Karen Roberts

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Crabby Van Roberts is the pen name for Karen Roberts, MSN, ARNP-C, a board-certified nurse practitioner living and working in Lawrence, Kan. A busy part of her practice is helping women through life transitions, and she herself is menopausal. She is happy to share everything she still remembers about … what were we talking about? Oh, yeah! — midlife.

 

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The straight poop
Mar 8th — Dear Crabby: Seems like ever since I became perimenopausal, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my bowels. I ...
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Too much information
Feb 3rd — Dear Crabby: It seems like almost every day in the news, I hear that some medicine is bad for me ...
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Minding the medicine cabinet
Jan 16th — Sometimes I look in the medicine cabinet and find some medicine whose expired-by date is printed in Roman numerals. So, ...
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Bring some novelty to your New Year fitness routine
Jan 4th — Dear Crabby:
I'm looking for something new for my exercise routine this year. What can you recommend?
Bored ...
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Changing seasons linked to changing mood
Oct 5th — Ah, the changing of the seasons. The snap in the air, the gorgeous leaves, the complete inability to get your ...
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Frozen dreams
Ice cream frenzy leaves family fulfilled, lethargic
Sep 29th — My family loves ice cream. When we eat it, invariably, at some point, one of us will look up from ...
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Pill required even after birth control isn't
Sep 13th — Dear Crabby, You’re not going to believe this! Three years ago, after an intense period of lobbying, my husband finally ...
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Thyroid gland isn't the perfect fall guy
Aug 14th — Dear Crabby: I am dieting and exercising my tail off and I still can’t lose weight! I am convinced I ...
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Nature’s renovation?
Jul 27th — Dear Crabby, What would you recommend for a teetering-on-menopause woman who's experiencing hot flashes of the intensely sweaty kind far ...
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Strength of body and spirit
Jul 10th — People often complain that they don’t have time for exercise, they can’t afford gym fees, or that they don’t know ...
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