Aging, Early Menopause, Facebook live, Hormones, Menopause, Mental Health
It seems the verdict is nearly unanimous – Menopause Sucks. Menopause is such a weighted word that many women don’t even want to say it out loud. In fact, I discovered that one of my new patients developed a speech impediment when she entered menopause…...
Hormones, Hot Flashes, Menopause, osteoporosis
Are hot flashes waking you up at night? Are they embarrassing you at work in front of coworkers? Do they cause you anxiety, distress or loss of focus? You are not alone! Hot flashes are the second most common symptom of menopause (after irregular bleeding). They are...
Brain Fog, Early Menopause, General Health, Mental Health, Mood Swings, perimenopause
Q: I’ve just started perimenopause, and my mood swings are driving me crazy! I’m happy as a lark one minute…mad at the world the next…and then so sad that I’m weeping over cat-food commercials. How can I stay on a more even keel? A: Mood swings are one of the top...
Aging, Brain Fog, General Health, Memory, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Music and Medicine, Yoga
Do you do yoga? It’s a wonderful practice that can help you both physically and emotionally. Though I’ve co-written A Woman’s Book of Yoga about Kundalini yoga, I’m now learning a new form of yoga called mindful hatha yoga. {Click here to hear...
General Health, Menopause, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
As a menopause expert, I get asked a lot of difficult questions. Recently, I was asked a really hard one, and at first I was stumped. Here’s the question. I wonder if you can answer it? Click Here to listen to Dr. Mache narrate over an original soundtrack. When...
Memory, Menopause, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Music and Medicine, Stress, Uncategorized
Most people like raisins. They pop a small handful into their mouth and enjoy them for a moment. Maybe pop in another small handful or repeat a few more times. As part of a mindfulness course I’m taking, we did an exercise that created a different raisin...
Cancer, Exercise, healthy eating, Music, Nutrition, Sleep
I remember it like it was yesterday. It was five years ago, almost exactly. I was waiting with my wife, Sharon in her doctor’s office. After a brief conversation, he got to the point of the visit. (Click here for an audio version of me narrating this post over a...
Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, General Health, Uncategorized
Click Here to hear this post narrated by me over a background of my original music. My mother is a collector. At 92 her memory is still good, but occasionally a fact or two might slip away. But she has a technique to counter that. I call it “tagging.” She...
