Dr. Mache Blog

9
Sep

Menopause in the Workplace is Getting Attention…Finally

Worldwide, there are 657 million women aged 45–59 and around half of them are in the workforce during their menopausal years.  Stated another way, half of the people in the workforce are women, and half of the women in the workforce are in perimenopause or menopause. There are laws and policies for women who are …

12
Aug

Tired of Talking about Vaccinations? Read On.

With all the talk about vaccinations to stop the current pandemic, a lot of people are forgetting that there are some very important other vaccines… and they are the ones that help keep them well for a number of serious illnesses.   The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in the United States and the National …

5
Aug

Menopause Timing: It’s All In Your Genes

You know it’s coming; the “M” word!  Yup, menopause happens to everyone who lives long enough. But when??? How long will my periods last? How long can I wait to have my kids before it’s too late? Aren’t I too young for menopause? Although most women enter menopause between the ages of 45-55, up to …

30
Jul

Time to Dust Off Your Dancing Shoes

When Rudolf Nureyev said, “You Live As Long As You Dance,” he didn’t know how prophetic he was.    A new study published online (July 28, 2021) in Menopause, the Journal of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), suggests that dancing improves cholesterol levels, physical fitness, and self-esteem in postmenopausal women.   A total of …

20
Jul

Music Monday: Unicazoonica Unicorn

Several years ago I was asked to write the music for a children’s animation about a unicorn. It was a fun, lively story about the magical animal and this song was the theme song for it. I called it Unicazoonica Unicorn. It features Ben Schwendener on piano, Bridget Kearney on bass, Mike Calabrese on drums …

16
Jul

Lipid and Cholesterol Levels in Women – What You Should Know

Most women worry about breast cancer. Many don’t realize that they are ten times more likely to die of heart disease than breast cancer. I talk about this in great detail in my best selling book The Estrogen Fix. Here is some of what I talk about in the book. Lipids and Cholesterol and Your …

8
Jul

Protecting Your Bone Health in Menopause – Sometimes More Isn’t Better

Why should you test your bone health? If you’re a healthy 50 years old woman, your risk of dying from a complication of osteoporosis or thinning of the bones is just as great as your risk of dying from breast cancer. That’s why if you are a 50 year old woman, or even younger if …