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Menopause

Combat Menopause Weight Gain

Posted September 8, 2008 7:58 PM

QUESTION: Is it true that menopause causes weight gain? ANSWER: The correlation between menopause and increased body fat levels continues to be studied. Many women report experiencing weight gain around the time of menopause and in the years after. The average age of menopause is 51, and life expectancy for women is 80 years. It is true that hormonal changes, such as the loss of Read more...

See also: change, estrogen, hormones, menopause, nutrition, weight gain

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Sex

Reap the Rewards

While women go through menopause, men experience their own midlife sexual changes. Because of this, they may want to spend more time hugging, kissing and cuddling. You and your partner may find yourselves focusing more on foreplay and experimenting with new methods of arousal. Though sex after menopause may present some new challenges, with open communication and a renewed sense of intimacy, it... View slideshow >>

Sex

Don’t Expect the Worst

It's true that "the change" will bring about physiological changes -- vaginal dryness, anyone? -- that may affect your sex life. What's not true is the myth that your sex life will come to an end. In fact, 70 to 80 percent of women do not experience a reduction in sexual activity or satisfaction after menopause. ... View slideshow >>

Brain Fitness

Changes in Personality

AD sufferers may become suspicious and fearful. They may turn dependent, usually upon the one person who is closest to them. ... View slideshow >>

Budgeting & Bargains

Three Easy Ways to Stash Cash

Posted August 27, 2007 3:42 PM

I used to think small amounts of money didn't matter. What difference could $5 or $10 here and there make when we were more than $100,000 in debt, not counting the house and cars? So what if I increased our debt by such a small amount? It wouldn't really matter because we already owed so much. I used the same argument for not paying anything more than the minimum monthly payments, because that, Read more...

See also: cash, change, coins, debt, monthly payments, saving

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Career Transitions

Over 40? What's Next With Your Work, Your Life?

Posted August 27, 2007 3:42 PM

What would your perfect life's work be? In midlife, it's a question we seldom ask. Yet it could be the one question that saves you from lackluster jobs, faceless bosses and endless commutes. Are you stuck out of fear? What are you afraid of? Probably the things most of us fear: damage to our relationships, our financial status, our routines and our emotional state. After all, change is Read more...

See also: bankruptcy, change, life's passion, midlife crisis, teach kids, work

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Mental Health

Three Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Self-Esteem

Posted August 27, 2007 3:41 PM

I believe that poor self-esteem is at the root of most emotional problems common today. It is the catalyst. It is the common ingredient in so many miserable lives. It is the doorway through which a world of neurosis enters. Almost every single desperate emotional human circumstance can be directly traced back to someone's lack of adequate self-esteem, and this tragedy is made worse by its Read more...

See also: change, dating, friendship, health and wellness, mental health, neurosis, relationships, romance, self-esteem

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Humor

Fare Deal

Posted August 27, 2007 3:37 PM

A young girl is standing on a street corner sobbing. A bus driver stops his bus and asks her, "Why are you crying, little one?" "It's because my mother gave me money for the bus," the girl sobs, "and I lost it." "Don't cry," the bus driver says. "Get in. I won't charge you." The child gets on the bus and sits down, but as the driver Read more...

See also: bus, change, crying, driver, girl, humor, jokes

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Humor

Out to Lunch

Posted August 27, 2007 3:37 PM

So you say there's no difference between men and women? Consider this. If Laura, Sarah, Debra and Rose go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Sarah, Debra and Rose. If Mike, Charlie, Bob and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy. When the bill arrives, Mike, Charlie, Bob and John will each throw in $20, Read more...

See also: bill, change, pocket calculators

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Humor

When Honesty Fails

Posted August 27, 2007 3:36 PM

A customer moves away from a bank window, counts his change, then goes back to the cashier. "Hey," he said, "you gave me the wrong change." "Sir," says the cashier, "you stepped away from the counter. We don't make corrections after you leave. There's nothing I can do about it now. That's the policy of this bank." "Well, OK. I just thought Read more...

See also: bank, cashier, change, customer, policy

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