Navigating healthy eating guidelines is a minefield of confusing and often conflicting information. How much can we trust the Canada food rules? One week dairy is bad; the next week it’s good. The same has happened with coffee. Then, I heard seed oils are bad for us. Should we or shouldn’t we? We’re told everything in moderation is the best solution, but is it really?…
By the time baby boomer women reach our sixties or seventies, we have pretty much refined and solidified our style choices. We are generally confident in what we wear. We have learned to be suspicious of trends and instead embrace what is comfortable, stylish, and conducive to our lifestyles. While this may include forgiving waistbands, washable fabrics, and comfortable shoes it absolutely does not mean…
Let me state right up front that my life since retiring is largely stress-free and for that, I am truly grateful. I have noticed, however, that whenever a stressful situation does arise, I am no longer able to handle it with the calm and patience I had in my working days. When I was managing my own marketing consulting business many years ago, I made…
Apparently, baby boomers have been keeping a huge secret. Gen-X and Y are claiming that we boomers never forewarned them or talked about menopause or perimenopause and now they’ve been blindsided by the impact of its symptoms. Hah! They’re acting like they’re the first generation to experience that change-of-life cycle we boomers are grateful to have left behind. The thing is, we did discuss it—loudly…
American Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has suggested that all candidates over the age of seventy-five running for political office should undergo a mandatory mental competence test. It was my husband who brought this gem to my attention—the same over seventy-five-year-old guy who asks me several times a day what day it is! Now, we all know that implementing such a policy is not only ageist…
The so-called experts are abuzz these days about the dangers of declining populations around the world. Italy has a dearth of bambinos. For some reason, the people in Scandinavian countries are not doing what Scandinavia is famous for. Even without the heavy hand of Mao’s guidelines, China is succumbing to declining fertility rates that threaten to reduce the number of democratic voters putting their X…
