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Dear Red Hot Mamas- March 2015

Menopause Minute

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart”  ~Victor Hugo   Dear Red Hot Mamas, By now we all are looking forward to winter being over.  I personally wish for hot flashes to occur when I’m ...

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Dear Red Hot Mamas Experts- March 2015

Dear Red Hot Mamas Experts, I believe I am in the perimenopause.  My question is that when my periods were regular I always got migraine headaches.  When I reach menopause will they continue? Thanks for your help. Maureen Dear Maureen, ...

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Menopause and Sex – A Modern Phenomenon

Contributed by MeLanie Modjoros, MD-  Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert/Sexual Medicine Specialist Regardless of whether today’s woman anticipates her menopausal years with hope or dread, she knows menopause is coming. Biologically, menopause is the end of a woman’s reproductive years-she ...

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Good News for Chocolate Lovers

Contributed by Francis Barbieri, Jr., DDS-  Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert  Know that guilty feeling that creeps in every time you bite into a piece of chocolate? Turns out it’s all for naught. (Well, mostly.) Recent studies show that chocolate ...

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Married Women Less Likely to Die of Heart Disease

A real study at the University of Oxford found that married women are significantly less likely to die of heart disease than their unmarried counterparts. (1) Here’s something you should know: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, ...

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Introducing Dr. Francis Barbieri, Jr.

A New Member of Red Hot Mamas Advisory Board Taking a Bite Out of Menopause…. Menopause means the end of menstruation due to less hormone production. The reduction in hormones causes changes in the body including the mouth, and changes ...

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What Do Fingernails Say About Your Health?

Spring has officially arrived! For many of us our fingers and toes have not seen the light of day for months and we are eager to ditch the winter boots for flip flops. Before heading to the nail salon, take ...

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Ask the Experts

Our experts Dr. Mache Seibel, Karen Giblin, Dr. Michael Goodman, Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, Dr. Verna Brooks-McKenzie and Liz Allen field questions from our members. Submit your question. Dear Red Hot Mamas, How do doctors determine how much hormone therapy ...

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Dear Red Hot Mamas

Spring is here, and it’s time to get outdoors. And, with all of this abundant sunshine, it’s time that I do something more about my appearance. For instance, I’ve got to get out of the ubiquitous sneakers-and-workout-gear uniform! I’m going ...

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