Can We Rebuild Resilience as We Age?
I write a lot about fitness after 50, as do many of my fellow Sixty and Me contributors. To a person, I guarantee you that they would likely categorically disagree that age=deterioration, and that there isn’t much we can do about it…
Read MoreKeep Active in Your 60s to Stay a Step Ahead of Diabetes (And Don’t Forget Nutrition Too!)
I recently read a sobering statistic. Nearly 50 percent of boomers are prediabetic. This means that we have blood sugar levels that are above normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed with full-blown type 2 diabetes…
Read MoreMoving Your Root Chakra Can Help You Navigate Your Grief
In our Sixty and Me community, there is grief, loss, and transition. Our loved ones pass on; we lose jobs, homes, relationships, our youthful bodies, and more; we transition from who we were at 20, 30 or 40 to an older and wiser…
Read MoreExploring the Makeup Line of Merit, a Clean Beauty Makeup Brand (VIDEO)
As we all know, just about any makeup will look great on us when we’re 20 or 30, but how products perform on our over-50 skin is a whole other ballgame! So today, we’re going to take a look at the six new makeup products…
Read MoreStay Healthy in Lockdown with Quality Food and Supplements
Most of us never dreamed we would still be as restricted as we are nearly one year after the pandemic made its appearance. But here we are… Even if you are lucky enough to have avoided contracting Covid, physical, emotional, and economic…
Read MoreTaking Stock and Taking Care as a Woman After 60
Halloween dawned, or tried to, with the famous Blue Moon likely to be hidden behind some clouds. This year I spent it a long way away from where I was last year at this time, having moved myself Lock Stock and Barrel to another part of America…
Read MoreEstrangement: The Secret So Many Hide
Estrangement – what an ugly, harsh-sounding word. Jarring to the ears, in fact. The dictionary definition of estrangement is “to turn away in feeling or affection, make unfriendly or hostile, alienate the affections of.” Estrangements are…
Read MoreSenior Apartments
Whether you’re a retired senior or a senior approaching retirement – you may be looking for a new lifestyle that is less straining and easier to manage. It could be due to an empty nest or difficulty keeping up with home maintenance that has you wondering, what else is out there? If you find yourself […]
Read MoreFind the Silver Lining in Your 60s: Unconditional Confidence in Challenging Times
There’s a saying I’d like to explore with you: “Believe you can or believe you can’t, either way you’re right.” It points to the importance of confidence and positive self-belief in accomplishing our goals at any age, but more so in the years after 60…
Read MoreMenopause and Dating? Are These Concepts Even Compatible?
Hot flushes, mood swings, creeping spare tires around the midriff – we are all familiar with the big M and its effects on us as we hit ‘that’ age. Few women sail through menopause with ease, and some of us have an exceedingly difficult time of it…
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