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Is healthy aging important to you? Are you interested in losing weight after 60? Let's explore how fitness and gentle yoga for seniors can help!

4 months ago

How to Reprogram Your Mind to Become Anxiety-Free

Is your mind filled with anxiety? Maybe you’re suffering from sleepless nights and feeling nervous and upset all day. Perhaps you worry all the time, imagining the worst-case scenarios. Maybe having an anxiety-free mind sounds impossible. Maybe you think anxiety is helpful and necessary…

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4 months ago

The Surprising Reason You Might Get Sick More Often

If you catch every bug going around, your gut might be trying to tell you something. You might think of your digestive system as the system your body uses to process food. But did you know that about 70-80% of your immune system cells…

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4 months ago

3 Hormones, 3 Big Benefits – and Why They Matter More Than Ever After 50

Let’s clear something up right away: Yes – we’re aging. But that doesn’t mean we’re meant to feel tired, foggy, achy, heavy, or disconnected from who we used to be. For years, women have been told that hormones are dangerous. That the hot flashes, weight gain, mood swings…

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4 months ago

What Matters Before Something Is Wrong: Rethinking Prevention and Aging Well  

Most women don’t wake up one day and decide not to take health prevention seriously. What happens instead is quieter. We’re surrounded by cultural messages that treat aging as something to resist – something to disguise, delay, or push out of view…

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4 months ago

The Joy of Eating Early (and Getting Home Before Dark)

I remember the first time I floated a 5 pm dinner to friends. I expected my invite text would prompt an urgent “Is everything okay?” phone call. Or a sarcastic, “Are we so old we need the early bird special?” Instead, my phone buzzed back almost immediately: “We’d LOVE it!” – capital letters and all…

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4 months ago

5 Commonsense Ways to Keep Your Liver Healthy and Strong

Your liver is a powerhouse organ. It makes proteins, cholesterol, and bile, stores vitamins and minerals, and helps regulate blood sugar. Just as important, it breaks down toxins…

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4 months ago

New to Strength Training? These 3 Simple Exercises Are a Great Place to Begin

Are you feeling overwhelmed by all the talk about how important strength training is? You’re not wrong – it is a game changer for muscle strength, bone density, and overall health. The good news? You don’t need a gym, fancy equipment, or complicated routines to get started…

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4 months ago

The “Just in Case” Bag: A Love Letter to Prepared Women Everywhere

I’ve been single most of my life – and a single mom on top of that. Not complaining, not lamenting, not wishing it different. Just setting the stage. Because when you’re the only adult in the room, you learn very quickly that you are the cavalry, the logistics…

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5 months ago

Experiencing Cold Feet After 60? 8 Possible Causes and 3 Ways to Remedy the Situation

If you are running through your entire stock of cozy winter socks every week, you might be wondering if there is something more you can do to keep your feet warm. While chronically cold feet can indicate your footwear simply isn’t up to par, it can also…

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5 months ago

Food Freedom at Any Age: Breaking the Diet Cycle After Decades of Restriction

Food freedom is not about eating whatever you want whenever you want. It is about healing the relationship you have with food so you can stop fighting your body and start listening to it. At any age, but especially now…

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