Menopause in the Workplace, working women, workplace issues, World Menopause & Work Day
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....
Bone Health, osteoporosis
Bone health! Boring, right!? Better to worry about breast health; getting a mammogram and making sure you don’t have breast cancer. Well, that is really important. But as I tell my Menopause Coaching clients, if you are a healthy fifty year old woman, your just...
health and wellness, HPV vaccine, Influenza vaccine, Tdap vaccine, Vaccines for Women, Who Needs a Vaccine
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...
Early Menopause, menopause and genes, menopause symptoms, Premature Menopause
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...
dance, Lipids and Cholesterol, Menopause treatment
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...
children's music, Children's Songs, song about 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,...
Diet & Nutrition, Estrogen and the Heart, Heart Disease, Lipids and Cholesterol
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....
bisphosphonates, Hip Fracture, osteoporosis
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...
