Abstract Thinking and Dementia: 4 Exercises to Keep Your Brain Fit as You Age
If dementia was a bowl of homemade vegetable soup, each ingredient would represent a different symptom of the disease. Naturally, no two bowls of soup are the same. The symptom most people associate with dementia…
Read More5 Actionable Approaches to Gain the Upper Hand Over Loneliness
As part of humanity, we all experience loneliness occasionally. I know I have. When I was first divorced in 2000 and found myself spending major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas alone for the first time, I didn’t know what to do with myself…
Read MoreInexpensive Ways to Bling Up Your Holiday Outfits
This time of year, we look for ways to bring in brightness and light for the holiday season. (And we could really use some brightness and light right about now!) One way we do this is by blinging up our holiday outfits…
Read MoreKeep Your Women Friends Close, Even When You “Don’t Have Time”
Author and diarist Anaïs Nin wrote that “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” According to a 2011 study in the journal Oncology Times, women with early-stage…
Read More7 Liberating Truths That Will Keep Your Aging Body from Unhealthy Diets, Detoxes, and Cleanses This New Year
It’s that time of the year. Over the Holidays, people indulge on food like it’s their last meal while planning how, after New Year’s Day, they are going to start a new diet and lose weight. Many will attempt the latest cleanse, detox, diet craze, or diet…
Read More8 Fun Ways to Take Your Makeup Look to the Next Level for the Holidays Using Drugstore Makeup
Does it seem to you – like it seems to me – that the period between mid-October and the winter Holidays goes at supersonic warp speed? The Holidays are – indeed – fast approaching so today I thought we might have some fun looking at 8 different ways…
Read MoreWhy Do Couples Divorce Later in Life?
Divorces initiated later in life have surged in recent years, marking a stark shift in marital dynamics. Younger couples find it relatively easier to part ways due to their upbringing in a society where dual-career households are the norm…
Read More6 Books to Give – or Keep!
I love it when a friend or family member gifts me a book. With so many choices in bookshops and online stores, it’s a fun way to discover new authors or subject matter that might not otherwise appear on my radar. Here are a few favorites I’ve read recently…
Read MoreI Used to Be Scared of Driving But Am Now Wising Up!
I can’t think of any other physical activity in life which regularly pairs teenagers with the elderly other than driving. Every day, on superhighways and rural roads alike, cohorts of every age demographic follow, pass, and turn, without regard…
Read More14 Exclusive Makeup Tips for Older Women from a Professional Makeup Artist
When I first met Ariane Poole several years ago, I knew that she had an empowering message to share with our community. Her emphasis on positive aging was refreshing and her practical makeup tips were exactly what our community had been asking for…
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