Personal Growth for Midlife Women
If you’ve always thought of heart disease as being a disease suffered by elderly, beer-bellied, chain-smoking and stress imbued men, think again! These days, one of the demographic groups hardest hit by heart disease is that of menopausal women. As if you don’t already have enough to deal with at this time of life – […]
I let out a startled yelp and leaped back from the changing table. The nursing sister hurried over, laughing as she saw what had happened. My newborn son, just a few hours old, had “christened” his mother (me) in the hospital nursery! My firstborn is a daughter, so I had no idea that baby boys […]
Why on earth would you allow yourself to be miserable and struggling when you can tackle your post menopause symptoms head on and greatly improve your quality of life? Why indeed? Menopause is a transition time in every woman’s life, it can’t be avoided, and you will go through it whether you go through it […]
How do you know if you have fit finances? I would imagine that there are many answers to this question! Indeed, what would determine if you are in a healthy financial state? It cannot depend on how much “stuff” you own if you owe money on the stuff. Owning fancy cars and houses and other […]
One of the biggest problems facing women today is a lack of time. There never seems to be enough time to do all you need to do in one day, let alone find the time to exercise. You know you should, you even feel guilty – and you are not happy with your lack of […]
One. Big. Word. HORMONES. Waning levels of the hormone Estrogen leads to a redistribution of body fat from the hips, thighs and buttocks to the abdomen during menopause. This means that even if you’ve (like me), never before in your life carried weight on your belly, you may well experience this now. Frustrating! Your flat […]
Best Vitamins For Women Over 50 Taking vitamins or supplements may not have been a priority for you in your younger days, but it may be well worth considering now that you are a mature woman. You may not be taking in the essential nutrients for this life stage through diet alone, and supplementing can […]
Osteoporosis is a word that sounds quite scary, and you may remember hearing the word when you were much younger, usually in connection with little old ladies falling and breaking their hips (or what you thought of as old at the time!). How do you get Osteoporosis? To answer this, it is helpful to know what […]
