I feel myself drifting away into a state of tranquility, oblivious to the world around me.  In the distance I hear soft music playing.  My eyes are closed, my arms and legs are relaxed.  Nirvana.  Now and then I feel the slightest twinge from the needles as thin as human hair protruding from my face [...]

  After you wring out your clothes, drink a cup of Japanese green tea.  Green tea and evening primrose tea help relieve hot flashes and manage the dreaded “mood swings of menopause.” Tea isn’t just for “Grannys” anymore!  It’s health and healing properties make it appealing to everyone.  Here are Eight Reasons to Sip on [...]

Before you grab that prescription from your gynaecologist and dim the lights the jury is still out on the benefits of taking testosterone to increase your sex drive. Dr. Mary Gallenberg, Gynecologist and Obstetricainat the Mayo Clinic says, “testosterone therapy isn’t recommended to improve low sex drive. For women, other factors are generally more important [...]

This mangled Glad Cling Wrap box was a victim of one of my particularly bad perimenopausal days.  I’m not sure about you, but some days I have absolutely no patience with anyone or anything.  I can be reading the label on a can of chicken noodle soup and get this overwhelming surge of emotion – [...]

I automatically assumed that I have carpal tunnel because I spend my days with my fingers glued to the keyboard and my wrist resting on my desk.  But who invited menopause to the party?  More women over 50 than men suffer the crippling pain of carpal tunnel.  Those dreaded hormone fluctuations strike again! What is [...]