Would you know if you had a thyroid problem? Say, you’re on a diet, but losing nary a pound. Or you’re experiencing an inexplicable weight gain. Maybe your skin and hair are dry, and you’re always tired. You’re constantly feeling cold or suffer from constipation and are having heavy periods. Many of these symptoms can […]

I’ve been in denial about this moment but now it has finally come.  Today, the Oprah Winfrey Show as we know it, will come to an end. I remember a distant cousin visiting from Austria back in 2003 who didn’t have a clue who she was. I asked him if he had been living under a […]

Irregular periods. Night sweats. Vaginal dryness. What gives?  If you’re in your 30s or 40s, you could be in perimenopause – that two-to-10-year period before the onset of  menopause. Our grandmothers called it “the changes.” During the transitional years leading up to menopause our hormones begin going whacky. The times between periods may get shorter […]

I admit it.  I’m addicted.  Facebook is the first thing I check in the morning before I get started on my day, and the last thing I check before I go to bed. I use it to keep in touch with friends who live on the east coast, family who I don’t get to see […]

Finding a female friend is actually harder than getting a date! After over 10 years in Manhattan, I was moved up to Toronto, Canada just after 9/11 at the age of 36.  Easy, I thought.  I moved to about 30 different places/countries when I was young so I’ll be able to transplant easily. Two days […]

Have you ever said,`I just can’t help myself’ when it comes to good food and snacking?  According to a new study published in the July issue of The International Journal Of Obesity, there’s a clinical reason for it.  Some women are more likely to respond to the sight and smell of food. University of Bristol […]

Conviviality is in the air in Dava Parr’s large kitchen today as 5 women talk, laugh and touch food.  Parr’s garden was overflowing with spring greens so she harvested them for the women to cook with.  This morning they served up a farmhouse breakfast frittata with green garlic and local goat cheese, a stylish, gourmet […]

According to a study by researchers at the University of Queensland, the Australian Institute of Family Studies and the Australian National University, women are worse off financially after a break-up but men are much lonelier and sadder. Four years after a separation, men’s income was 20 percent higher and in line with income trends but […]

Hot spices like chili peppers, wasabi and garlic are the flavors that make Indian, Asian and Caribbean cuisine so memorable, but can these exotic flavors do more? A new study in Elsevier’s Food Quality and Preference journal investigated the effect of hot spices on energy intake and appetite and asked if adding a little spice […]

Do you frequently feel manipulated by your boss?  Do thoughts about the relationship keep you up at night?  Do you overindulge in alcohol, food, or drugs in search of relief from the relationship?  Is your self-esteem suffering since you began working for this person?  Have you begun to doubt yourself and your capabilities?  Do you […]