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I have written about women having pain around their labia, vagina, and genital region, known as vulvodynia, also called vulvar vestibulitis.

Coping Emotionally with Vaginal Pain – Vulvodynia
Even what appears to be strong marriages can be put under great stress by life events.

How Couples Deal with the Grief of Miscarriage
We tend to think about sexuality as breasts and vaginas, but there is SO, SO much more to sexuality.

Sexuality & Breast Cancer
The Seasonal Flu, Colds, COVID-19 & You

Yes, the old-fashioned flu season is approaching, and even while we are focused on the coronavirus, let’s remember that influenza can also be a dangerous illness. Most of the time flu activity starts in October, and peaks between December...
It’s Healthy Lung Month

Never before has the health of our lungs been more on our minds than this year. We learned of the devastating and tragic effects of COVID-19 on the lungs, then the fires in the western states brought dangerous air...
Advancing Alzheimer disease research during a pandemic

This is a special guest post by Dr. Suzanne E. Schindler, a neurologist with special interest and training in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease.
The “smart gym” has become more popular in recent years, and in the time of coronavirus is even more in demand.

High-Tech Fitness Trends & Exercising Outdoors
Is anybody not feeling stressed and anxious these days? Whether your stress is mainly pandemic related or something you have always lived with, there is more and more evidence that our diet affects not only our body but also...

Foods that Fight Stress and Anxiety
For decades artificially-produced UV-C light has been used to kill germs and bacteria in medical settings, labs, and water treatment plants.

Will UV Light Kill the COVID Virus?
Foods that Fight Stress and Anxiety

Is anybody not feeling stressed and anxious these days? Whether your stress is mainly pandemic related or something you have always lived with, there is more and more evidence that our diet affects not only our body but also...

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Coping Emotionally with Vaginal Pain – Vulvodynia

I have written about women having pain around their labia, vagina, and genital region, known as vulvodynia, also called vulvar vestibulitis.

How Couples Deal with the Grief of Miscarriage

Even what appears to be strong marriages can be put under great stress by life events.

woman with scarf on head getting kissed on forehead. she has cancer

Sexuality & Breast Cancer

We tend to think about sexuality as breasts and vaginas, but there is SO, SO much more to sexuality.

The Seasonal Flu, Colds, COVID-19 & You

Yes, the old-fashioned flu season is approaching, and even while we are focused on the coronavirus, let’s remember that influenza can also be a dangerous illness. Most of the time

women hand on chest over a superimposed image of a lung on a grey tshirt

Never before has the health of our lungs been more on our minds than this year. We learned of the devastating and tragic effects of COVID-19 on the lungs, then the fires in the western states brought dangerous air quality to millions. Sadly, both of these threats are still with us.

woman standing near window with hand on face with a blue sweater with alzheimer memory issue

Advancing Alzheimer disease research during a pandemic

This is a special guest post by Dr. Suzanne E. Schindler, a neurologist with special interest and training in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease.