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Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

February 20th, 2008

Hump Day Health: What Are our Health Concerns?

Taking a little break from bringing you health news and tips, I though I would find out what you health concerns are as you age?
Menopause, Heart Disease, Losing Weight… these are on my mind. As I get older and run into health snags, I am sure I will have more.
What are your health concerns at […]

By Teri -- 3 comments

February 13th, 2008

Hump Day Health: Eczema.

Many of us just thing it is a severe case of dry skin, but if your skin is overly dry, red, and itchy, it could be the skin condition known as eczema. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, 10-20% of the world’s population suffers from eczema.
From medicinenet.com:
Eczema is a general term for many types […]

By Teri -- 5 comments

February 6th, 2008

Hump Day Health: Beating the Cold.

When I feel a cold coming on, I swear I almost immediately reach for the Vitamin C chewable’s and Zicam. And while I feel that they may help me feel better or shorten the severity and duration of my cold symptoms (or whether it is just in my head!), I read a great article today […]

By Teri -- 5 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Hump Day Health: Books on Menopause.

I am obsessing about my pre-menopause or peri-menopause state, and I am enthralling myself in to the research of that and menopause. I recently came across this list of best-selling books on the subject of menopause, from Amazon.com.   Have you read any of these and agree that they are must-reads, or do you have a […]

By Teri -- 2 comments

January 16th, 2008

Hump Day Health: Exercise.

As I am dedicating the year to me and especially my health - which we all need to do by the way, I have decided to make every Wednesday, Hump Day, Health Day here at Aging Fabulous.
Today’s health topic is exercise. We all know it is good for us, right? Well, I am trying very […]

By Teri -- 5 comments

January 3rd, 2008

Books on Peri-Menopause.

After I finished writing the post below about Peri-Menopause Symptoms, I decided to click on over to amazon.com to see what books they had on the subject. I ordered three of them:
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About: Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty by John R. Lee, Jesse […]

By Teri -- 1 comment

January 3rd, 2008

Peri-Menopause Symptoms.

Being that I am 40, I could very well be in the phase of Peri-Menopause. Peri-Menopause is also known as PreMenopause.
While you are not medically in a state of menopause until one year after your very last period, many women, such as myself, begin with symptoms several years before. In doing research, some women in […]

By Teri -- 7 comments

December 2nd, 2007

Have You Had Your Flu Shot?

It is not too late to have you annual flu shot.
Hey, no one likes a shot. Though, flu shots are very important for the young, the old, the sick, and anyone who works with or is in contact with children and the sick on a continuing basis.
The “flu shot”—an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that […]

By Teri -- 3 comments

November 27th, 2007

Counteracting the Negative By-Products of Stress.

We all deal with stress in our lives. Most of us face some sort of stress each and every day. And stress not only affects out health, it can effect out over-all mental health and well-being.
Enter Dr. Perricone - the anti-aging dermatologist that brought anti-aging skin care and advice to where it is today. The […]

By Teri -- 2 comments

November 15th, 2007

Please, Stop Smoking!

Today is the Great American Smokeout. What does that mean? Stop Smoking.
Really, you know smoking is bad for your health. I know it is addictive, as I used to smoke. Luckily, quitting was easy for me. I don’t know why, but after smoking for over three years, I was trying to get pregnant and knew […]

By Teri -- 1 comment