About Robin

Osteoporosis

The plague of women and modern society seems to be Osteoporosis. The common scenario - a woman walks into the doctors office for a routine checkup and possibly a bone density check added in. The doctor comes back in and says she has Osteoporosis. And then panic sets in, because she believes that if she so much as sneezes, she will fracture a bone.

Approximately 15-20 million people in the US afflicted with Ostoeporosis - most are postmenopausal women, however men are not exempt but because they normally have greater bone density, it's not as common.

Those Pesky M&Ms

Ever have one of those moments when you felt you had to eat something you shouldn't eat...that you know is bad for you, that will make you sick, or that will just add to those extra pounds you already dont want?

The other day I was in the food store, and in the checkout line. To the right of me were tons of magazines, so of course since it was a long wait, I had to read all the headlines on each cover. On the other side was the junk food. Normally I have no problem just passing all that stuff by, and move on, or just continue reading the headlines. But this day was different. I had been running around like a maniac all day. Perhaps I was a little hungry or just a lot stressed. I usually have great will power (or the power of prayer) and these things just dont faze me. Affter all, these stores know you have to wait in line and face the junk food while you are there. But I guess I must have fallen off the wagon or had a moment of insanity, because it hit me. M&M's!

The Battle of the Bulge

At some point in time, it seems all my conversations with people tend to somehow lead to health - mainly weight loss - especially amongst my lady friends. It seems somewhere along the line we messed up, or was it we become hormonally incorrect?

Well I've come to find out, that its not necessarily the hormonal connection, although there certainly are times that it is the problem, along with thyroid issues. Most of the time however, and I say this tenderly, it's what we did to ourselves for many years, that caused that muffin top, or pouch. Oh, and guys, this is for you too!!!

Lesson's from Shopping

Being a health and lifestyle coach, I seem to gravitate my eyeballs to randomly selected shopping carts when I am in the market. I don't know why that is...surely I am not being judgmental. Maybe it's curiosity. After all, the US spends over 230 trillion dollars a year in health care, 65% of adults are obese, and 1 in 3 get cancer. Could there possibly be a connection with the food in the cart (plus some other factors) that can be causing this influx of ills and bills?

So I was in the store the other day doing my major shopping, and I was behaving myself and not looking in every cart. I had a mission to accomplish, and I refused to get sidetracked. Well....it happened. There I was in the checkout line and in front of me the cart was piled to the ceiling. That's probably what got my attention in the first place. I never realized a cart could hold so much! I noticed the wheels were buckling under the pressure.