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California’s Central Coast (with Elephant Seal Pups)
I was THIS close to seeing an elephant seal get born. During our recent trip to the Highway 1 Discovery Route along the Central California Coast, we stopped at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery...
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Get Ultimate Abs (Better Yet, a Strong Core)
Get Stronger, Sexier, Sleeker Abs at Any Age If all goes well, you will age. HOW you grow older is largely under your control and a result of choices you make. Don’t watch your waist expand and your...
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Healthy Heart: Improve Your Circulation and Flexibility
You probably have a heart, but is it a strong one? Do you also have great circulation and flexible arteries? Bonnie Raitt was right when she sang Have a Heart. Hard to make that sound sexy and...
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Omron Healthcare Project Zero Blood Pressure Monitors
We recently got an email touting the upcoming arrival of the Omron Healthcare Project Zero wrist blood pressure monitor, and upper arm blood pressure monitor. Perfect timing, since February is National...
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Sleep Better; Weigh Less; Prevent Weight Gain
Tired of Feeling so Tired? It’s National Sleep Awareness Week which brings me to a confession: I have been getting too little sleep and gaining weight because of it. Curses Netflix and your plethora of...
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5 Healthy Food Trends
Some say abs are made in the kitchen, others say they’re made in the gym. My abs were actually made by my parents, though I’ve managed to take good care of their creation through healthy food and...
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5 More Healthy Food Trends
In our recent post “5 Healthy Food Trends,” I listed five of ten nutrition trends that are driven by consumer preferences. As promised in that post, you can now read the other five from my article “10...
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6 Practical Fitness Tips for Older Adults
Unlock 6 Secrets to Aging Well The aging population is big and getting bigger as we baby boomers continue our march, hop, skip, and jump into the next decade. Do you plan to continue working out while...
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Benefits of Organic Food: Did You Know…?
Like many of you, I prefer organic food to industrial; made-from-scratch to processed. I will freely admit to being biased. Yet my preference is based on science and experience. Whether you have a...
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Live Better with Meditation, Menopause, and Memory
Longevity, Memory, and Mood Benefits of Meditation Who wants a solution to reduce menopause symptoms, decrease stress, minimize weight gain, improve memory, and even boost longevity? Kymberly: Those...
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Can Boomer Women Be Sexy?
Back in the olden days (the late 70s), I thought my parents were really old when they got into their early fifties. Sadly, I subscribed to the idea that everyone over 30 was just….. so…… old…. How...
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Women Over 50 – Boxing Is For Us! Guest Post from Nancy Somers
3 Great Reasons to Take Up Boxing Post 50 Like most women over fifty, I was brought up not to hit or harm anyone. Girls don’t hit. End of story. Words such as jab, hook, counter punch were not words I...
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Exercise, Confidence, and Attractiveness
Does exercise make you feel more confident and attractive? According to research, the answer is Yes. In 2014, Mayo Clinic released a study that stated, “Meeting exercise goals or challenges, even small...
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How to Improve Your Brain Today
Lifting My Brain Power and Spirits Move Your Body to Improve Your Cognition Scared you’ll lose your memory, mental acuity, or brain function as you age? Have you watched an older loved one’s mental...
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I Went to Italy and Fell in Love
I fell in love in Italy. Not with a gondolier or pastry chef, but with architecture, history, new friends, art, the streets and canals of Venice, good design, and a refrigerator. Can you tell he’s...
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Best Workouts to Burn Fat For Women Over 50
Be Low Fat or Burn Fat? Secret to Fat Burning: Run Up Hill. Let Rain Rinse off Fat Sweat. Walk Down Hill. Have a Beer. No, Don’t. Water Bottle is Best. Do you have a goal to be lower fat? Did you know...
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Two “Hidden” Spots in Venice, Italy
On my recent trip to Italy with Design Hounds, I got to visit two places that are hidden in plain view: one on the island of Murano to the north of Venice, famous for its glass-blowers, and the other...
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Milan: The City of Beautiful Design
Two days in Venice convinced me that every single bit of it is photograph-worthy. So when I joined my fellow Design Hounds for the train ride to Milan, I was a bit afraid I’d be in for a letdown. My...
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Planks: The No Crunch, No Head Lifting Abs Exercise
Planks are Great for Women Over 50 Who cares about rock hard abs when you can plank on rocks? Have you heard you have to hold a long-lever plank for 5 minutes in order to be “cool” or to achieve...
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Facial Fillers: 5 Ways I Was Clueless About Them
One of these is not like the other Drooped and Wrinkled or Contoured and Smoothed Out? No women over 50 I know want the words “droopy,” “saggy,” or “wrinkly” to describe them, myself included. So when...
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