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June is Cataract Awareness Month

A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of your eye affecting more than 24.4 million Americans age 40 and older. By age 75, approximately half of all Americans have cataracts. (https://www.nei.nih.gov/eyedata/cataract) Some people have described it a ...

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Dear Red Hot Mamas- May 2018

“Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun.” – Kahlil Gibran Dear Red Hot Mamas, Spring is finally here after our long bout of cold spells we’ve succumbed to in New Jersey. It’s so great to see the ...

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The Business of Your Bones… Osteoporosis

Contributed by Karen Giblin- Red Hot Mamas Expert   Osteoporosis literally means porous bones. It is a disease that makes a person’s bones weak and makes them more prone to fracture. Approximately 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and another 44 million ...

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May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month! Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones over time. Because of this, it puts you at risk for breaking a bone. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common form of osteoporosis. It affects many women ...

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May is National Arthritis Awareness Month

Approximately 54.4 million (25%) of the US adult population suffers from arthritis. Arthritis, or joint pain/joint disease, is the leading cause of disability in US.  It can cause pain, aching, stiffness, and swelling of the joints. The most common types ...

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Painful Sex After 50

Contributed by Barbara Dehn NP, FAANP, NCMP- Red Hot Mamas Expert There’s lots of reasons why sex might be painful after you turn 50. For many women as estrogen levels decline during midlife, their vaginas become much more dry and don’t have ...

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Dear Red Hot Mamas- April 2018

“Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.” – Henry Ward Beecher Dear Red Hot Mamas, We’ve all heard the adage ...

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Menopause at Work?

Contributed by Dr. Barb DePree- Red Hot Mamas Expert For our mothers, pregnancy was the workplace unmentionable. Once a married woman began to “show,” she was expected to leave her job and begin her new life as a stay-at-home wife and ...

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