Post-biopsy Recovery
Smaller breasts have more densely packed nerve endings and hence are more sensitive. I never knew that. I learned this as the radiology tech pulled and stretched my breast – and eventually my shoulder, too…
To Biopsy or Not To Biopsy?
Although I am choosing to get a stereotactic biopsy today on (from?) my left breast due to a constellation of stars on my first mammogram, it was by no means a foregone conclusion. There were…
Breast Health: Mammograms vs. Thermograms
I think about breast health sometimes more than others (for heavens sake, please wear a supportive workout bra during aerobic activity like Jazzercise! Those flimsy regular bras just don’t hold you in enough to prevent…
Natural Underarm Deoderant
One of the bloggers from 5280 Magazine recently posted about how her aluminum-based antiperspirant/deoderant is leaving ugly yellow stains in the armpits of her white shirts. While her biggest complaint was that these stains were…
Toxins in Nailpolish
You may be surprised to learn this natural girl keeps her toenails prettily polished in fun magentas and reds. It’s a monthly ritual for my mother and I to steal an hour together at the…