As memories of Summer fades and fallen atumn leaves crunch underfoot,we prepare our minds, bodies and soul for the transition into Winter. Whether you are planning a new career, a move across the country or a trip half way around the world, your health should be your number one priority.

It’s a fact that no matter how young we feel or how good we look, our age will dictate and even introduce us to certain maladies and health issues. It is easy to say feeling good or bad is mind over matter.  Still lifestyle and genetics play a major role in our health and well being. 

Whether it is mental or physical, at one time or another major and those nagging minor health issues are a fact of life. In this issue VisibleWomanOnline takes a look at physical and mental health.  

Laverne Williams CSW, Director of the PEWS Programs for the Mental Health Association of New Jersey, speaks to us about issues of mental health among women of color; Gail M. Curtis, President of GM Gurtis Marketing, a consulting marketing firm, strikes a personal note about oral cancer, and regular columnist, Michelle Alexander, as her alter ego MiaNaja, writes about the health benefits of belly dancing.

And no issue on health for women past a "certain age" would be complete without a mention of the "M" word. That's right, Menopause, the Big M. Sharon E. Pegues, will have you alternately laughing and nodding in aagreement as she regales us with her foray into "the change."

To your health!