the past 35 years. He has written three books. The second book, on menopause, "The Midlife Bible - A Woman’s Survival Guide," 2nd Edition, replaced the first. His third, for “the guys,” "Men-opause - The Book for Men," arrived on the market this year. “Most of my free time, I write,” he said. “I write a lot of articles. I write for the Davis Enterprise, and I provide content for several Internet sites. I’m writing a 600- to 2,000-word article at least every couple of months.” Additionally, he has done radio interviews and holds seminars.

Dr. Goodman has much to say about the state of health care these days. “There’s no organization that looks out after patients, really. The only person that looked out after that individual patient, and was their representative, was their physician.” He is clear that this is a huge loss with managed care. “No longer can physicians be ombudsmen for their patients in a managed care organization. It’s contrary to the organization.” He also puts a responsibility on the public to speak up, and the government to respond. “Our legislators, that we elect, and ourselves [the public], time after time defeated universal health care.”

His history also includes support for midwifery. During his time on the Mendocino coast, his group was the first in the state that worked with nurse