Midlife has often been portrayed as a period of crisis. As in a “midlife crisis”, the kind where 60-year-old men are suddenly buying a Porsche and leaving their wives for a 25-year-old woman. The estranged wife is divorced, alone, and feeling frumpy and menopausal. At least this is how I …

How does happiness impact your health? In the pursuit of health and wellness, we often focus on physical aspects such as diet, exercise, and sleep. While these are crucial components, one often-overlooked factor that plays a significant role in our overall well-being is happiness. Research suggests that happiness and health …

As February rolls around, it’s time to turn our attention to matters of the heart – quite literally! February is Heart Health Month, a dedicated time to raise awareness about cardiovascular health and empower individuals, particularly women in midlife, to take proactive steps toward nurturing their heart’s well-being. Estrogen plays …

Diets, of all kinds, have been a wildly popular approach to weight loss for as long as I can remember, with many promising quick, and dramatic results. I grew up with a variety of magazine diets, the Grapefruit Diet, The South Beach Diet, and of course Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, …