Grilled Salmon with Dill and Lemon
2 Tble dill 1 tsp garlic powder 4 Tble extra-virgin olive oil 2 Tble white wine vinegar with tarragon Juice of 2 lemons 4 (1-inch thick) salmon steaks, 4 ounces each Mix dill, garlic powder, olive oil,...
View ArticleBaked Rutabaga
Note: The rutabaga is a root vegetable that looks very much like a turnip with yellow-orange flesh and ridges at its neck. Although this beta carotene-rich vegetable has been grown and marketed in...
View ArticleBlack Beanofritos
2 Cups (one 16-oz can) black beans 1 medium tomato, chopped 1 small onion, minced Salt and pepper to taste 1 avocado 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt 4 low-fat whole-wheat tortilla wraps 2 Tble chopped...
View ArticleLinkin’ Love
While I’m working on my next post “The Perimenopausal Wife and How to Live with Her” I thought I might direct you to one of my favorite blogs on menopause, aptly titled, Menopause the Blog. Wendy...
View ArticleDaily Strength
One thing that women love is community and a place to gather and chat about this and that. Since the Internet is taking on a new role in our lives every day, more and more online sites are cropping up...
View Article35 Symptoms of Perimenopause: Loss of Libido
As if perimenopause doesn’t cause enough grief, it can also kill your sex drive. It seems awfully cruel too, especially if you’ve enjoyed a healthy and satisfying sex life until then. I remember...
View Article35 Symptoms of Perimenopause: Dry, Itchy Skin
One of the most bizarre manifestations of my hormonal chaos has been the itches. Everything itched. And I mean EVERYTHING. But, mostly, my head. My scalp has always given me trouble. Meaning, I’ve...
View ArticleBio-Identical Hormones – Websites & Links
As you all might expect, I’m always on the prowl for new blogs, websites, books and information on perimenopause, menopause and treatments for the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. I ran across...
View ArticlePerimenopause – Elliot’s Story
I haven’t done a Guest blogger post in a while and so I thought I might share with you all the story of one of my readers, whom I will call Elliot. (her request ) Elliot is not a blogger, but a woman,...
View ArticleBlog Talk Radio Interview with Magnolia &“Land the Job You Love!” A Book Review
Many of you know Eileen Williams at Feisty Side of Fifty. Eileen is one of the first people I *met* when I began blogging a few years ago. She has been a loyal and faithful friend to me in the...
View ArticleDr. Steven Hotze, Health & Wellness Radio & Bioidentical Hormones
I’ve been talking about the book Hormones, Health, and Happiness: A Natural Medical Formula for Rediscovering Youth with Bioidentical Hormones by Dr. Steven Hotze, for the past couple of weeks. I...
View ArticleRadio Interview – Ladies! Gentlemen! Give Me Your Questions!
I will be doing a radio interview this Thursday afternoon, March 18th, with Dr. Steven Hotze’s Health & Wellness Radio program. I will be discussing blogging and specifically blogging about...
View ArticleKale & Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is one of those foods that people either love or love to hate. Personally, I rather like it because I enjoy cabbage in general and I love the tart and tang of the vinegar in sauerkraut. As...
View Article35 Symptoms of Perimenopause – Hypothyroidism
One of the more eye-opening revelations I’ve had in my quest to understand and cope with my hormonal issues has been the link between perimenopause and hypothyroidism.¹ Though I had certainly heard of...
View ArticleBio-Identical Progesterone: A Personal Experiment & My Conclusion
It is with great regret that I tell you the company which compounds the Oasis Serene bioidentical progesterone cream no longer make it available. With the recent brouhaha and the FDA attempting to...
View ArticleMore Great Websites – The Estrogen Errors
I always love it when I stumble across yet another great site to refer my readers to. I ran across these two women, Susan Baxter and Jerilynn Prior, both physicians, who are blogging and have also...
View ArticlePerimenopause Advice for Husbands – Round Deux
For a time last year, I received a flood of contacts from men looking for advice on how to deal with their wives who were in perimenopause . So many, in fact, I wrote an entire series of posts in hopes...
View ArticleFAQs About Natural Progesterone Cream by John R. Lee, M.D. and Virginia Hopkins
Virginia Hopkins Health Watch is a great site I happened upon a couple of years ago. It is a highly informative site with excellent resources and articles on menopause, perimenopause and bio-identical...
View ArticleHow Can I Help My Wife in Perimenopause? A Conversation With a Reader – Part I
This post was originally written in 2010. Given that it is a perennial topic, I thought I would repost it again while I’m on a posting hiatus for the holiday season. I plan to launch a new series for...
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