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.
Pinking of You Did you know 1 in 3 women will have cancer in their lifetime and 1 in 8 will have breast cancer? October is Breast Cancer Awareness, the annual national calendar focusing on awareness for women to get a mammogram and reminders to perform monthly self-checks. Breast Cancer Awareness is an effort to […]
Why So Blue? Just like there are signs of changing seasons, as we ease into fall, there are signs of someone with mental illness. Mental health problems are rampant, and it is obvious the mental health system is gravely broken. What can we do to help those with signs and symptoms of mental illness? Are […]
Do You Have All Your Shots? The first vaccination breakthrough for smallpox was developed in 1796. Fast-forward to 2013. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends vaccination against 16 preventable diseases for children, while many more are available for adults and world travelers. Ongoing worldwide research is investigating vaccines for diseases such as HIV, malaria, […]
Smoke Alarm! For Those Still Smoking Wow! Did you know it’s been 49 years since the surgeon general officially declared smoking tobacco hazardous to your health? So, I was surprised by an article in the New York Times titled “Smoking is Cool Again.” When did it become cool to smoke again? Is the […]
Calm Your Flames 🔥 Inflammation in the Body So, today, health awareness focuses on inflammation in the body, Calm Your Flames. There is a new kid on the block for testing and screening for inflammation in the body. What you need to know about inflammation: Inflammation is a normal and beneficial process when the body’s […]
I mentioned in an earlier post that blood pressure is a silent killer. High cholesterol is another silent health risk that can be deadly. Do you know your cholesterol numbers? According to a Center for Disease Control report, more Americans are aware of their cholesterol levels. That’s great! Right? Then why do nearly 1/6 United States […]
Sugar Appeal Has the system failed us? Do we need to appeal? About sugar, that is! The sugar verdict is frustrating and predictable if one doesn’t make their health and wellness matter. Last week’s blog post on sugar leads us to discuss sugar or glucose in the body further. Do you know your blood sugar […]
The verdict is in: Sugar is toxic. And we shouldn’t be surprised. Health campaigners have been talking about how bad sugar is for years. Sugar is linked to obesity and suspected of, or fully implicated, as a cause in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, macular degeneration, and tooth decay. The truth […]
Watered Down Last week, we suffered through massive amounts of rainfall and, this week, a heatwave. Officially, a heat wave is defined as three continuous days of high temperatures in the 90’s. With temperatures already soaring, what are you doing to keep sufficiently hydrated? Tired of sipping the same plain old bottled water? Don’t you […]
The influential Male Department. When I visited any of the many Center City department stores in Philly, I could take the escalator or the elevator to the area where I wanted to shop that day. When you took the elevator, someone was stationed there to direct you to the respective department on each floor. […]