Health and Fitness

A few months ago, a friend told me about an older woman who had fallen at a wedding. “She was dancing,” he explained. “She stumbled and went down. She’d been drinking.” The story stayed with me because falls are no small matter as we get older. A broken wrist, a fractured hip, or a head injury can change the course of a life in an instant…

You’ve been eating clean, moving your body, doing everything right. And yet there’s this stubborn weight around your middle that won’t budge no matter what you do. You’ve probably blamed your willpower, your metabolism, your age. But here’s what nobody told you: that belly has a name, it has a biological cause, and it responds to something most women over 50 have never even heard of…

As a Medicare Customer Advocate for a large US insurance company, one of the things I have learned is that many women are unaware of the free or low-cost preventive screenings and tests that their Medicare plans cover. I’ve heard it all: “I didn’t know mammograms were free”, “My friends are getting osteoporosis screenings…

Food is not just fuel for our bodies; it often serves as a source of comfort, pleasure, and even emotional support. However, when our relationship with food becomes problematic, it can lead to various concerns such as emotional eating, eating addiction…

Schizophrenia is cruel – it sneaks up on its victims with the stealth of a mountain lion – set to pounce on its prey. It is cruel because it attacks in late adolescence just when independence is on the horizon. It strips away one’s confidence, dignity and spirit. Personalities shift – lively, engaging, social people…

We throw around the term ‘emotional eating’ a lot. Sometimes we even act like it is some kind of affliction that we contracted or is part of our personality. We say things like, “I have always been an emotional eater” or “I always eat when I am ____,” filling in the blank…

Do you have a mindfulness routine? A lot of us would automatically associate mindfulness with meditation and we’d be right. Meditation is a form of mindfulness, but it’s not the only way to be mindful. Mindfulness can include movement too…

Summer is coming. And if you’ve been thinking about finally doing something about your arms – you’re not alone. But before you grab a pair of weights, there’s something I want to highlight because it’s the reason so many women work hard, feel frustrated, and wonder why their arms still…

As we age, we’re told we lose muscle strength unless we engage in strength training. This article disputes the notion that walking isn’t strength training. We build strength in different ways. Strength of character, strength of mind, strength of body. We’re told we need to exercise…

Would you like to feel more confident when you’re out walking? Have you started noticing your balance when you walk? Do you sometimes feel unsteady on your feet (especially on uneven ground)? If you’re starting to notice your balance when you walk…