Breast Cancer, Cancer, General Health, Health Song, Menopause
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends women get a mammogram each year after age 40. Here are 5 tips the ACS recommends to make your experience better. 1. LOCATION: Find a center that specializes in mammograms and certified by the US Food and Drug...
Breast Cancer, General Health, Menopause
The breast cancer risk assessment tool, also called the Gail Model, is intended for doctors and not the general public, but you should definitely know about to talk with your doctor. It estimates a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer. ...
General Health, Menopause, osteoporosis
The women’s shoe industry is nearly $40 billion annually. Women love shopping for them. But the pleasure of that cute new pair may not be worth it. A recent article offered experts opinions on the down-side of high heels. High heels can cause pain and injury to...
cholesterol, General Health, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Menopause, perimenopause, Stroke
I want to share this interview I did with Puja Mehta, a cardiologist at the Barbara Streisand Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Here she discusses heart attacks in women and what you need to know. Men and women have such different symptoms that many women don’t...
Composer, General Health, Health Song, Music, Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Stay Well Cards
Today I was guest speaker at the Stanford University Department of Ob/Gyn on the subject of How To Reach, Teach and Motivate Patients in 2012. My goal was to teach doctors and medical students new ways to explain health information. Here’s what one of the...
Early Menopause, General Health, Heart Attack, Stroke
Ten years ago the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study changed our view of how to treat low estrogen. The study of 161,880 postmenopausal women questioned the safety of estrogen. The study found that there was a higher risk of breast cancer, stroke, heart...
Diet & Nutrition, Early Menopause, General Health, healthy eating, Menopause, perimenopause, Weight Control
It’s hard to loose weight any time. But in menopause or postmenopause it’s particularly challenging. So what can you do to help shed those pounds? A recent study looked at the eating habits of 419 overweight and obese menopausal women to see what worked...
Early Menopause, General Health, Menopause, osteoporosis, Weight Control
Hip pain can be, well, a pain in the neck. But PBS fitness expert Suzanne Andrews has some simple tips to help you relieve your pains and get you on the way to a more pain free life. Many people think that with painful joints you have to avoid exercise. But getting...
Diet & Nutrition, Early Menopause, General Health, healthy eating, Menopause, Nutrition, perimenopause, Weight Control
Between 1978 and 2004, the percentage of obese women in menopause increased from 17% to 30%. For most people, obesity is due to either eating too much, exercising too little or a combination of the two. In addition, metabolism slows down with aging. Muscle mass and...
Composer, Early Menopause, Health Song, Memory, Music and Medicine
I’ve noticed for a long time that patients with Alzheimer’s Disease seldom forget the music they love most, even though the memories of loved ones and major memories slip away. It’s also known that music is used to remember the alphabet and the state...
