Healthy Aging

Let’s be honest – there’s more to energy than a good cup of coffee (though we’re not giving that up anytime soon!). After 60, staying energized isn’t about pushing harder or doing more. It’s about tuning in. The women we admire most – the ones still laughing loudly…

Heather, a 62-year-old mother and grandmother, faced overwhelming grief after the sudden loss of her teenage daughter. Despite years of trying antidepressants and talk therapy, she still struggled with anxiety, fatigue, and emotional emptiness. In 2018, Heather…

Not long ago, I was biking the back villages of Cambodia and hiking the temples of Angkor Wat in 100-degree heat – sweaty, sun-soaked, and completely alive. We hiked for hours through jungle trails, feeling strong, free, and unstoppable…

As we move through the later chapters of our lives, we often find ourselves reflecting more deeply on our experiences and relationships. One important but often overlooked shift that can dramatically improve our emotional and physical health is learning to observe rather than judge…

The medical field of aging is relatively new. It wasn’t until the last century that we saw an exponential increase in human life expectancy and as a result, we’ve only just started to study aging. And there is still a lot of gray area…

Staying healthy is one of the biggest priorities for most women over 60, including myself. We all want to stay active so that we can enjoy everything that life has to offer in the decades ahead. Unfortunately, there is so much conflicting information out there that it is sometimes difficult what to do. Is calcium good or bad? Is there such a thing as “too much” exercise? Should we take supplements? It’s enough to make your head spin! So, to help cut through the clutter, I asked our 50,000 Sixty and Me community members what they do to stay healthy. Here are 9 things that the women in our community recommend you say “yes” to in order to improve your health after 60…

Did you know that on average, a person loses between 50 and 100 strands of hair each day? Because we have over 100,000 strands of hair on our heads, we usually don’t even notice our lost hairs. However, if you begin to find more hair than normal…

You probably learnt to walk 60 or 70 years ago and haven’t given it much thought since. It’s just something we do every day! So, thinking about how you walk is strange, and the idea of practising walking will seem quite odd. However, if you don’t feel…

I had breast cancer back in 2006 – mastectomy and chemotherapy made for a tough year but here’s the thing: It never occurred to me that my serious wine habit could be linked to my breast cancer. It was another nine years before I joined the dots and finally quit…

If you have gained a bit of weight (or more) over the past few years and you feel like it is an inevitable part of aging, let me tell you this is untrue. If, no matter what diet you have tried, the stubborn pounds just won’t leave you, read on…