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How to Grow Resilience and Cut Stress Eating for Successful Women over 60

By Cassie Christopher March 31, 2023

You’ve accomplished a lot in your life. You can do anything you set your mind to. But there is just one area where you constantly struggle, and hope nobody notices: your eating habits. If you are a woman over 60 struggling with eating, especially when stressed…

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The Dreaded High School Reunion and the 5 Things I Discovered Preparing for Mine

By Fran Braga Meininger March 18, 2023

I graduated in 1973 from a small Catholic high school. I was young for my age, ill prepared to be rubbing elbows with girls who drove Jaguars and brand new Camaros to school, had streets named after their fathers and felt little to no use for me…

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How It Feels to Live with Emotional Eating

By Marion Holt March 16, 2023

As far as I can remember, I have always relied on food to be able to make it through the day without breaking down. I have always been overweight, and I was affected by severe obesity for much of my adult life. I reached out to everyone…

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Fight Back Against Diabetes After 60 with These Small Lifestyle Changes

By Margaret Manning March 08, 2023

Many people over the age of 60 are living with diabetes. There is actually a worldwide epidemic of diabetes, primarily related to various lifestyle changes including obesity, and an increase in sedentary habits. According to the World Health Organization, total deaths from complications related to diabetes are expected to increase by more than 50 percent worldwide within the next 10 years, and by 80 percent in upper to middle income countries.

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6 Beauty Trends in 2023 for Mature Women That You Will Love

By Suzanne Blons March 04, 2023

Most fashion and beauty trends are weird. The older you get, the weirder they look. If you’re anything like me, every season I sit back and roll my eyes that anyone would get suckered into wearing THAT look. Having said that missive, passive-aggressive…

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Why Urinary Incontinence Is More Serious Than You Think

By Kent Sasse February 15, 2023

Urinary incontinence is a serious problem that affects tens of millions of people in the U.S. and hundreds of millions worldwide. It is defined as the involuntary loss of urine, which can range from a small leak to complete loss of bladder control…

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4 Ways to Do What You Should Instead of What You Want

By Shari Broder February 02, 2023

So you’ve decided you’re going to finally lose those post-menopausal pounds. Starting today, you’re going to eat better. You make a yummy salad and bring it to work for lunch. You vow to cut down on sweets and exercise for an hour three times a week…

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Is Metabolic Surgery Safe for Seniors?

By Kent Sasse January 29, 2023

You have undoubtedly heard of metabolic surgery, but it might be more familiar to you under another name: bariatric surgery or weight-loss surgery. All three refer to the surgical procedures that have evolved over the last 75 years…

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Intuitive Eating for Mature Women: Make Peace with Food (+3 Tips to Apply Right Now!)

By Cassie Christopher January 15, 2023

If you’re tired of the mental food police constantly assessing what you put in your mouth, and you don’t trust yourself to eat well without the constant judgement, intuitive eating may be a good option for you to finally make peace with food…

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Knowing Myself Series – Part 2: Falling in Love with Myself

By Ilene Marcus December 30, 2022

Growing up reading fairy tales, I believed that my soulmate is out there. When he (insert your own preference) crossed my path, it will be love at first sight. We will live happily ever after. Alas, that is not what happened…

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