How To Reduce Your Dementia Risk! Are you worried about developing Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia? I know I am. After watching my mom fade away from Alzheimer’s disease, I do everything that I can to support my brain health and reduce my dementia risk. That is why a new study about daylight…
10-Minute Fitness Breaks is an easy way for Women Over 50 to Stay Active During Busy Summer Months Wow, we’re already fast-walking into the second half of 2026. YIKES! If your regular workouts have slipped lately, you are not alone. Several women have been telling me that summer schedules make keeping fit more difficult. Between…
Fiber for women over 50 is getting a lot of attention lately. There is sooooo much information out there about eating more fiber, adding fiber powders, drinking prebiotic sodas, and trying high-fiber snack bars. But just the other day, there was an article in The New York Times asking whether we are “over-maxxing” fiber. So today,…
There is good news on the medical front for women, especially when it comes to brain health for postmenopausal women! For far too long, women’s bodies were underrepresented in medical research. In fact, until recent decades, most medical studies were done on male bodies, even though women’s bodies are VERY different from the men in…
Walking for Brain Health After 50: How One Brisk Walk Can Change Your Mood I was feeling a bit under the weather this week. A stomach bug got me down, the weather got cold again, and my mood plummeted. I’m sure we’ve all been there. My brain knew that the best thing for me would…
Happiness After 50: Feeling Connected Matters More Than Ever I know there’s a national day or month for just about anything these days, but since May is both National Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month, it feels like the perfect time to talk about emotional wellness for women over 50. What does emotional…
Balance Exercises for Women Over 50 Balance is something we often take for granted until we notice we’re over 50 and not quite as steady on our feet anymore. The best balance exercises for women over 50 are those that can be done easily at home. But here’s what many women don’t realize. Balance is…
Natural Stress Relief for Women Over 50: Simple Tools that Calm Those Stress Hormones. If you feel like stress is hitting harder than it used to, you are not imagining it. Natural stress relief for women over 50 is more important than ever because chronic stress is rampant these days, and can affect nearly every…