Health and Fitness

Not long ago, a friend’s husband told me I was a very beautiful woman. He wasn’t hitting on me. It was simply a lovely compliment, sincerely given. I thanked him, but inside my head, I was thinking: You have no idea how much maintenance this takes now. I may be a little vain. I’m okay admitting that…

This is one of the questions I get asked most often, so let me tell you what I’ve actually seen. After teaching Pilates to hundreds of women – most of them over 50 – here’s the honest answer: yes, it can help. But probably not in the way you’re expecting, and honestly, that’s a good thing…

For much of our lives, we have been told that we need to exercise. The word itself can be intimidating. Exercise sounds like something that requires workout clothes, a gym membership, perspiration, and perhaps a personal trainer urging us to do one more repetition. As we get older, that image can become even less appealing…

Are you someone who enjoys a glass or two of wine every evening? Perhaps you rarely drink during the week but look forward to a few glasses of wine at the weekend. Or maybe alcohol appears only at dinners, celebrations and social occasions. Most of us have no problem justifying our drinking habit. The daily […]

Arthritis literally means joint inflammation, and it refers to a group of more than a hundred rheumatic diseases that cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints. There are two major types of arthritis: osteoarthritis…

We have all had decades at our hands to understand exactly what foods we like to eat. So, keeping Pooh’s point in mind, it should be easy to choose to eat less of what we don’t like. For instance, Leslie enjoys a pasta dinner, but the sauce is the best part…

I catch myself doing it several times a week: mouth open, breathing loud and shallow, as if my body has forgotten everything I’ve spent years teaching other people. The irony isn’t lost on me – I’m a certified Buteyko breathing trainer, and yet I have to catch myself mid-breath and correct course…

Last week I visited my eye doctor, not because something was wrong, but because at 67 I am not leaving my vision to chance. My eyes are strong and I intend to keep them that way. That appointment reminded me how many women over 60 are silently struggling with screen fatigue and assuming it is simply part of getting older…

As a holistic health counselor and bodyworker, I help mostly over-50 women figure out the best way to care for themselves. As we talk, what often comes up is a sense of disconnect when it comes to their relationship with their medical practitioners…

Many people assume that improving your bladder starts with just improving your pelvic floor and drinking water. And while those two are extremely important to one’s overall bladder function, there are still many other ways to keep your bladder healthy…