Work It ‘Cause You’re Worth It!

Summer is on it’s way!  How can I tell?  Is it that the days are longer?  Is it that it is getting hot?  Is it that I’m getting fewer and fewer prescriptions for antibiotics?  Nope!  It’s that the bloody Sensa and Hydroxycut commercials seem to be playing back to back.  I completely understand that fitting […]

“The Change,” Why Does It Sound So Pleasant When All I Want To Do Is Scream? Non-hormonal Treatment of Menopause Symptoms

We live in a wonderful time where hormones are readily available to women for the treatment of menopause symptoms.  Hot flashes, fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and low libido can all be treated with hormone replacement of estrogens (yes that’s plural), progesterone, and testosterone.  It’s all about balance, but sometimes the hormones cause undesirable side […]

Diabetes: Hyperglycemia as the Elephant in the Room

Diabetes is not an easy disease to control.  Your blood sugar will be up, it will be down.  If you’re stressed or sick you could eat a salad for lunch your blood sugar may still be at 300.  It’s annoying and frustrating.  My dad says (and pardon the language, but the honesty is key) that […]

Osteoporosis: How to NOT Give Yourself a Break

Osteoporosis is a really hot topic right now.  And it should be.  As we get older our bones become more brittle and do not rebuild themselves as they did when we were younger.  Part of this has to do with our nutrition and our activity levels.  These things are called “modifiable risk factors.”  Other things […]

Not Right Now! I have a headache: Migraines, their causes, and their treatments

Do you have that friend that says, “Oh, I just can’t do it it’s giving me a migraine,” but they are out and about doing other things?  I am beginning to believe that the word “migraine” is one of the most over used excuses in the English dictionary.  Now, I am not saying that there […]