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Binge Drinking in Baby Boomer Women
on Aug 18, 2009 in General Health Alcohol Baby Boomers Binge Drinking Binge drinking has become nearly synonymous with college students, but a study out today shows a significant, worrisome level of binge drinking among those age 50 to 64 as well. Working with the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Duke University...
Menopausal Weight Gain
on Jul 20, 2009 in Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias Getting & Staying Healthy Menopause Obesity brain health perimenopause weight gain Here is another reason to keep your weight under control. Those extra pounds are not worth losing brain cell function! See what you think about this new study. —- Healthy women who put on weight between the premenopausal and postmenopausal ye...
Do you leak?
on Feb 27, 2009 in Incontinence Getting & Staying Healthy gotta go leaky bladder urge incontinence urgency urinary incontinence I know…it’s not a topic to talk about in polite company…but it’s a topic that needs to come out of the closet. Millions of women (and men) experience incontinence. Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine. Fo...
Can a 90 year old marathon participant inspire you to exercise?
on Nov 23, 2008 in Exercise Getting & Staying Healthy Here is an excellent example of healthy aging! At an age when most people are settling into a retirement home, one Waikiki woman shows no signs of slowing down, as she prepares for her fifth Honolulu marathon. She’s known to many in the commu...
Want to win a cruise?
on Oct 24, 2008 in Emotional & Mental Health Getting & Staying Healthy Okay, so it’s not exactly about aging, but it is about health. We all need down time, and here is a way you may be able to get it for free. Joanie Winberg is the found of the National Association of Divorce for Women. She has put together a...
Mammogram time!
on Oct 21, 2008 in Cancer Getting & Staying Healthy It’s that time of year again when we see pink ribbons everywhere. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is something I talk to women about all year…not just in October. I’d like to share a few tips that I discuss with wom...