In a movie about movies, there's a scene in Just What Happened where everyone has their knickers in a twist over whether Bruce Willis will or will not shave his beard in time for day one shooting.  Bruce, overweight and sprouting a beard that not even a mother would love, has been throwing tantrums about been asked to shave it off.  His position being, Bruce is... »

It has oft been touted that only human females go through menopause making us the (defective?) exception to the mammalian rule.  However it is now known that  Gorillas go through menopause too. Sue Margulis, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago states "Menopause, as applied to humans, is defined as the cessation of menstruation that results from loss of ovarian activity followed... »

I sure as hell know it did not begin at 40!  Of course you need to rule out that in my 40's, I got married, had my first and only child, moved countries and stated my own business.  Facing 50 and looking back, that was not a start - it was a change - a huge one but still just a... »

If you are like most women, you rarely go to your doctor.  Who has the time? In fact you might not have had a proper check up in years! If you are facing menopause then it is a good idea to have your "annual" checkup including pap smear and mammogram to not only find out if all is OK now but to... »

My name is Barbie. I want to share my anti-aging story with you and hopefully save you from wasting money on all those products that promise to work but never really do. I have to admit I do tend to lead the pack when it comes to anything new. Remember my moon landing in '65?  Personally I think the outfit  made my butt look... »

As children we reach puberty and menarche - our first period - occurs.   As we got close to the expected age for that event, we were classified as "prepubescent" and we said to be "going thru puberty".  Then we got thru puberty and biologically we were "women".  But of course we weren't.  We were teenagers and still "girls". At some mysterious point in our 20's, we... »

Storyteller, Judith Black has a new act tackling the concept of menopause, beauty and age.  In an article in the Salem News on 11 March 2009 , she is quoted as saying, "Women go through menopause, and there is this change. You are no longer pheromone-scented. People treat you differently, and I don't think we're prepared for that."   I have to say I thought of wrinkles, I... »

If you plan to get pregnant, they tell you to get fit before you do then your pregnancy will be easier for you.  Same goes for menopause.  So when do you start? Talking averages, menopause happens at 51 which means you had your last period 12 months before that at 50.  If the average transition time is 2-4 years then things could start... »

Ever since Oprah pulled the camera back so we could see her in her full glory,  the issue on the table has become not so much weight loss as menopause induced hormone imbalances.  In 2005, Hormone Replacement Therpy (HRT) became a dirty word after studies revealed it could have negative repercussions for some people in regard to cardiovascular disease.  It was considered that that... »

Yesterday on The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC on Demand, they talked about whether taking Vitamin and Mineral supplements actually helped.  According to the show intro, "It may seem like common knowledge that taking vitamins is good for you, but over the last few years several studies have failed to show that vitamin supplements help prevent chronic disease or prolong life. In fact,... »