I am not a gym person, an exerciser or anything close. I hate to exercise. Big word - hate. But I hate it, hate it, hate it. Nay - I despise it!

The main problem with all this exercise malarkey is that it works. And works really well. Exercising lowers stress, lowers weight and strengthens the body. It's really, really good for us. Kind of distressing news for an exercise-hater like me.

I needed no tests. I knew I was pregnant every time, within 10 days of conception, because my religious consumption of several morning coffees suddenly made me want to retch. And my evening glass of cold white wine suddenly made me blanche.

I remember asking my midwife when would I ever feel ok again, as week after week after month went by and the waves of nausea nearly drowned me.

This article got me wondering:

EmpowHer's Health Tip: More Americans Taking Drugs for Chronic Health Problems
http://empowher.com/content/empowhers-he...

Are we a society of hypochondriacs, or are there environmental issues we're not dealing with well enough to be as healthy as we should be with all our state-of-the-art medical care?

What's your take?

It all started with the Personal Healthcare Journal for Seniors.

My mother-in-law sees five different healthcare providers and was having trouble remembering who said what. After much research I created a tool to help her record and track her medical information. Check it out at www.mycarenecessities.com

The book has been out for just six weeks and the response has been amazing - not so much from the seniors but from the baby-boomer generation.