Is it Hot in Here, or is it Just Me?by Eileen Smotzer, President
When I was 18, I thought I was terribly clever when I purchased a cardboard fan to place on my newly menopausal mom’s bedside table. The fan had a terrific photo still from the black comedy, “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” Bette Davis was standing over Joan’s Crawford’s crumpled body after pushing her down the stairs, shouting “Heat got ya down, Blanche?” Mom smiled mysteriously and laughed when she saw the fan – and, to think I thought she
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Command Central
That Old Feeling by David & Eileen Smotzer
What fun it is to watch the “high school crush” play out among our teenage kids. . . the coy banter on the phone; the awkward invitation followed by the cautious acceptance for the first date. His posturing and her primping as they prepare for the big night – and that absolutely electric moment he first sees her as she walks down the steps . . . the tomboy transformed into a vision of incomparable beauty.
Last month we tackled this concept: Here we are, with
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Judi's Gym
Hot Happenings! With Judith A. Juvancic-Heltzel MA, Certified ACSM Health Fitness Instructor®
Since we launched Real Hot Attitude we’ve had hundreds of ladies share concerns, questions, and their personal anecdotes about their experiences in peri-menopause and beyond. There’s a common thread in all these sharings: women are most likely to trust women to understand what they’re going through – and to give them the tools they need to make a plan that works
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Health Hotline
Common-Sense Lifestyle Assists By Michele Moore, M.D.
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats and Insomnia
I have great sympathy for every woman lying awake at night. During the day, it is easier to appreciate a hot flash as a “power surge” and to affirm your status as a new woman, but somehow resources wane in the depths of night.
Small practical things help many women: changing from synthetic fibers to all-cotton nighties, keeping a fan
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