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.
Give Your Skin the Brush Off Once again, Happy New Year! Welcome to 2014! It’s official: winter is here. January already has a wintry mix of snow, wind, frigid temperatures, harsh winds, and the typical dry air, which can wreak havoc on ordinarily healthy skin. It can be disastrous for already sensitive and dry skin. […]
Don’t Be SO S.A.D. I went to pick my daughter up from New York City for Thanksgiving last week, just as the weather was forecasted to bring a Nor’easter. The high winds brought freezing rain with them, and while I was glad it wasn’t snow, it was still quite a pain to drive out of […]
Making Moves With Movember Breast Cancer ribbons aren’t the only way to bring attention to a woman’s health issues–so is men’s facial hair! Movember is an annual, month-long event involving growing a mustache during November to raise awareness of Men’s health issues, such as prostate and other men’s cancers, and associated charities. The Movember Foundation […]
Purple Reign We know too well the statistics that affect women concerning Breast Cancer, but do you know the horrendous statistics for domestic violence? Not only is October Breast Cancer Awareness Month but slowly, there is another dangerous cloud looming over many women: domestic violence. It’s only over the last nearly 20 years that the […]
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 […]