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Wednesday, Dec 28th 2011

The Best of Midlife Matters

authored by Sheryl Kraft

The year 2011 is quickly winding to a close. (Where DID the time go? The older we get, the faster it goes. A sad irony, don't you think?) And with the dizzying speed of the Internet, social media and how news gets out, it's possible—even probable—to miss a lot of important news along the way.

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Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011

How to Let Your Stomach (and Your Stress) Ruin the Holidays

authored by Sheryl Kraft

We're smack dab in the middle of the holiday crazies, and I can guarantee that many out there are—or will be—paying for it in the form of cash, credit card … and stomach woes.

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Wednesday, Dec 14th 2011

The Latest Breast Cancer News

authored by Sheryl Kraft

More than 230,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in our country in 2011. Though death rates are declining by 31 percent, incidence rates are not keeping pace, only declining by about 5 percent. And since less than 10 percent of the cases are genetic, clearly more needs to be learned about ways to prevent the disease.

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Tuesday, Dec 13th 2011

Learn More About Treating Premenopausal Symptoms

by Marcia Mangum Cronin

Most of us know what menopause is, but some women aren’t aware that symptoms related to our changing hormones can start in our mid-30s. This time of life is sometimes referred to as premenopause, and the time closer to the end of our menstrual cycles is referred to as perimenopause.

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Wednesday, Dec 07th 2011

Stop the Holiday Madness: Top Spa Experts Weigh In on Staying Healthy During Holiday Season

authored by Sheryl Kraft

Congratulations to Debbie White of Dublin, California, winner of The Parchment Paper Cookbook.

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