The following article is brought to you by our October sponsor, VESIcare® (solifenacin succinate) tablets. Going to the doctor is not always a pleasant experience—the long wait, the flimsy gowns, the poking and prodding. Now imagine going to the doctor ...
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Say Yes! To Yoga for Menopause
As we know, menopause is a natural, biological process that most women will experience between the ages of 40 to 60. Menopause is not an illness and does not always require medical treatment. However, incorporating at midlife lifestyle modifications, like ...
Read More »A Menopause Poem
By Bonita Emerson, McMinnville, Oregon Menopause is the rite of passage, a journey in which a women ends her cycle of menses. Through it, she and her body prepares for the latter half of her years when her intuition turns ...
Read More »Meet You in the Ladies' Room
The following article is brought to you by our July sponsor, VESIcare® (solifenacin succinate) tablets. For many women, the ladies’ room is part beauty salon, part therapist’s office, and part water cooler – a women-only refuge where they can chat ...
Read More »In Need of a Passion Makeover?
As Baby Boomers, most of us were part of the sexual revolution of the 60s. Our mantra, at that time, was "if it feels good, do it". Our sexuality came into the open. It was a movement that helped define ...
Read More »Sexual Reproduction and Menopause
The Red Hot Mamas website has received a significant number of e-mails and bulletin board posts on the topic of sexual reproduction related to menopause. More women are attempting to start a family after the age of 40. They want ...
Read More »Osteoarthritis: What You Need to Know from the Shoulder to the Hip to the Knee
Suddenly, many baby boomers discover it’s difficult to get up out of bed due to joint aches. You may be attributing this to old age and may not be aware of a condition known as osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis (OA) is ...
Read More »The Importance of National Menopause Awareness Month (September 2005) to the Red Hot Mamas: Our Philosophy and Significant Facts about Menopause
It is a busy time of year for the Red Hot Mamas as we observe National Menopause Awareness Month this September. Our agenda is filled with many events across the country as we spread the importance of menopause to thousands ...
Read More »Feeling Good About Your Self
Contributed by Farra Allen, MA, Psych Red Hot Mama indeed, your body temperature is up – you’re HOT! Your emotions are running high, anger is up – you’re HOT! Your sex hormone levels are down – you’re NOT HOT! You ...
Read More »New Survey Uncovers Significant Impact of Osteoarthritis (OA) on Sufferers' Everyday Lives
“I was very, very active all through my life, from the time I was a child up until ten years ago. I skied, swam, played tennis and golfed. And all of a sudden, I couldn’t do anything anymore. That’s when ...
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