The Challenge of A Mother’s Roll Reversal
Having made it this far in life replacing a few teeth and a minus a uterus, I faced recent spinal surgery…complete with a six-week recovery… with some trepidati...
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Is Your Cholesterol Too High: Should You Take A Statin?
If you have noticed your cholesterol has increased, if you have have been told it's time to take a statin...should you? Perhaps you are hoping to change your ...
8 Reasons To Go For Dry January or Janopause…There’s Still Time and Here’s Some Tricks
#DryJanuary is trending and there's plenty of reasons to jump in to the frey. If you are late to this party, don't worry, you don't have to bring anything but...
Health Teas To Drink To Calm Your Cravings and Improve Your Health
Tea is soothing, works for our digestive system. helps us cleanse, calms us and energizes us. There's a whole alchemy around which teas to drink for what bene...
Cautiously Courageous: Reflections On Life Expanding Decisions
I recently went on a women’s empowerment cruise, invited by my daughter who was one of the featured speakers.
Sitting in that audience, I wondered if I were their age today whether everything out-of-the-box would still seem as scary. Then I realized most of these women had a safety net my friends and I didn’t have… us as parents encouraging them to have goals that trumped being safe and secure. We instilled in them the knowledge that although making brave choices generates anxiety, it’s survivable and so worth the risk. My parents’ fears of the uncertain were contagious; hopefully our confidence in our daughters’ resilience is too. ...
How to Boost Your Mental Health in Later Life
The subject of mental health has received increased media attention and discussion in recent years. One key factor in this was the recent Covid-19 pandemic. As ...
8 Best Weight Loss Drinks
Certain drinks such as green tea, coffee and ginger tea may help boost metabolism, minimize hunger and increase satiety, all of which can facilitate weight loss.
Additionally, these beverages contain beneficial nutrients like antioxidants and other powerful compounds that can benefit your health.
Replacing high-calorie beverages like soda and fruit juice with the drinks listed above is a smart way to cut calories and help you achieve your weight loss goals.
Here are the 8 Best Weight Loss Drinks.......
Our Broken Medical System: The Doctor is Not In
Want to start a dinnertime conversation guaranteed to unite everyone, regardless of politics, wealth, temperament and intelligence? No easy feat ever but especially tough in the madness of today’s world. I’ve found one I believe that finds us all on the same side …the frustration of dealing with the before, during and aftermath of our annual visit to the doctor.
“We are experiencing heavier than usual wait times,” begins the process, upping the anxiety ante. When does the clock ever strike “usual” time” I wonder. Being a veteran of this time suck, I usually put her on speaker while I distract myself with some predetermined activity. An alternative to murdering somebody. It occurs to me how grateful I am not to be bleeding at that moment. “Your call is very important to us,” she continues. You know what? I don’t believe it is. Prove me wrong and just answer the phone....
The Academy Awards Of Better After 50s
When 6 friends decided to wear the same shirt they brought to our 15th annual outing in the mountains and took this picture, it turned out we captured way more ...
Bruce Willis and FTD and What We Learned This Week
We are learning about Frontotemporal Dementia -- FTD because of Bruce Willis' diagnosis this week at the age of 67.
Apparently this disease can affect anyone...
Menopause And After: The Truth About Hormone Therapy…Every BA50s Right!
"You mean we can take Estrogen now, after 60, we can start now? I was hoping I would be allowed to take estrogen for specific issues but also because frankly, I have read that the benefits can help with the aging process like our memory, bone health, heart health and our skin.... Is this really true I asked one of the top Doctors, Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith, GYN, who is the founder of the Complete Midlife Wellness Center in Austin.
"Absolutely... but not orally, but yes, every woman in menopause and after menopause should find a Dr. to talk about this topic and educate themselves!"
"I was told I had missed the window... and now after 60, I was 10 years post menopause and it was risky?"
"This is not true," said Dr. Susan.
"How could I/We have been so misled? Two years ago my very smart OB told me I had missed the window on Hormone Therapy as I was 10 years post menopause."
