Looming Menopause
Menopause
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5 Indicators of the Looming Menopause

Menopause is a natural part of aging for women, but there is no predictable pattern or timeline for the symptoms, doctors say.  Many women over 50, and as they approach this milestone, start experiencing the various symptoms on an irregular basis. Menopause is as definite as death, but what symptoms

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lose weight
Weight Loss
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How to Lose Weight Safely

At this time of year, with the festive season over and summer slowly rising over the horizon, it’s a time when women over 50 think about how they can shed some of the pounds they have put on over winter. Whatever your reason for dieting, whether it be to lose

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Prescription drug abuse
Self-Care
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Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse in Seniors

Prescription breach means using prescription medicine in a manner not meant by using the prescribing medical practitioner. Prescription abuse or difficult use includes the whole lot from taking someone’s prescription pain killer for your back pain to inhaling or inserting ground-up pills to be high. It may emerge as prolonging

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Hair Growth
Wellness
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Best Natural Hair Growth Remedies

If you’re on the hunt for the best natural hair growth remedies to combat hair loss, LivingBetter50 is the right place! We have found some natural remedies and products ideal for women over 50 looking to combat hair loss. Losing hair at a certain rate is normal. (although some days it won’t

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VR
Self-Care
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Spas and VR: Modern Wellness Experiences for Women Over 50

Imagine escaping a world besieged and withdrawing for a time of relaxation and rejuvenation. In the midst of world war 3, a woman over 50 can hibernate and refresh mentally using modern technology. With the use of VR, you can find yourself submerged in a distant location or world. I

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Self-Care
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Weighing the Costs of Obesity for Women Over 50

The needs of women over 50 who are overweight and obese are becoming a burden on the medical fraternity. Slight of frame and shrinking in weight and height. That’s the stereotype of the “little old man” or the “little old lady.” The classic model is the elder who is frail,

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Health Issues
Health & Fitness Blogs
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Talking About Women Over 50’s Health Issues

Many women over 50 have health issues that often are ignored, accepted as normal or dismissed. There is unprecedented growth in the population of older women with nearly 28 million women over 65.  Statisticians are pointing to the number conservatively being double by 2030. Women are living longer and experiencing

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Healthy lifestyle
Health & Fitness Blogs
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3 Tips To Enjoy a Healthy Lifestyle As You Get Older

Everyone wants and deserves to feel fantastic whatever their age, and getting older can bring a world of new experiences to discover. It’s essential to look and feel your best and manage your life in the most efficient way to help you enjoy a healthy lifestyle. Taking care of your

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Shopping
Health & Fitness Blogs
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5 Ways to Make Your Shopping Easier for Over 50’s

As we get older, it’s inevitable that our health will begin to decline. Daily tasks that once seemed a breeze can be more of a challenge such as maintaining your home and grocery shopping. If you struggle to walk around the shops, there are lots of things that you can

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Hot Water
Nutrition
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Drink Hot Water With Lemon Every Morning

If you’re like me and many other women over 50, drinking cold water is the best way to quench my thirst and refresh myself. Most people would never think of drinking only hot water. We typically add coffee or tea to the hot water, but hot water actually provides many

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Aging
Wellness
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The Role of Sleep in Aging Well

When it comes to aging, we are inundated with tips and tricks and so-called “hacks” that supposedly reverse the sands of time and can keep us looking and feeling 20 years old forever. But there is no magic cure to human aging, and who wants to be young forever, anyway?

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Topical Patches
Health & Fitness Blogs
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Topical Patches and their Role in Your Overall Health

When we speak or hear about topical patches, we are referring to good health practices in the form of vitamins and various kinds of supplements. As per experts in the field of nutrition and health care, topical patches act through the pores in your skin. The top layer of your

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Chronic
Self-Care
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Self-Care of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Self-care is sometimes confused with self-indulgence. Excessive spending and consumerism can be immediately gratifying, but it can actually be detrimental to your health and wellbeing over time. True self-care is a persistent commitment to keeping all aspects of your life in balance. Sometimes this involves indulgence, and other times it

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Protein
Home & Food
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Why You Need More Protein As You Age

As a woman over 50, your tastes have likely come a long way! You may not wear the same cut of jeans as you did 20 years ago or even listen to the same music. And your eating habits may have evolved too. But as you grow older, it’s more important

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Thyroid
Health & Fitness Blogs
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Tips for Caring for Your Aging Thyroid Gland

As you age, so do the systems within your body, and the thyroid is likely to undergo dramatic functional changes as you get older. Unfortunately, sometimes those changes are ascribed to aging rather than decreasing or increasing thyroid activity. For example, hypothyroidism is commonly associated with loss of focus, concentration,

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Occupational Therapy
Wellness
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Improving Your Life as a Senior: 7 Benefits of Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy can be prescribed during any stage of life to help people recover, maintain, or develop the skills required to perform everyday activities. These services can be uniquely beneficial to aged populations. Read on to find out about just seven of the many benefits of occupational therapy for seniors.

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Health
Health & Fitness Blogs
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3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Overall Health

Finding ways to become healthier can be an effective way to reach your fitness goals, boost your mental well-being, and prevent serious health conditions such as obesity and heart disease. Fortunately, small lifestyle changes can have a significant difference in how healthy you are — from replacing junk food with

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Healthmarkets
Health & Fitness Blogs
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HealthMarkets FitScore Tool Helps Ease the Open Enrollment Process

With December upon us, the deadline for Medicare Open Enrollment is very quickly approaching on December 7, 2019. Likewise, Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is also underway, with a December 15, 2019 deadline for 2020.  If you are a woman 65 or older and have not done

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Best gifts
Family Matters
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How to Choose the Best Gifts This Holiday Season

The holiday season is upon us, which means plenty of retailers, both of the storefront and online variety, will be marking the occasion with loads of discounts and sales. But with so many gift options for women over 50 to choose from, finding the best gifts for everyone on your

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CBD Oil
Health & Fitness Blogs
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CBD Oil for Pain

CBD oil has recently become a very popular choice for helping treat and reduce symptoms associated with a wide range of health ailments. The big questions are: what is CBD, and can it help with pain? Let’s dive in to find out! CBD Health Benefits at a Glance Each day

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