A style blog based on a fifty-something Baby Boomer doing her best to age gracefully.
Here are all of my posts featuring health-related topics with tips for aging gracefully beyond the age of 50.
Little did I know that my weekend trip to New York City to hang out with my daughter would help me take a step in the right direction on Saturday—14,022 steps, that is! Thanks to my wearable fitness device, which tracks my steps and overall activity, I quickly achieved my daily goal of 10,000 steps by […]
Your skin can say a lot about your health, especially about your face. It’s viewed as a mirror to our health. Can you tell I have a mild fascination with non-traditional alternative medicine? First, I mentioned the Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine method of dry skin brushing, and today, I want to talk about face mapping. This […]
Stepping Out I’ve fallen off the proverbial fitness bandwagon and need help getting back on. In 2013, I dared to challenge myself and train for the Nike Women’s half-marathon while raising two thousand dollars for the Central Pennsylvania Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). I amazed myself with my ability to raise awareness for LLS, collect […]
Earlier this year, in January, I told you that you should give your skin the Brush-off. I highlighted Dry Skin Brushing, an Ayurvedic remedy that is an ancient natural healing technique that benefits the skin on the outside and the inside. I adopted this quick and easy ritual to my morning beauty regimen, and my […]
Go Fish Does anyone play cards anymore? Do you remember the card game “Go Fish” from childhood? Getting the proper nutrients for our body is like the card game Go Fish. As I recall, the strategy of the card game was to collect a set of four cards of the same kind, and the game […]
The death of a local woman in my town–who was relatively young at 53 years old–prompted me to revisit the topic of women’s heart health. This woman’s death (apparently of a heart attack) begs me to remind you that heart disease is not something that strikes older Caucasian men. We all should take this matter […]
Model Behavior What does it take for people to model behavior every day in all that we do? Why is it necessary to remind people to be kind and thoughtful to one another? Here at the Age of Grace, the focus is on many of the celebrated months, days, or weeks designated for health awareness, […]
Talking about body waste is undoubtedly not the most pleasant topic to discuss, but last week, I did just that by sharing what urine can tell one about one’s health. If we are talking about number one, we must consider number two. With that being said, today’s health focus is bowel movements or, if […]
Up Close and Personal, Number #1 One of the reasons I believe Dr. Oz is so successful is that he seems to constantly delve into areas of health concerns that most people don’t want to discuss openly. Today, I want to go to that place up close and personally. We all do it, some more […]
It’s February, Go Red! It’s The Heart of the Matter Join me on February 7, 2014, as our nation celebrates National Wear Red Day to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease in women. My first health awareness post focused on women’s heart health. Because of the staggering statistics that affect women, it is […]