After I finished writing the post below about Peri-Menopause Symptoms, I decided to click on over to amazon.com to see what books they had on the subject. I ordered three of them:
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About: Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty by John R. Lee, Jesse Hanley, and Virginia Hopkins.

The Pause: Positive Approaches to Premenopause and Menopause by Lonnie Barbach

Medical Management of Menopause and Premenopause by Winifred Berg Cutler and C.R. Garcia.
I will report back my thoughts and/or findings on the books as soon as I finish them. If you have …read more

I have been reading some terrible stories about MediSpa’s (read Medical Spa’s)and the disasters that some are dealing with after visiting one of these treatment centers or clinics. You see, MediSpa’s are spa like clinics where medical treatments, such as laser treatments, botox, and more, are performed. Often by untrained professionals.
A rise in problems ranging from burns to scars to infection, or even worse, are definitely on the rise with these spas opening just about everywhere these days. Scary, isn’t it?
One way to know if a MediSpa is probably a safe place in which to have a procedure performed …read more

Today is the Great American Smokeout. What does that mean? Stop Smoking.
Really, you know smoking is bad for your health. I know it is addictive, as I used to smoke. Luckily, quitting was easy for me. I don’t know why, but after smoking for over three years, I was trying to get pregnant and knew I had to quit. And I did.
The American Cancer Society is the official host of this annual event, and they are a great resource for educating yourself in how to stop smoking. Your doctor is a great resource too. I urge you to make an …read more

There are certain days of the week, or maybe month, that I really feel like a powder nap would immensely help me get through the day. I found an article that speaks to me and how I totally feel about power naps.
The article is written by Dr. Maoshing Ni from his Secrets to Longevity, which is a health blog from Yahoo!.
Power Up with a Power Nap
A long-time tradition in Latin countries, a siesta is a great way to jumpstart the second half of your day. Famous nap enthusiasts have included some of the best minds in history, such as …read more

Yesterday, I talked about how important mammograms are in women’s overall health care. Today, I need to mention the importance of monthly breast self-exams.
While you really don’t need anything special to do your monthly breast self-exam, there are some products and kits that will help you. One such kit is this one from Liv. It is the Liv Breast Self-Exam Kit.
Product Description:
Liv, the revolutionary kit for every woman, provides ease and effectiveness for your monthly breast self-exam. Presented in a velvet storage bag, the FDA-cleared, doctor-recommended kit features a reusable, touch-enhancing Liv exam aid to help you recognize changes quickly …read more

I stumbled upon a great little recommendation tool from Dr. Weil. It is the Vitamin Advisor.
When it comes to taking vitamins, I am bad. I seem to go on and off vitamin kicks, trying different formulas for what seems to be ailing me at the moment. I think I have found the perfect balance of vitamins, and it is easy to find your perfect balance of vitamins when using the Vitamin Advisor.
To start, you simply tell the quiz if you are male or female, and your age. Then you are asked a short series of questions that pertain to your …read more

Newspaper columnist Cathy Hamilton was chronicling a personal account of the adventures and misadventures of being a woman over 50 in a weekly column called Boomer Girl Diary for a local newspaper when she began searching online for a community of baby boomer women. What she found was there was not much to be found. And so, Boomergirl was born.
Boomergirl, created for boomer women, born 1946 to 1964, is a community-based website offering beauty, fashion, family, finances, fitness and health advice; information of all sort and the latest news; blogs written by Boomergirl staff and members; clubs to join; …read more

If you like quotes, you just have to check out advice from… Gorm. All you do is point Gorm in the direction that you are most interested in and he will provide you with advice on the topic. A lot of the time, it doesn’t make a bit of sense but then as if by luck… he will come up with something dead on!
Another one of those sites when you really don’t feel like working!