Hormones are injected into cattle and sheep to promote weight gains in the animals. The faster weight gains reduce the waiting time for the animals’ slaughter, speeding the meat to the dinner... Read more >>

I woke up feeling like an old lady this morning, but in a good way! My aching arms and stiff legs are evidence that the body pump class I endured yesterday did what it’s supposed to. All those... Read more >>

Soy is either the answer to our prayers or a menace that’s sure to kill us all, depending on the scientific study du jour. In 1999, the Food and Drug Administration gave manufacturers of foods... Read more >>

A million little changes, best managed with a strict regimen of denial. That’s my idea of aging and even menopause. Not that I recommend this approach, mind you. It leads to no end of trouble,... Read more >>

The controversy over alternative hormone treatments for aging is receiving widespread publicity and the American Medical Association is getting involved. The so-called “natural” hormones... Read more >>

Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when menstruation ends. It is part of a biological process that begins, for most women, in their mid-thirties. During this time, the ovaries gradually... Read more >>

I’ve not yet figured out why I need you so badly. In truth, I do not understand much about you at all. I know only that I need to explore this situation, and you So I can understand this... Read more >>

As the baby boom population has aged, menopause has moved from a topic that women were often ashamed to talk about to one that is now widely discussed. What still hasn’t changed, however, is the... Read more >>

This is not a story about menopause symptoms, hormone replacement therapy, the WHI study results in 2002 as to the benefits or lack therein on estrogen replacement, or the subsequent debates as to the... Read more >>

A large study of postmenopausal women revealed that when women increased their intake of fiber they could guard against certain type of breast cancer. Here’s what the experts learned:... Read more >>