Red Hot Mamas In Charge of Change.

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 ...

“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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

In recent years, many women have chosen to avoid prescription medications all together to treat their hot flashes. In general, they work for many women but none work for all. Among the most commonly used and most studied OTC treatments ...

Women everywhere go through menopause. But have you ever wondered how other cultures perceive menopause? Do women from the eastern hemisphere experience the same daunting symptoms as women from the western hemisphere? Think about how various diets, modes of exercise ...

A brief discussion of menopausal and postmenopausal sexuality Some women may see the recent Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) disapproval of Intrinsa (the first drug to enhance women’s sex drives) as unfair and one-sided. While the highly publicized Viagra precedent ...

Over the past few years, we have been bombarded with information regarding the trials and tribulations of various hormone therapies. If you’re wondering why, there is a multi-million dollar, 15-year project being conducted that is sponsored by the National Institutes ...

Let’s talk breasts! As women, we all need to be concerned with breast health, but as we age and especially after menopause, breast health becomes an even greater concern. Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death for ...

Among other things, sleep disturbances, including insomnia and sleep apnea, are a frequently reported complaint in menopausal women. Fluctuating hormone levels and hot flashes may disrupt a woman’s ability to sleep. Hot flashes during sleep (night sweats) are caused by ...