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...
Aging, Bioidentical Estrogens, Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment
Ever since a 2002 study called the Women’s Health Initiative or WHI reported that estrogen and hormone replacement therapy caused breast cancer, heart disease and more, millions of women have stopped taking it and millions more never start using it… And...
Diet & Nutrition, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Menopause treatment, Weight Control
Do you have love handles? Muffin top? Spare tire? Menopot? Jelly belly? The list of disparaging terms women use for the belly fat from menopause goes on and on. As they stare into the mirror at their once-svelte bodies and try to zip up a favorite pair of pants, they...
Aging, Stress
I’m always hearing people talk about their bucket list. Climb Mount Everest. Bowl a perfect 300 score. Visit Tahiti. Parachute out of an airplane. The Bucket lists go on and on. Maybe you have a bucket list of things you want to do. ...
