It’s a post-Olympic celebration here at Real Women on Health for female competitors and medal winners Gaby Douglas and Missy Franklin who have captured the hearts and souls of America. I’m betting many of us women who are going for gold with our businesses have been inspired by these young women’s stories, and have renewed [...]
The title “Design the Second Half of Your Life” indeed sounds like a plan is the end result but, actually, the plan is just the beginning. Of what you might ask! Design the Second Half of Life is all about the journey, self-reflection and breaking through our “shame” barriers to lose our old identity. It’s [...]
REGISTER NOW for an ongoing women’s wellbeing retreat – on-line with the support of a gifted guide as well as a supportive on-line community. The program entails three weeks of guided study to achieve new levels of freedom, self-affirmation and spiritual growth. With assignments delivered to your own inbox, the retreat includes the option of [...]
Are you managing meds for a loved one or for yourself? According to the National Council on Aging, older adults are the nation’s largest consumers of prescription and over-the-counter medications. On average, the older adult takes 4-5 prescription medications and 2 over-the-counter medications a day. What do we know about medication errors? Medication errors can [...]
Have you ever achieved a health or wellness goal that went beyond your wildest dream? If someone had told me two years ago that I would ride my bike around beautiful Lake Tahoe, I would have answered tongue-in-cheek, “You mean on my Schwinn?”. But, like most novice riders who sign up for the Leukemia and [...]
Living well with a chronic disease may sound like an oxymoron but just ask Claudia featured here in our Real Women on Health video. Her story may not be your story but, just the same, how have you learned to stay healthy and live your life well? Many women have taken it upon themselves to [...]
It still astounds me that more of us women don’t practice yoga, no matter our age. Even my mom who is a very fit 76 year-old biker chick doesn’t want to take the time to do yoga but after looking at this she might change her tune. This beautiful 93 year-old woman shown in this [...]
Does gender really matter in health care? For me, it’s obvious why gender matters in health care, just as it matters in business, leadership and politics. Since health is political, women’s health has gender bias to account for especially as women age. In women’s health, gender bias results from women not being included in [...]
