Women's Health

Whether on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, you’ve likely encountered older women who have made a name and face for themselves by becoming “Influencers.” These platforms have clearly gone beyond the territory of millennials as you can now encounter hundreds of sites with hashtags such as #over50style or #fashionatanyage that try…

There’s ample proof that marijuana use is on the rise, not only among younger Americans but for those of us who are well into our senior years. Given the trend toward increasing legalization in the states and the growth in the baby boomer population (with all of the aches and…

It’s a good news/bad news story. The good news is that death rates from breast cancer are declining, even if not as fast and far as we would all hope. Women over 60 constitute the largest group of breast cancer survivors, so for many mature women, breast cancer has been…

If you’re an older woman, it’s not often you feel the attention of beauty companies or marketing campaigns who want to celebrate your looks and support your needs. But that may be changing: it’s clear from several recent reports that marketers and manufacturers have come to realize the huge potential…

You’ve probably seen the public service announcements: A man clutching his chest in anguish, a sure sign that he’s experiencing an acute heart attack. And it’s true that, for men, the most concrete sign of a heart attack in progress is the chest tightening and pressure known as “typical angina.”…

It’s no surprise to anyone that we live in stressful times. But what may surprise you is that stress can have significant ramifications for your health and well-being as you age. Women, in particular, are known to be susceptible to the negative effects of an overload of stress hormones. The…