New Years Resolutions are a set up. We all tend to set lofty goals for ourselves, and eventually we break them (usually within the first month). Keeping that in mind, I have decided to take a new direction. I suggest you do the same. How about making resolutions that you can keep? These are the ones I propose:

I will:

Take at least one spontaneous trip this year
Eat one hot fudge sundae and not feel guilty (this is a good one!)
Make a new friend
Try to learn to speak a new language
Go to the movies once a month
Laugh at least 10 times a day.

Try and find things that are fun and do-able and allow you to be successful.
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Since January has been designated as “Cervical Health Awareness Month” by the United States Congress, we want to remind you, that even if you are going through menopause now, or are postmenopausal, you still need to see your gynecologist or primary care clinician for an annual pelvic exam. And even if you have had a hysterectomy – unless your gynecologist has told you otherwise – you still need an exam. This may seem obvious to some of you, but many women over the age of 50 think that a pelvic exam is no longer necessary after they have had their children or completed menopause. This couldn\’t be further from the truth since the risk for getting majority of cancers of the female reproductive tract increases as we age. For more information, go to: www.nccc-online.org and read our book!

Robin Miller, M.D., M.H.S. Physician

Dr. Robin Miller's career as a physician has been quite varied. She currently serves as the medical director of Triune Integrative Medicine, a highly innovative Integrative Medicine clinic in Medford, Oregon. She is also a medical reporter for KOBI Channel 5, the NBC affiliate in Medford. She has produced the award-winning health series, “Is there a Doctor in the House,” which is shown on the GE-sponsored Patient Channel nationwide. She is a medical columnist for The Daily Courier in Grant's Pass, Oregon, and the host of a teen health podcast. Robin has written the book Kids Ask the Doctor and the book Confessions of the Soul Straight from the Heart.