicine, Original Music
The scientist Max Planck said, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” That’s what happened to me at a recent concert when I sat just 10 feet away from two jazz piano masters playing on two grand pianos. Sitting so...
General Health, grief, Lower Stress, Mental Health, Original Music
If you’ve ever lost a loved one from cancer or a chronic illness, you know how hard it is to see someone you love suffer, and as time gone by, you’re left struggling with what to do with those sad memories. How do you remember your loved ones in a way that doesn’t...
