When I turned forty, I had expected a change to take place in my life, some miraculous plunder to take over me. Seven years later, I am feeling robbed by this expectancy. In Webster’s... Read more >>

I sat down to watch television with my husband and for some reason, out of the blue, I was just so pissed at him. I didn’t even know why, really. It could have been the way he... Read more >>

I’ve always looked younger than I am. I’m very pale, I stay out of the sun, and frankly, my mother looks younger than she is. So it’s mostly genetics. However, genetics can be a... Read more >>

On a cold day in March just before dusk I walk down Fifth Avenue across the street from Central Park opposite the Metropolitan Museum. Pink afternoon light casts a spell across the sky. The people in... Read more >>

Never wish too hard for a precious thing Like a smooth brown baby without the “strings.” In the blink of an eye, your twenties are gone But not persistent illusions about men you could... Read more >>

Flashback: Five years ago and I was seeing my ob/gyn every few months. Always the same complaint: “I’m having my period every two weeks! I qualify for a PMDD diagnosis!... Read more >>

According to a recent study from the American Journal of Nutrition, taking 1,500 mg of fish oil (specifically, 500 mg of EPA three times per day) slightly alleviated perimenopausal women’s... Read more >>