http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog A No-Nonsense Aproach to Staying Healthy After 50 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:37:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s that time of year again. With all the fall back-to-school preparations comes the medical check-up, including those routine immunizations -  making sure all those “shots” are up to date.  Kids aren’t the only ones who need to keep up with routine immunizations.  We do too. Although there was a ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=828 I have a question for you. If you were a Ferrari, would you let a mechanic who only worked on Ford Focus models take care of you? The answer is no. Ok, with that in mind, if you needed a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer should you go to ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=826 This is our third Labor Day to be writing this blog. At this bittersweet time  – bitter, because it’s the end of a hopefully restful summer; sweet, because it’s the beginning of the exciting activities of autumn  – we want to wish you an active, connected, peaceful, and meditative holiday ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=823 Global warming, the economy, hurricanes, oil leaks, energy shortages, all of these things are current crises. There are some small things we as individuals can do but at times it feels it is all out of our control. Fortunately, there is a major crisis spreading all over the ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=820 Of course I know that you don’t really think that*, but it was the catchiest title I could come up with for this blog today. Especially since: 1) the media has been overloaded with news about the recall of eggs contaminated with salmonella; 2) I’ve talked about food contamination in ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=817 Summer is coming to a close and we are all going to be busy with work, children, school, holidays, you name it. So it is time to take stock and think about what is really important. How many of us (women) really take care of ourselves? If you ask most women, ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=814 I know you’re expecting me to talk about my spiritual awakening after reading the above title. But this blog is about the physical aspects of yoga. In fact, a very physical aspect – pain. When my trainer at the gym left to pursue another career some months ago – after 4 ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=810 A recent study done in England has found that it would be cost effective to have statin drugs as condiments at fast food restaurants for those who choose to have cheeseburgers and milkshakes. I am speechless, which for me is quite unusual. I have often joked ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=806 Do you eat salsa or guacamole any chance you get? Although there are many healthy aspects of these two foods, recent information from the CDC presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta on July 13 of this year shows that there are not-so-healthy aspects as well. A ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=803 A recent study done in England has found that when those over 50 are diagnosed with HIV they tend to be diagnosed later in the stage of the disease and die sooner than those who are diagnosed under age 50. Although there are not that many Britons diagnosed with ... http://www.smartwomanshealth.com/horn_miller_blog/?p=800