By Beth Havey – I was ten when I stepped into the spotlight one Christmas night and performed various roles in Gian Carlo Minotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. My older brother John and younger brother Bill also performed. Our audience consisted of four very proud women—my grandmother, two aunts and my
At Living Better at 50+, we know that the holidays are hectic. This time of year, people are frenzied with activity. Their already disordered lives are assaulted with even more events, commitments, and tasks that cause overwhelm. What should be a season of peace turns into a season of stress.
By Ashley Barnes – Have you ever eaten a food and instantly had a negative reaction? Today I ate a microwave Thai dish for lunch. I don’t eat a lot of packaged dishes like this, but I didn’t have any leftovers from last night’s dinner and this seemed like a
6 areas of your life where you can let love in By Carrie Saba – Are you living with love in your heart or holding on to guilt, anger and resentment? Are you suffocating the love your heart wants and needs to feel with a negative story playing in your mind? If you open your
By Beth Havey – Feeling overwhelmed? I am. The boomer highway is full of worries and tasks and when I’m on the net or tuning into TV or radio it’s job loss, foreclosures, floods, tornadoes and our sick economy. Though I know I am very fortunate, I want some good
By Barbara Younger – You might think these pumpkins are men but they aren’t! They are Pumpkin Ladies who have pulled their hair back. And guess what? Each one is in the middle of the Roller Coaster Ride-Menopause! You didn’t think pumpkins went through menopause? Just ask these women: Hi
By Lynne Gordon – Breast cancer develops when cells in the breast become abnormal. Scientists suspect that this happens because either a virus or a bacteria infects a few cells and causes a mutation. The mutated cells then attack other normal cells and force them to replicate more mutated cells.
By Mindy Kannon – Constipation is a disorder that inhibits a person from moving their bowels. Not everyone needs to go every day but if you have chronic difficulty, constipation can be uncomfortable and painful. It often produces a bloated feeling because the bowel distends with gas and a large
By Staness Jonekos – Why don’t most women perform monthly breast exams? I confess, I have done three self-breast exams in my entire life! Considering I have spent a lifetime on birth control pills to manage endometriosis and ovarian cysts, and now on post menopause hormone therapy, I should be
By Staness Jonekos – Years ago, I learned a life-changing lesson from Anthony Robbins’s book, “Awaken the Giant Within”: that transformation begins when you can no longer dwell in a place of pain. I was going through menopause and everything that came with that — hourly hot flashes, night sweats,
By Alice Burron – No one can argue that physical exercise is important for the health of your body, but evidently it also keeps your brain sharp. Two new studies were presented at the 2011 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Paris that added to the growing body of research suggesting
By Sharon Beth Brani – It was a gray day in Virginia. The low hanging clouds and chill in the air gave a whisper that autumn was on its way. And although autumn brings to mind football games and crunchy apples, on this particular day my spirits dragged. The passing
By Alice Burron – Colors have an amazing influence on our moods and can be used to cope with stressful situations and environments. Light of varying wavelengths enter the eyes and influence the production of hormones in varying degrees, which in turn has a gentle influence on the body’s biochemistry.
By Staness Jonekos – I live in the land of angels, but in Los Angeles these guardians are nipped and tucked with crooked smiles and lopsided eyes frozen on a static expression. At 52 I am really pissed off that aging — a thing that happens as soon as we
By Dr. Linda Mintle – Chapter 4 excerpt Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body. —Martin Luther Worrywart is a label given to someone who worries constantly about everything. You may have used the term to describe someone you know—or yourself. Though
By Jane Morrison – The other day I was working with a client, the owner of a massage and wellness center, and she was stressing out about how her clients push her to extend the expiration date on her special offers. Her sub contractors push her on the date their
Staying fit and helping others can be powerful “medicine” against serious illness. Just ask Debbie McGrady, age 56 who lives outside Indianapolis, about the power of volunteering (and fitness) in her battle with rheumatoid arthritis. Backstory: Debbie was diagnosed about 10 years ago with RA so aggressive that she faced
By Meg Wolff – I had one of those moments a week or so ago that you hate to admit to anybody! But I’m also sure I’m not alone in this. On one of my many trips between New York City and Maine last week (my prosthetist is on Long
By Francoise Bonhoure – Although a beginner program might be called ‘for seniors’, in fact all the content is often most useful for under-50’s too! This is for the ‘layman’, for all age groups, including beginners in these methods – in fact, anyone who wants to remain feeling young and
By Jennifer Cote, Chef at The New Deli, Pinole, CA – The kids never heard of the season we spent living off of hummus, back in the late seventies! Now that folks actually know what hummus is, mention of the story piqued their interest. Maybe we were ahead of the
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