Health Hotline Magazine | May 2024

CONTENTS EARTH WATCH: BIODIVERSITY LOSS—IT'S AN AGRICULTURAL ISSUE 16

LETTE FROM

THE Iselys

BODY CARE & BEAUTY BONANZA 17

20 THINK WISELY: MOTHER'S DAY

WHAT EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT PERIMENOPAUSE 25

“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” — Frank Ka a May is for the beautiful things. We wake up in the morning to spring sunshine and step outside to a lilac-scented world. We walk down the street and feast our eyes on the flower-filled brilliance of this lovely month, alive with new growth. We feel motivated to run toward life with arms outstretched, to pull the mountains in for a hug, grab a friend and take a sunset hike, dust off our tents, and start making summer plans. May is for the beautiful people. The ones we call mom—those who gave birth to us and those who fill that role regardless of biology. Why should we limit the celebration of these multi-dimensional, glorious humans to just one day? Let’s show them how much they matter all month long. Let’s remind them how their faces were often our first introduction to beauty when we entered this world. Let’s tell them how, sometimes, when we’ve lost a sense of our own beautiful selves, we can find it again, reflected in their eyes. Let’s thank them for inspiring creativity, instilling wisdom, and teaching us how to accept the many flawed parts that come with being human. May is for remembering, too. Sometimes, life temporarily blurs our vision to the things that are lovely and light. Sometimes, the people and places that made it easy to see beauty are gone. If we find ourselves in such a season, if beauty feels out of reach, we hope we can trust that it will return to our line of sight. We hope we can remember that we are resilient, and so is this big, beautiful world of humans who have also loved, lost, and loved again. We hope we can feel the beauty of those who have left us as a living, breathing part of ourselves now. May is for moments. We hope we can all take one, or 31, grab a good book, and find a sun-filled, lilac-scented corner to sit in for a while—a moment to breathe, remember, heal. Happy Spring, friends! We wish you to see the beauty all around you this month. And we look forward to seeing your lovely faces at our Beauty Bonanza, too!

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