Composer, Health Song, Inappropriate Touching, Sexuality
Last night on 60 Minutes one of the stories was about Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman and her story of sexual abuse and inappropriate touching from the then Olympic doctor Larry Nassar. Aly was a naïve young girl, and like many of her team mates and those...
Aging, Early Menopause, General Health, Hot Flashes, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Sleep, Sleep Apnea
If you’re one of the 75% of women who get hot flashes around the time of menopause, there may be more than just the heat that is affecting your sleep. According to a North American Menopause Society (NAMS) November 1 online publication of Menopause, severe hot...
Diabetes, Diabetes Song, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Health Song, High Blood Pressure, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Metabolic Syndrome Song, Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Stroke, Weight Control
Are you struggling with midlife belly fat? Belly fat can mean much more more than how you look or your jeans or dress size. Your jelly belly may be a clue you’ve got metabolic syndrome. I’m discussing metabolic syndrome in honor of Diabetes Awareness Month. In...
Diabetes, Diabetes Song, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Heart Disease, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Mood Swings
November is National Diabetes Month. And diabetes definitely needs more awareness. There are approximately 114 million people in the U.S. affected by diabetes. 30 million have the disease and 84 million more people have prediabetes meaning their blood sugar is...
Depression, General Health, Health Song, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Music, Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Stress, Stress Reduction, Yoga
It seems most people today are feeling like the world’s a pretty stressful place. News stories keep the focus on negative things that make it difficult to feel relaxed. We can’t avoid our realities – there are a lot of challenges and there is...
General Health, Mental Health
https://drmache.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Prayer-for-Las-Vegas.mp3 After the shooting in Las Vegas, I’ve felt a bit numb and in disbelief about the senseless violence that not only killed and wounded hundreds of innocent people, but also left our nation...
BRCA, Breast Cancer, Cancer, EstrogenBook, General Health, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Women are marching around the country to bring awareness and to raise money for breast cancer prevention. It’s no wonder. Breast cancer is scary and with good reason. It can be a lethal disease, the treatment can...
Bioidentical Estrogens, BRCA, Breast Cancer, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Menopause, Menopause treatment
This month is very a big one in women’s health. First of all, it is National Menopause Awareness Month. The second is that it is National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week. So, I thought it would be good to discuss a topic that gets too...
Brain Fog, General Health, Lower Stress, Memory, Menopause, Menopause treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness
Do you like doing puzzles? I was assigned one as part of a mindfulness class to help us lower stress by thinking “outside of the box.” It was three rows of three dots on top of each other. The task was to connect all 9 dots using 4 straight lines without...
Bioidentical Estrogens, Brain Fog, Breast Cancer, Dementia, Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Menopause treatment
In 2002 a study was published that changed my life and my career. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study was published to prove the benefits of estrogen. But the headlines were very different when that study was published … “Medical community...
