February is American Heart Month – Are Women At Risk For Heart Disease?

Posted on Friday, February 11th, 2011

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States.
Yes, you read that right.  Does that surprise you?  When it comes to our health, we women often focus on the [...]

Breast Health And Diet Information We May Not Want To Hear – By Gregory Anne Cox

Posted on Monday, October 11th, 2010

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’ve been trying to spread the word about free and low cost mammogram programs.
I have also decided to share an article written by one author I consider [...]

Celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month With A Mammogram

Posted on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
You’ll find numerous groups who are sponsoring free and low cost mammograms waiting by the phone lines to make appointments.  But, no matter how much these groups promote their [...]

Scared Fit? New Study Scares Us Into Whittling Our Waistline

Posted on Friday, August 13th, 2010

Fitness over 50 means looking good and feeling good, right?
If you caught Dr. Sanjay Gupta today on CNN you already have heard the bad news.  Yes, there’s a new study out, this one by the [...]

Why Should I Quit Drinking Bottled Water?

Posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Stop drinking bottled water?
But isn’t water good for you?  Yes.  And won’t I stay healthier and more fit if I drink more water?  Yes.  So, why should I quit drinking bottled water? Here’s [...]

Real Beauty? Time To See The Truth

Posted on Monday, July 26th, 2010

Is Barbie back again?  I thought we learned our lesson.
Perhaps you know about the Dove Evolution Campaign.  If not, it’s a campaign that started a while back to show us, especially our daughters and sons, [...]

How Is Health And Nutrition Related To Exercise?

Posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Health, nutrition, exercise.  Are they necessarily related?
Okay, that’s a good question.  Will you have success in any one of these areas without practicing them all?
We’ve all been, or know someone who has been on a [...]

It Must Be Thursday ‘Cause My Pill Dispenser Says So

Posted on Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Never thought I’d see the value in a pill dispenser… but I do now.
So, it’s come to this, has it.  First, you start enjoying the AARP bulletins, then you buy a pill organizer… and love [...]

Drop And Give Me 30 – Day 30 – What I Learned

Posted on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Getting fit after 50 has a lot to do with attitude…

and very little to do with ability.

If you’ve been following my fit after 50 series, you’ll notice I’ve had some “fits and starts.”
Women over 50 [...]

Drop And Give Me 30 – Day 26 – Baby Steps

Posted on Friday, March 26th, 2010

The AMA Study about women over 50 losing weight had us going there for a minute…
Okay, we may be down, but we’re not out.

We all heard about the new AMA study right?  This is [...]