“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 ...

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 ...

Contributed by Rebecca Evans- Guest Contributor For many arthritis sufferers, one of the most frustrating parts is how inevitable so much of it can sometimes be. But a big part of that frustration is the result of misunderstanding, so let’s take ...

Contributed by Brooke Faulkner- Guest Contributor Menopause can seem like a betrayal of the body. After decades of getting used to the first round of puberty, this second major change in the body can cause stress and discomfort. Of course, menopause ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

“And, in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years”. –  Abraham Lincoln Dear Red Hot Mamas, By now, we’ve all probably had enough of the cold winter weather and cocooning up ...

Contributed by The Center for Innovative GYN Care FIBROIDS AFFECT AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN DISPROPORTIONATELY Seventy to eighty percent of American women will develop uterine fibroids by age 50. For African-American women that becomes a staggering 90%. Even with an already high rate of occurrence, African-American women ...