Exercise at Midlife by Team Kindra


Dr. Huian "Anan" Mathre, Kindra healthcare advisor and physical therapist discusses all things exercise and menopause. There’s a natural tendency to view the body as weak and fragile as we get older. While there are unavoidable aspects to aging - at the end of the day, the human body is fundamentally ...

I’m Half Way There…by Cara Potapshyn Meyers


July 29, 2013. The last time I got my period. Exactly six months ago. A blessing of bliss. I am only “half way” towards reaching full menopause. Three of my doctors and my lab reports all indicate that my “childbearing” days are far gone. Full bliss. I have heard from friends that ...

The Perfect Storm – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers


The ideal title for my blog as Hurricane Sandy is currently whipping through our area, uprooting trees on a friend’s property and dropping trees from nowhere on my next door neighbor’s driveway. Schools are closed, most stores are closed, and more of a concern for me, medical offices are closed. I ...

“Pre -Tween” Craziness – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers


  Tween “A youngster between the age of 10 and 12, considered to be too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager” Miriam-Webster Dictionary   My son is nine-years-old. He doesn’t quite fit the official definition of a “Tween.” I therefore refer to him as a “Pre-Tween.” His hormones are revving ...