The actual menopause is defined as your last period and happens at an average age of 52. However, from the early- to mid- forties, changing and fluctuating hormone production causes subtle physical changes. These may go unrecognized and not everyone has a problem, but for others they gradually worsen until realization finally hits home and help is sought. Some of symptoms are due to the fall in estrogen but many factors such as diet, exercise and lifestyle, medications and attitudes

15-20 minute meditation that will cleanse your Soul When you think about the word Surrender, what comes to mind? If you're like most people, you automatically envision a scenario that entails you giving up something that you hold dear because you are forced to against your will. This obviously has a very negative connotation attached to it. But, what if I were to show you that you can use a form of surrender as a very powerful self liberating tool? As our

"We often keep items longer than we should for sentimental reasons", says Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D. in Woman's Day magazine 6/05/07. Her surefire solutions in helping us to let go: Find the best tribute: Instead of holding onto every single memento—greeting cards, playbills and ticket stubs—chose favorites, store in scrapbooks and toss the rest. Use the rule of three: Decorators know groups of threes look best, so showcase only your top picks from each collection and store the rest. And I say rotate

Do you love your body? No really - do you? If you're a female, chances are you don't. Studies show that 80 to 90% of adult women dislike their bodies. In fact, many of them truly hate their own bodies. Women as young as five years old and as old as 95, of varying ethnicities, shapes and sizes, and disparate socio-economic groups, share at least one thing in common: they dislike their bodies. A significant number of women, 15%, say they would