I recently returned from the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine where I had the opportunity to interview Richard Santen, one of the leading authorities on estrogen and breast cancer. Today I’d like to share with you information on estrogen’s impact on breast cancer. When asked to talk about whether or not estrogen causes breast cancer, Santen’s […]

Today, I want to talk to you about something I discuss with my menopausal patients routinely and that you may not be aware of. As a woman, you are more at risk of dying of a heart attack than your male counterpart. Can you imagine? Most people think that heart disease is the picture of the guy with pain in his left […]

We know too much sugar is bad for our waistline.  Now a new study from Mayo Clinic and reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has shown that the people over 70 who ate the most carbohydrates relative to protein and fat approached being 4 times greater risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, which is a precursor to Alzheimer’s Disease. […]

If you are one of the millions of women taking antidepressant medications to improve your mood, you might have noticed a worsening libido. It’s a common side affect. Now a new study reveals that exercise might might be a solution. Women taking antidepressants, especially if their workouts occur right before sex, boosted libido. The researchers evaluated 52 women taking antidepressants […]

It seems there is less and less time for home cooked meals so there is lots of eating on the run as work days compress lengthen and free time seems to disappear in our 24/7 world. And we all know that the holiday season we’ve just passed through is notorious for adding a few pounds to our already expanding bodies.  […]

Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is a chronic and often disabling disease. What makes it so challenging for people is that it attacks the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. For some people, the symptoms can be mild, and the person only has to deal with numbness in the limbs. But sometimes it can […]

If you live to be 90 you will have slept about 30 years of it. Was it a waste of time? Why would we evolve this way if it were totally unproductive? But fear not. You are not squandering 1/3 of your life. Au contraire. According to new evidence, sleep is actually ensuring that the other 2/3 of your life […]

Don’t give up on getting younger. New studies are showing that years of too little exercise, poor food choices and too much stress can be reversed – and measured to prove it. That’s great news if you are in or around menopause and longing to get younger. The basis of my claim lies in the tiny tips or your chromosomes […]

Most of us make New Year’s resolutions. A third of us will break them before the end of January and four out of five will break them eventually. In one survey by Franklin Covey only 23% actually successfully achieve their New Year’s resolutions. With such dismal outcomes, why do we make them at all?  We’d like to do better but […]

Air travel may be fast and convenient, but for many of us, it can be uncomfortable and restrictive due to cramped cabins and sardine-like seating. Franci Cohen, a personal trainer, certified nutritionist, exercise physiologist and creator of Spider-Bands® offered the following tips for comfortable flying, to help you make the most of your next airplane trip by helping you stay […]