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Being right brained has lots of implications, the research is not really certain about what it means, but it has lots of implications. We have studied why you chew on one side or the other, why you are right or left handed, and how you respond to light, words and sound with respect to whether you are right brained or left brained. But as for thought processing, we all have some similarities and some notable differences in how we form knowledge and are able to then process that knowledge. And the research on this aspect of brain function, as with most neurological research is not conclusive. In the popular press being 'right brained' means that your thought processes are very creative, imaginative, and that makes your behavior more emotional, more nonverbal and global, and less likely to be analytical and logical. And the old 'girls are more artistic' and 'guys are more mathematical' comes from this idea that girls are more right brained and guys more dominate...

Your memory as good as it should be? Think it's also a hormonal issue? Our brain chemistry values do flop around during the menstrual cycle . And dramatic changes in our brain functions including memory have been associated with menopause.  Want to test your brain power? How do you do it? That is a whole science in and of itself, but gynos are given a few clues. I can tell you that obvious road blocks still hold: did you get a good night sleep before your test, did someone just text you before your test, do you care about the test? These things all being optimal for you will help you perform better. And then again, you can study for these tests! You may have trained for a specific type of memory test, for instance,  some puzzle players might do best on the “Finding As” test…you quickly cross out all the words with a as possible. There are memorization tests which test recall of short or longer lists of mundane items. There are tests that favor the visual and t...

Research out of Indiana University School of Medicine states that 30%  of patients treated for ovarian cancer have signs of difficulty thinking and processing after chemotherapy or radiation therapy.  Loss of estrogen, emotional stress, depression due to the diagnosis, loss of sleep, financial worries because of missed work, overall illness, lack of nutrition for brain processing secondary to GI problems from chemotherapy might all contribute to such problems. This study just looked at what aspects of brain function were lacking, and did not yet attempt to understand the fixes. But understanding the stresses and strains mentioned can go a long way to fixing what might have gone wrong, so ask your gyno for advice. 

History of the Bra was covered in a prior post with comments http://gynogab.blogspot.com/2009/04/history-of-bra-gyno-gab-perspectives.html But still as a fashion item and one that spans so many styles and designs! And so complex, one of my favorite shows Project Runway has not even touched the subject (but please pick me to design for a gyno office!! How cool would that be!) Anyway, as mulling over the historical highlights I was thinking about the changes in size as we cycle and age, and how often I see those horrible gashes in women's shoulders from ill-fitting designs. My goal is to bring some gyne sense to those girls and help women understand good fit, I'm handing out cloth measuring tapes and we need to have a chat! • 2500 BC The first bra-like garment came into existence when the women of the Greek Islands began using man-made materials to lift their breast out of their clothing. • 450BC-285AD Roman and Greek women abandoned the support concept and began using a str...

In a new study published in Neurology issue 72 page 1850 this year (2009)more information in the important Study of the Women's Health Across the Nation also known to researchers simply as "SWAN." This is a menopause study of great importance. Women do loose brain function as they transition through menopause, and those who took hormones before that final menstrual period: their cognitive powers were just a bit better than women who began the hormone therapy after menopause. Not all studies have been clear on this point. And there's still a lot of thoughts to process: what is it that declines? Is it our processing speed, or verbal memory? Our testing ability because we may not have had a good night sleep? Let Gyno Gab know what you think about these thoughts!