No pause at menopause

Hong Kong (China Daily/ANN)- Chinese-American novelist Xu Xi’s new book is a collection of 13 short stories, titled Access, in which the distinguished academic, author of nine books and the editor of three anthologies about Hong Kong is largely concerned with middle age.

Does the male menopause exist?

The male menopause has long been a subject of scientific debate. But does the condition — which is said to reduce sexual appetite, self-esteem and physical strength — truly have any medical grounding or is it merely a symptom of middle-age? This realbuzz.com guide takes a look at the myths and truths surrounding the causes of the male menopause.

Moderate Alcohol Intake Linked To Lower Female Diabetes Risk

Females in middle age who drink alcohol moderately and consume large amounts of refined carbohydrates have a 30% lower chance of developing diabetes type 2, compared to women with similar dietary habits who don’t drink, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition…

The King’s Speech – Inspirational

The film the King’s Speech has now won many awards and has been enjoyed by many millions of viewers – the question therefore that I would like to ask is: Has it inspired you? Do you now feel ready to tackle your problems whether it be to overcome a stuttering problem or something completely different like eradicating your debts? I am a person who is a “former stutterer” – I had this type of speech impediment for eighteen years. My nan spoke to me many times about this famous King George and I have to say that it certainly motivated me to keep believing and hoping that I, one day, could achieve total fluency.

Some people ask me what it was like growing up having a stutter. It is quite a strange one as it was all I ever knew and therefore I suppose to me it was just “life”. I could, of course, see and hear the difference in the way other people spoke and in the way that they lived their lives – as an example I would often think that their lives were far easier than mine due to the fact they were able to speak fluently.

I have now come to realise as I enter into middle age that each and every one of us has problems – and that on many occassions we have no idea as to what is going on behind closed doors. The grass is always greener and all that!

Going back to my nan – she was a big part of my life and I seemed to find it easier to speak to her about my many issues than other people. She was a person who wanted me to battle and to fight through my problems, she wanted me to think positive about the future and to face the struggle like a man and not like a mouse – there is no time for tears she would say. Her stories about King George were very interesting – especially of course to me – she would mention many things about him, not just the fact that he had a stutter. He truly was a superb King of War – the people’s King. Certainly a potent combination alongside the Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the quest to save the world from Adolf Hitler.

I would hope that people have been inspired by this film and by King George in the same way that I was.

Genes Are An Important Factor In Urinary Incontinence

Much of the risk of developing incontinence before middle age is determined by our genes. Genetic factors can explain half of people’s susceptibility to urinary incontinence, a study of twins at the University of Gothenburg and Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) reveals. Urinary incontinence is very common, especially among women, with around one in three affected at some point in life…

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