Power Surge + Hot Flash = Insomnia

It happens just about every night.  After reading for about a half hour, I’m finally sleepy and relaxed. I turn out the light and sink into my down pillows and high thread-count sheets. I’m just falling asleep when, wham – it happens. It feels like my body has been plugged into an electrical socket and… who turned [...]

Those Lucky Chimpanzees?

The intriguing headline on the Science Daily Website, “Male Chimpanzees Prefer Mating with Old Females,” is just too good to not to comment on.  Apparently, female Chimpanzees do not experience Menopause as humans do and as a result, older females were more likely to be approached for copulation.  What’s more, “they copulated more frequently with [...]

What’s in a Name?

There’s something about the word Menopause that sounds…well, old.  I went to a BlogHer gathering a few days ago and while I’ve become accustomed to being one of the older people at any tech event here in San Francisco,  I felt particularly matronly as I told other, younger attendees, some of whom write “Mommy” blogs,  that [...]

It Takes a Village. Really.

When I was in my 30s,  I had only two doctors: a general internist & a gynecologist. I typically visited them once a year- maybe. A decade later, I began seeing a chiropractor for regular adjustments. I read a lot of books on stretching and training. I subscribed to the Nutrition Action and Berkeley Wellness Newsletters [...]

A Passing Phase?

I’m back from a Thanksgiving vacation and 5-days of saliva testing, which I shipped to the lab today.  As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I am working with Shaila Schwartz, a Naturopathic doctor at the Noe Clinic here in San Francisco. Once she sees what’s going on with my hormones and melantonin levels, she’ll prescribe a [...]

Funny (or not)

Menopause The Musical– a touring revue that launched in 2001, (and the inspiration for the name of my Blog) was recently playing here in San Francisco. My husband wanted to take me, but since I find nothing humorous about Menopause, I discouraged him from “surprising” me with tickets.  Since you may still have a sense [...]