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June 7, 2019January 2, 2023Blog, For Your Body, For Your Mind

Keeping Your Balance

Until I pass on into the next world, I want to be independent and mobile; if I can prevent it, no wheelchairs […]

February 11, 2019March 28, 2022Blog, For Your Body

Change is Hard

Like so many health issues, we often feel fine until a health issue reaches critical mass. Today I talk about my struggle to tame my health dragons.

December 17, 2018January 10, 2022Blog, For Your Body

Knowing I was eating too much sugar, I decided to drop it from my diet for the days between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year. The resulting weight loss was beneficial, but more importantly, I was free of the sugar pull, free from wanting sweet things. That was empowering, very empowering, a sensation I continue to relish.

October 29, 2018May 2, 2021Blog, For Your Body

Prevention On Our Plates

In drilling deep into breast cancer prevention for women, I find recommendations based on several factors. In aiding prevention for women before mid-life, prevention for postmenopausal women, and what suggestions help postmenopausal women who have had breast cancer, there exists some common approaches which are very encouraging.

October 15, 2018January 25, 2022Blog, For Your Body

Do You Have a Daily Wine Time?

I do love red wine, and I’m married to a wine lover, but I have really cut back on my alcohol consumption, wine included, since I learned about the connection between alcohol and breast cancer.

October 8, 2018May 9, 2022Blog, For Your Body

Weighing In On Breast Cancer Prevention

Several very large and extended studies—The Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study involving 85k+ women over five years, and the Iowa Women’s Health Study looking at 33k+ women come to the same conclusion: weight gain directly effects a postmenopausal woman’s risk of getting breast cancer.

October 4, 2018May 2, 2021Blog, For Your Body

The Doctor Is In With Answers

This month we will come along with the Pink Wave and talk about breast cancer, but I hope not to rehash the same old lettuce. We will begin by answering some of the most frequently asked questions by women 55+. Since I am a gerontologist, and breast cancer is not an area I can speak about with authority, I went to an expert in the field, Dr. Claudia Harsh.

September 10, 2018March 7, 2022Blog, For Your Body

The Physical Aspects of Aging Vibrantly

Active Aging research shows how older adults keep their physical ability through exercise and maintaining an active lifestyle – and aging vibrantly as they grow older.

July 9, 2018April 11, 2022Blog, For Your Body