The Connection Between Vitamin B3 and Aging This is a sponsored post for ChromaDex. As I approach fifty, I find I can’t take anything about my health for granted. This year I’ve been actively researching ways to feel better, live longer, and look good while I do both of those first two things. My doctor …
Every winter, I try to convince myself I should be able to stave off Seasonal Affective Disorder. (You have to admit this disorder has a particularly apt acronym, SAD.) I want to believe that just because there is another named winter storm headed our way does not mean I have to be depressed, sullen, irritable, sleepy, …
Some days I feel the need to get on the rooftop and shout out that middle-aged women still have sex—and enjoy it. It’s a reaction that pops up every time I hear someone talking as if older adults can’t, don’t or wouldn’t know how to have sex. Younger people may not like the thought of …
How to Tell if It’s Midlife or Dementia Midlife memory loss over fifty? We finished remodeling about two months ago. It took 50 weeks. 50 long weeks. I got to know our contractor very well. He’d show up at 8:00 am, and watch me wolf down a yogurt on my way out the door, as …
The Health Benefits of Sex Over 50 I am a strong believer in the positive effects of regular sexuality activity. In my own experience, sexual activity benefits my mental and physical state—it puts me in a better mood and contributes to my sexual health. Now I can add increased cognition functioning to the list of …
