Moving Into 2020 With Mindfulness
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by helen
4y ago
Pull Quote:  What's your goal for 2020? Will it be to allow more mindfulness and self-care? Long Description:  What's your goal for 2020? Will it be to allow more mindfulness and self-care? Happy New Year! As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, my boyfriend L and I were cozy in bed, fast asleep. That's what happens when you're sixty-something. You record the Times Square ball drop and watch it the next morning. OK, admit it: How many of you did the same? Putting 2019 behind me Judy Freedman womenTALK Blog Topics:  Midlife Matters Tags:  aging well self care ..read more
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5 Reasons Why Energy Dips at Holiday Time
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by helen
4y ago
Pull Quote:  The demands of the holidays can zap your energy. With the new year arriving, here are some tips for how to recover your energy and stay healthy.
 Long Description:  The demands of the holidays can zap your energy. With the new year arriving, here are some tips for how to recover your energy and stay healthy.
 It's a sad irony: Just when you need it most, your energy goes missing. Sheryl Kraft womenTALK Blog Topics:  Midlife Matters Tags:  holiday aging well fatigue ..read more
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Taking Small Self-Care Steps to Heal My Mind, Body and Soul
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by jleff
4y ago
Pull Quote:  Blogger Judy Freedman describes how she's slowing down to care for her mind, body and soul as she faces cancer and loss. It's been about 10 days since I wrote about my burnout and need to create a new relaxation game plan for my life after 60. Many of you responded affirmatively as I shared my need to de-stress and slow down and said you did too. "Let me know how you intend to do this," said a reader, who indicated she was moving at record-speed all the time. Judy Freedman womenTALK Blog Topics:  Midlife Matters Tags:  aging well self-care ..read more
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How to Practice Mindful Aging
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by helen
4y ago
Pull Quote:  Mindful aging is accepting and embracing changes that are an inevitable part of growing old, says psychotherapist and aging expert Andrea Brandt. And never limit what you think you can accomplish. Long Description:  Mindful aging is accepting and embracing changes that are an inevitable part of growing old, says psychotherapist and aging expert Andrea Brandt. And never limit what you think you can accomplish. "There is no magical age at which we need to abandon our dreams and surrender our possibilities," says renowned psychotherapist and aging expert Andrea Brandt, PhD, MF ..read more
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Menopause Comes Out of the Closet—and Other Things
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by jleff
4y ago
Pull Quote:  TV shows, celebrities and even art exhibits are helping to bring menopause out of the closet. And menopause experts say it's about time. Long Description:  Happy (almost) end-of-summer! Not really happy for me—summer is my favorite time of year. And with the sky darkening earlier in the evening and the flowers becoming scarcer, I mourn the end of longer and warmer days and dressing in light fabrics and flip-flops. Summer has kept me very busy with bike rides, long walks, trips to farmers' markets, family reunions and late-afternoon visits to the beach when the sun i ..read more
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Urgent Care or Emergency Room? 6 Things You Need to Know
Healthy Women » Midlife Matters
by jleff
4y ago
Pull Quote:  When you're sick, in pain or injured, where do you go for help? Here's some doctor's advice on how to decide if you should go to an urgent care clinic or an emergency room. Long Description:  When her stomach pains changed from occasional and mild to persistent and excruciating, an acquaintance of mine headed to an urgent care center for help. Upon examining her distended abdomen, doctors there determined they were unable to diagnose or treat her, suggesting instead she head to the emergency room (ER). After being examined and receiving various scans, she was diagnosed with ..read more
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Finding Wellness Trends at the Fancy Food Show
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by jleff
4y ago
Pull Quote:  The 2019 Fancy Food Show in New York featured wellness trends from kombucha and specialty waters to jerky and dark chocolate. Warning: This blog post may make you hungry! My stomach was empty as I entered the Jacob Javits Center in June for my walkabout—or should I say drink-and-eat-about—at the 2019 Fancy Food Show. It's an annual trade show put on by the Specialty Food Association (SFA) for food buyers. I was wearing my media badge, searching out new wellness food trends that my post 50 female readers might find of interest. Judy Freedman womenTALK Blog Topics:  Midlife Ma ..read more
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"Nearing 90": A Cute Compilation of Poems About Aging
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by helen
4y ago
Pull Quote:  Author Judith Viorst writes poems about the trials and tribulations of late-life aging in Nearing 90 and Other Comedies of Late Life. Long Description:  Author Judith Viorst writes poems about the trials and tribulations of late-life aging in Nearing 90 and Other Comedies of Late Life. One of my favorite writers, Judith Viorst, has a new book out with poems about aging, this time about late-life aging. I had a chance to review the cute compilation called Nearing 90 and Other Comedies of Late Life and chuckled after reading each page. It's a great book to give to a parent or ..read more
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It's Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: My Story, Chapter Two
Healthy Women » Midlife Matters
by helen
4y ago
Pull Quote:  May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, and blogger Judy Freedman shares her story of bladder cancer recurrence and treatment. Long Description:  May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, and blogger Judy Freedman shares her story of bladder cancer recurrence and treatment. Last May, during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, I shared my personal story with the disease. I was so thankful that my tumor was found to be noninvasive and, with surgery, was eliminated from my body. No additional treatment was needed except for quarterly scopes. Judy Freedman womenTALK Blog Topics:  Midl ..read more
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Ask Dr. Ruth: A Film About America's Famous Sex Therapist
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by jleff
4y ago
Pull Quote:  A new documentary, Ask Dr. Ruth, chronicles the life of sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who hosted a transformative call-in radio show about sex and relationships in the 1980s. Do you remember Ask Dr. Ruth, the show featuring sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer? She went on the air in 1984. That was the year I married my late husband M. Did you listen to her show back then? We did. Remember how she used to answer callers' questions about relationships and sex? It was way before the internet and social media, and many people didn't really talk openly about sex. At the time, Dr ..read more
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