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Menopause in the Workplace

Women experience significant changes at menopause which can be disruptive and create challenges in the workforce. The tides of these changes must be dealt with by both women and those who employ them. We have a "heated global crisis" (pardon ...

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What is Osteoporosis?

The following article is brought to you by our July sponsor, Reclast. Osteoporosis is a disease that breaks down the tissue of your bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis ...

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Food Safety from the Basket to the Barbeque

Summer is the prime season for firing up the grill and cooking at home with family and friends. Did you know the healthiest meals are the ones you cook at home? That is, if you are handling and preparing the ...

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The Story of a Middle Age Mama

By: Barbara Lorenzo When I was a young woman focused on my career, I believed the hype about “you can have it all”. I could build the career and then late in life get pregnant and have children. Well, I ...

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Dry Eyes at Menopause and Beyond

Are you aware that tear production tends to decrease as you get older? Well, that is the case. And, when you’re unable to produce enough tears, the clear tissue that covers the opening of your eye (cornea), or parts of ...

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Gaining What You Want Out of Life: Easing the Transition

Sometimes it takes tough times to strengthen the personality. Menopause can certainly bring us down some rocky paths challenging even the strongest individuals. Our personal lives are filled with difficult obstacles that seem to amplify as we grow older. During ...

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Menopausal Hair Concerns

“If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in a library?” – Lily Tomlin We’ve tamed our manes in many ways throughout our lives by coloring, highlighting, bleaching, crimping, primping, teasing, perming, cutting, washing, styling, ironing, ...

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An Apple a Day Keeps our Menopause Woes Away

As we grow older, we face many challenges. Combating chronic diseases and other conditions associated with aging are essential to a healthy life. Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, being overweight or obese, osteoporosis, constipation, diverticular disease, iron deficiency ...

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Cultivating for Menopause

Spring has blossomed for most of us in the lower forty-eight. Our beloved tulips mark the beginning of the spring season with their vibrant colors and exquisite blossoms. If some of you are reading this with snow out your window, ...

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