Even the best anti-aging creams can’t compete with “forever chemicals.” Smile lines and crow’s feet give away our age on the outside, but on the inside, certain synthetic compounds found in many household items may be wreaking havoc on our tissues, accelerating our biological age in ways we might not be able to see in … Read more
For years, middle-aged men have stocked their medicine cabinets with a certain berry-based remedy touted as nature’s answer to bathroom woes. Now, Harvard doctors are saying this popular pill is actually a bit of a dud. Harvard doctors warn this herbal remedy has little to no effect for men with BPH. Getty Images Saw palmetto … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m married, and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life, for which we both feel very lucky and blessed. We have amazing friends who are a wonderful support system and with whom we go out regularly. Lately, our wives have been wanting to go to dance clubs, where … Read more
I’m a Gen X (1976!) so if you are too, this writer is empathetic to the shock of realizing we’re middle-aged. I’ll admit, though, that having an ethnic name always excludes it from appearing in lists like these, and that is some (cold) comfort at this stage of the game. Read on to see if your parents … Read more
She’s mature beyond her years. One 22-year-old mom on TikTok has people thinking that she’s “aging in reverse,” after she showed off a picture of what she looked like at age 14 — appearing more like an “auntie” than a teenager. Jill, who is known as “Mama Jill” on the app under the username @jill200016, … Read more
Oregon Health & Science University researchers explored counseling as a tool to prevent obesity for women aged 40-60, also referred to as their “midlife.” Obesity is a common condition for women in this group and counseling may be an effective way to prevent it. We learn more from Amy Cantor, an associate professor at OHSU … Read more