Health & Fitness
Coulee Region Women Magazine (WI) Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
You are a past educator and attorney; how did you become Dr. Humor?
I ran across a quote that said preschool children laugh or smile around 400 times a day, and adults over age 35 only 15 times a day. As I came from ... Read More
Coulee Region Women Magazine (WI) Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
Going to the doctor isn’t necessarily a treat, and when you have questions that you don’t really want to ask—whether you’re embarrassed about the topic or fear the possible answer—it doesn’t make the visit ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) August 2008
Nancy McCallum is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Sanford. Her work has appeared in more than 50 publications. When Oprah recently hit the Big 5-0, one way she marked this milestone was by inviting Maine's own Dr. Christiane Northrup t ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) Jan 2012
Want to learn all you can about being pregnant? Just Google the word pregnancy and you’ll get about 354,400,000 results.
“There’s a vast ocean of good and bad information now available,” says Meaghan Woodford of Portland. She ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) Jan 2012
I was 36 and nearly 39 when I had my two daughters. Even though I was in excellent health, because of my age both times I was automatically placed in the high-risk pregnancy category. Pregnancy after 35 is still considered high-risk, but several othe ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) Jan 2012
No one prepares you for pregnancy in a way that can truly prepare you. For one thing, pregnant women seem to be a magnet for those who feel a need to cause panic in others at a most vulnerable time. They tell stories of women who are preg ... Read More
My Generation Magazine (ME) Feb 2012
Everybody in my family who’s dead has died of cancer.
In your face, heart disease.
Years ago, my doctor gave up bothering to check my cholesterol, which when last recorded looked like the kind of SAT score that gets you into an Ivy League ... Read More
My Generation Magazine (ME) Feb 2012
One rainy spring day this year, I put off my daily walk and settled in with a bowl of popcorn to watch a favorite old movie on Turner Classic Movies, a favorite spot for early boomers. It was Bette Davis in “The Little Foxes.”
The gre ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) August 2008
As I rounded the embankment on the shore of Casco Bay to approach the final section of the TriForaCure women’s triathalon, I dug deep inside to jog the last part. The cheering began and I heard my name over the loudspeaker.Supporters began “high- ... Read More
How social interaction can help people who suffer from depression.
Spiraling into depression after incapacitating back surgery, it was interaction with others in the community, as well as family support and professional help that helped Peter Howard ... Read More
South Bay Woman Magazine (CA) April 2009
When one is given lemons, make lemonade! Each of life’s experiences, passages, memories, defining moments, celebrations, is the fabric with which life is woven. They make us, break us, challenge us and build us. As we let go of our fears and do ... Read More
When your heart's all a flutter - There’s a basis in science for the ’lovesick’ By Andrea Rose Can’t eat. Can’t sleep. Can’t think about anything else. It’s like a natural high. It is a n ... Read More
Austin Woman Magazine (TX) July 09
(Writer's note: For just over a year I have had the unmitigated pleasure to travel around town visiting various spas and salons (and in many cases sample their services) and present them to you, the austinwoman readers. For me, this has been a dream ... Read More
Brava Magazine (WI) April 2009
I got my first copy of "The Joy of Sex" in 1985. I was 23 years old. It was a wedding gift from my then-mother-in-law, a hip lady whom I suspect had experienced some joy of her own. Inside the cover, she'd inscribed: "Kids: Have fun!&q ... Read More
Breast cancer will be diagnosed in 200,000 American women this year. Nearly everyone is familiar with the disease, either through personal experience or through family and friends. Knowledge is power; it can lead to early detection, timely and approp ... Read More
Azizah Magazine (GA) Spring
Birth is a natural event, a process created by Allah that does what it is intended to do: deliver healthy newborn babies into this world. Most of the time this process is problem free; up to 95 percent of all women can safely deliver their babies wit ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) August 2008
Nancy McCallum is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Sanford. Her work has appeared in more than 50 publications. When Oprah recently hit the Big 5-0, one way she marked this milestone was by inviting Maine's own Dr. Christiane Northrup t ... Read More
My Generation Magazine (ME) Feb 2012
One rainy spring day this year, I put off my daily walk and settled in with a bowl of popcorn to watch a favorite old movie on Turner Classic Movies, a favorite spot for early boomers. It was Bette Davis in “The Little Foxes.”
The gre ... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME) Jan 2012
Excerpted from “Made for You and Me,” by Caitlin Shetterly. Copyright © 2011 Caitlin Shetterly. Published by Hyperion. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
I was standing in a CVS drugstore with Dan trying to figu ... Read More
Her Living (NE) October/November 2011
You’ve probably heard the old adage “a positive attitude will get you far.” Recent studies reveal that this piece of advice has positive implications for cancer patients as well.
“Research has shown that across the board, in all types of ca ... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) February 2012
Winter sports and activities combine ingredients that potentially can be a recipe for injuries—cold temperatures, slippery surfaces, and vigorous activities. Remember, for young children especially, supervision, proper cold-weather clothing, an ... Read More
Women's Independent Press (PA) September 2011
It’s easy to look on aging with fear; there’s plenty at stake. New research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care® network confirmed that 90 percent of seniors put loss of independence at the top of their list of aging worries ... Read More
South Carolina Woman Magazine (SC) Jan 2012
In the New Year, don’t forget to keep your feet in tip-top shape while following through with your resolutions to get fit. Myrtle Beach foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Scott Werter, DPM, offers tips for foot safety while at the gym. ... Read More
Medina County Women's Journal (OH) Dec Jan 2012
By Jeffrey A. Potter, R.Ph.
So you’ve made the resolution to lose weight through diet and exercise. Congratulations! However, as we age, diet and exercise alone may not be enough. As our hormones decline, so does our metabolism. This is true f ... Read More