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.
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. […]
Battle of the Bulge Are you a menopause victim? Is an expanding waistline considered the price of getting older? For women like myself, this can be true after menopause when body fat tends to shift to the abdomen. Not only does the fat around middle age, but research shows that belly fat also carries serious […]
I Can See Now Recently, I went to see Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated adaptation of The Great Gatsby. I re-read the book to reacquaint myself with the storyline and characters, but the irony of needing 3-D glasses to appreciate the visual splendor was fascinating. And to be honest, it was a little confusing: Do I […]
All Hail Kale, The New SuperFood Does anyone remember Popeye–the sailor man? Remember how he would eat spinach and have super strength to defend Olive Oyl or put his enemies at bay by eating an uncooked can of spinach? Spinach is no longer the superpower food. It’s kale. I am having a kale moment, enjoying […]
Here’s to a good night’s Sleep Is it me, or has anyone else noticed Sleep Centers popping up? It’s probably just me noticing since I drive to every doctor’s office in Harrisburg and surrounding areas. When did this become a thing? Going to a sleep center? Are we not sleeping correctly? It seems to be […]