Outrageous Age

(name that tune) Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America with over 780,000 strokes noted per year.  It can also be survived but with significant health disabilities.  The key to a better outcome is time.  Getting appropriate care within the first 60 minutes can mean the difference between a full recovery and [...]

Been on a diet lately?  Depending on where you get your info these days, suffice it to say that a significant number of outrageous women over 40 usually are.  And the reasons we diet are complex.  We know dropping the extra weight is an essential health tonic.  Maybe you have a new medical diagnosis such [...]

I’ve been fat. I’ve smoked. Yes, I do use the “F” word here ‘cuz, grrl, you may be big and beautiful, pleasingly plump, curvy, voluptuous, or large and lovely but you are still fat. Being overweight is going to slow you down.  It’s the padding on your hips and belly that can be a harbinger [...]

It’s summer. You’re busy.  No matter what the weather, you have things to do outside.  Taking advantage of the summer months you tend your garden, build a fence, mow the grass, hike a mountain, run a race and bike to the store. As the Sufi religion says, “Movement is life.” Healthy living for women over [...]

I need you…I want you to touch me…lower. slower.  not so hard… I’ve said all of these things to a massage therapist (MT) before.  But that’s only when I’ve slowed down enough to realize my neck is numb, my shoulders are screaming and my stress levels are on red alert.  Study after study tells of [...]

You’re at work, staring at the computer and your eyelids get as heavy as lead.  Your head starts to droop.  A little drool seeps out the side of your mouth. Hello?  “Snap out of it,” you  berate yourself.  You know you got shitty sleep last night.  Hell, you haven’t had a good, solid seven or [...]

Beauty may be skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone…Redd Foxx There are 206 bones in your body.  They are in a constant flux of construction, repair and destruction.  Among other functions, bones are storage units for minerals.  When you lose more minerals than you take in, bone mass decreases. Women over 40 [...]

You become ill with a cold or the flu.  You’re puking your guts out.  Headachey, dripping snot,  you must call in sick so others are not exposed to contagious cooties and so you can recuperate.  But are there other reasons to call in sick?  The answer is a healthy “Fuck yeah!” Feeling distracted, low energy, [...]

I had a dream the other night that I was pregnant.  Right around five months or so…what the hell?  In the dream I was happy.  Then I woke up.  Phew!  Thank gawd that nightmare won’t come true.  I am 43 and have already raised one child into adulthood.   Peri-menopausal symptoms are starting to arrive.  And [...]