My Menopause Magazine – Stay Well

Interpersonal neurobiology is a term you may want to know more about. It refers to the way in which our daily lives and experiences are constantly changing our brain. There was an interesting article I read about interpersonal neurobiology in the New York Times by Diane Ackerman. I want to discuss what it means to you. I think back to a song […]

Soyfoods are an ancient food, consumed by Asian populations for centuries. They didn’t truly arrive in the United States until the 1960s when tofu and a few other soyfoods became embraced by the health-conscious counter-culture that helped fuel the societal changes taking place at that time. Over the next three decades, soyfoods steadily trickled into the mainstream, but didn’t really take off […]

Why we’re talking about ticks in menopause? Because some of the symptoms of Lyme disease such as heart palpitations, fatigue, sleep issues and others overlap with symptoms of perimenopause. And tick born diseases are just about everywhere. If you live in colder climates, you may have been wondering (or hoping) that these brutally cold weather episodes sweeping the eastern half […]

I’m a naturopathic physician, and over the years, I’ve been called everything from a naturalist to a neuropathic doctor. In case you don’t know, naturopathic medicine focuses on holistic, proactive medicine. Licensed naturopathic physicians (NDs), such as myself, look for the underlying causes of disease and facilitate the body’s innate ability to restore optimal health with the use of a […]

When I took my mother to buy a hearing aid, one of the first things they did was to clean her ears. It’s not always easy to do that safely. I recently attended a meeting of AARP’s Life@50+ and came across this company. Here is a short summary of what they are developing to help with that problem. First of all, […]

The North American Menopause Society recently addressed this question and it’s good information for you to know. Here are the facts. How do you quantify the amount of alcohol you consume? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) defines one standard drink as: • 5 fluid ounces (one glass) of wine (about 12% alcohol). Don’t let your wine glass […]

Did you know some breast and ovarian cancers are connected to pancreatic cancer? It could save your life.   Let’s begin by reminding you of Angelina Jolie and her recent decision to have both breasts removed to lower her risk for breast cancer because she has the BRCA1 gene – it stands for BReast CAncer. BRCA1 and 2 are genes […]

Diabetes may be the most important illness in the world. It is silent and deadly and affects millions of people worldwide. But for many, it is also preventable. November was Diabetes Awareness Month, but really every month should be; and there is a good reason why. 25.8 million Americans, 8.3% of the US population, have diabetes and about 7 million […]

Dr. Mache Seibel talks about the effects of using radiation therapy for women suffering from breast cancer at menopause.