Roz Warren is the author of Our Bodies, Our Shelves: A Collection of Library Humor. This piece first appeared on www.zestnow.com. I had a bone density scan at my last annual check-up and when the results came back I received a nasty surprise. Like far too many women my age, I’ve got osteoporosis. “But I …
Doctor appointments can be unnecessarily stressful, especially with all of the added health questions that age and menopause can bring. Luckily, Ellen Dolgen has broken down some of the most common tests and checks that midlife women should be getting done. Read more from Ellen on her blog. As we get older, it seems like our …
The big “O” brings to mind mood music, our favorite lover, and moans of ecstasy. For those in menopause and postmenopause, the new “big O” can also bring to mind osteopenia or osteoporosis. You are probably familiar with osteoporosis, but may never have heard of osteopenia. Yet, according to the latest figures released by the …
Do you ever wonder what you will look like when you are eighty, ninety, or even a hundred? I just don’t. I have never stared into the mirror and tried to see the woman in my future. I am a live-one-day-at-a-time kind of girl. Since I turned fifty, I have started each day with a …
