“Love is the greatest refreshment in life”. – Pablo Picasso Dear Red Hot Mamas, For those of us who live in the north, I am one of them who lives in NJ, it’s great that the month of February is almost ...
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The Combination of Migraine and Persistent Hot Flashes Could Prove Deadly New study suggests that women with both migraine and persistent hot flashes face double the risk of heart disease and triple the risk of stroke CLEVELAND, Ohio (Feb 14, ...
Read More »Informed Resilience: Confronting Sexism and Ageism During Menopause
Written by Ainsley Lawrence- Guest Contributor Aging is something normally met with contempt and avoidance for women and treated as something to be fixed rather than celebrated. As a result of this, older women tend to be subjected to sexism ...
Read More »From the Editor…Karen Giblin Searching For The Fountain of Youth
“Each of us has a fire in our heart for something. It’s our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit”. – Mary Lou Retton Dear Red Hot Mamas, Some women seem to dread growing older with every ...
Read More »MedStar Health Offering Facebook Live: Understanding Perimenopause and Uterine Fibroids
MedStar Health Offering Facebook Live: Understanding perimenopause and uterine fibroids What is perimenopause, and is there a connection to uterine fibroids? To learn more, tune in to our Facebook Live on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at noon for Understanding perimenopause and ...
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Practice Pearl: Sexually Transmitted Infections in Midlife Women According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasing in all age groups. And, contrary to the common assumption that older women are ...
Read More »Out with the Old, in with the New in 2024
Written by Sarah Kaminski- Guest Contributor Ringing in the new year is often accompanied by decisions to make some life changes. In fact, according to statistical data, 37% of Americans have a goal or resolution in mind for 2024, with ...
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Dear Red Hot Mamas- December 2023
From the Editor…Karen Giblin “In every winter’s heart there is a quivering spring, and behind the veil of each night there is a smiling dawn” – Kahlil Giblin Dear Red Hot Mamas As the holiday season approaches and we bid farewell ...
Read More »Age at Menopause Could Determine Risk for Decline in Muscle Mass and Strength
New study suggests that a longer reproductive period is associated with a decreased risk of low handgrip strength in postmenopausal women CLEVELAND, Ohio (Nov 29, 2023)—A shorter reproductive life span, which is determined by a woman’s age at menarche and menopause, ...
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