How embolization can shrink uterine fibroids
Mind Your Body TV Episode 10 with Bruce McLucas, M.D. A uterine fibroid tumor is a benign growth on the muscular wall of the uterus and is the most common tumor in the female genital tract. To learn more about how to shrink uterine fibroids, I met Bruce McLucas, M.D., founder of the Los Angeles [...]
If you’re “dense”: New technology for breast screening
Am I dense? Yes. And I’m not alone. According to the website www.areyoudense.org: *Two-thirds of pre-menopausal women and one-quarter of post-menopausal women have dense breast tissue. *Cancer turns up five times more in women with extremely dense breasts than those with the most fatty tissue. Know thy breasts I believe women must be smart and pro-active about [...]
Pickleball: Sweet!
The fastest-growing sport in America has a funny name, but there’s nothing sour about pickleball. It’s a fusion of badminton, table tennis and tennis. The sport attracts fans of all ages, but is a huge hit with the over-50s crowd—and that’s us. According to the USA Pickleball Association, pickleball is named after a [...]
3 easy ways he can buy your perfect lingerie
Mind Your Body TV Episode 9 with Jada Michaels. You’d love for him to know how to buy your perfect lingerie. Pajamas with feet in them send a message to your spouse or partner, but so do baggy flannels or an old T-shirt—no matter how comfy. I’ll ‘fess up here: Two decades ago [...]
Attention! The business of boomer reinvention
If you ask Brent Green who he is, he knows the answer. “I’m an impassioned individual committed to the development of a more egalitarian society that extends to treatment of the generations.” Amen. He’s also a recognized baby boomer marketing expert, a speaker and author, and host of a superbly researched and produced online radio [...]
Leroy sings to ring X Factor “Top 17″ Bell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bnnKHb40Vao I’m not a chronic TV-watcher, but am not (too) embarrassed to admit I simply can’t miss a nanosecond of X Factor or American Idol. I was a pianist, singer and actress earlier in life, and I connect emotionally with the winning contestants. Yes, I wish I could go back and be them. Unlike them, [...]
Better listening skills for better relationships
Mind Your Body TV Episode 8 with Brian Grossman, Ph.D. What we have here is a failure to communicate, due to lack of better listening skills. (“Oh no, not again!”) That infamous line from the 1967 film, “Cool Hand Luke,” has echoed myriads of times, especially when men and women seemingly can’t hear each other. [...]
This little boomer went to market(ers)
Boomers are about to increase dramatically in size in the next ten years. No, not our bodies individually, but the body of boomers, the powerful overall demographic: Ages 50+ (That’s us!) will grow by 22 percent, according to U. S. Census Bureau data. Matt Thornhill, founder of the marketing research and consulting firm, the [...]
Trick or over-treating? Study rates doctors’ appointments
Are you getting more than your “money’s worth” when you visit your doctor? If you’ve waited weeks for your appointment, then you feel rushed or short-changed, you may be surprised about what your physician really thinks. A study in the Sept. 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals how physicians themselves rate time [...]
3 quick diary entries guarantee you’ll lose weight
Mind Your Body TV Episode 7 with Peter Vash, M. D. Obesity is a chronic neurochemical disease. At the recent 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society in Orlando, Fla., attendees “weighed in” on the troubling obesity epidemic: Approximately one-third of U. S. adults are obese, including a fair share of boomers. You can [...]