"This is so frustrating to hear but thank goodness for Susan Dominus' New York Times article...."Women Have Been Misled About Menopause," published on Feb 1 (just 2 weeks ago)."
"Yes, that's why I called you... we need to continue this conversation. My friends in their 60's all were told absolutely NO Hormone Therapy and 2 weeks ago, since this article was published we are learning this is no longer true... this is so upsetting that we were so misled but how do we know what the truth really is...can we just rely on this article?"...
Healthy Eating Snack Tip Hacks You Definitely Want to Know
This gorgeous video will entice you to make the healthiest snacks.
So many incredible snacks that create an arsenal of healthy snacks. For instance...
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What Women In Their 50’s and 60’s Are Worrying About
Attention Better After 50 women -- are you a worrier? Do you or a loved one you know suffer with anxiety? Well you are not alone.
Women in their 50's and 60's are worrying. That's a fact. And, according to Lynn Lyons, it's normal. But the way we worry, ruminate, our patterns of how we deal with our anxiety, has been embedded over the years. In her new book The Anxiety Audit, Lynn talks about identifying our patterns and how to shift them. Lynn's book is incredibly helpful for those of us who are worriers.
Women over 50 know their roles are changing and we need to pivot. The tools we used as the key player in our families requires new strategies. Lynn's techniques for dealing with anxiety and worry and RPN, repetitive negative thinking, are simple to understand and incredibly helpful.
Please listen in to my interview with Lynn and share with those you love and hopefully this will be helpful to you.
Felice Shapiro In Conversation With Author Lynn Lyons...
Best Beauty Rest For Your Brain and Eyes
I tried this Restorative Eye Mask technology and it's fantastic. BA50s need this eye mask by Nollapelli. and it's going to be great gift for the holidays. (Us...
How to Keep Your Skin Young and Hydrated?
Drinking plenty of water is an important part of maintaining healthy skin. Our bodies are mostly water, and if we don't drink enough, it will show on our skin. ...
A Love Story: Call Me When You Grow Up
A Love Story....
I first met Carl at Sunday go-to-meeting in 1959, three months before my eighteenth birthday. I saw him stub a cigarette outside his car. Su...
Do Women Stop Having Sex After Age 65?
When I was miserably married, and my sex life was as parched as the Sahara, I felt old....
“More of THAT, Please.” An Exercise in Manifesting the Perfect Guy for Me
I recently discovered a dating coach on social media who put out a challenge — a kind of manifestation. She said, “instead of being discouraged by the stupid shit men do [my words, not verbatim from the dating coach], focus on the behaviors you like, and say to the Universe ‘Yes, please! More of THAT!’” I liked this idea of giving a thumbs-up on what worked instead of kvetching on the negative. Too many times I’ve shaken my head feeling discouraged, frustrated, and sometimes, downright pissy about dating.
For example, texting with obtuse men like Michael on dating apps.
Michael: How’s your day so far babe?
Me: Good! Thanks. Isn’t it a bit premature to use “babe” before we’ve even met? 😉
Michael: Babe, it’s nothing. It’s just a name to show how much I appreciate you.
Well, I hope you appreciate this, Michael: *Unmatch.* Oh Universe? No more pet names, please....
LuLu and Us
I've had plenty of time to observe the dog walking parades everywhere throughout Covid and the runway of breeds to choose from is endless. But the dog that gets me crouching and cooing are these little golden doodles.
Shamelessly, I barely look at the human at the end of the leash and talk directly to the puppy and just listen for the answer.
"Oh you are the cutest, you are so cute." And then, in the rudest of unapologetic behaviors I nod to the ancillary human asking -- "Are you empty nested, how did you decide to get a pup?" And so the stories begin.
My interviewing of humans has been a courage building process. I have unconsciously been looking for the one thing that will push me to over ride my better instincts and my husband which are screaming at me as to why it makes no sense to get a dog now....
FOREO: The At-Home Micro Current Facelift
I was contacted by FOREO to test this BEAR product for our BA50 readers. The BEAR is a non-invasive Micro Current device. Below is a video of this 2 minute fa...