For 25 years Ellen Burstyn did not go out on a date. Then, at 71, she fell in love with a Greek actor who was 23 years younger.
Gloria Barsamian | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living
Eventually, all of us will end up in a caregiving or care-receiving situation. Apprehension is understandable. But how do we balance our own familie...
nytimes.com | Stephanie Clifford | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living
Like many older people, Paula Rice of Island City, Ky., has grown isolated in recent years. Her four grown children live in other states, her two marr...
Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living
Hormonal aging is one of the least known or discussed causes of wrinkles, dry, and sagging skin.
Dr. Anne Chapas | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dysport, the first new botulinum toxin for wrinkles and muscle spasticity since cosmetic Botox was introduced in 2002
Vicki Iovine | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living
Me, pre- hair chop: I had an epiphany recently and it said that a woman's hair should not promise a fecundity that her ovaries can't support. I went...
Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living
The most important organ for having great sex is the brain: if you can't relax and turn off your brain, how will you be able to turn yourself on?
Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living
HRT is all over the headlines; "bioidentical" is the latest buzzword used by public figures-many of whom have no medical training. I'll give you the facts.
Kim Stagliano | Posted 06.26.2009 | Living
Children with autism grow up, and the reality of full grown adulthood will replace the ability to wrap your arms around your small child and protect him from the world, and himself.
Stephanie Gertler | Posted 06.25.2009 | Living
What we don't know about women in their fifties, when we are in our twenties, is that we can not only make it down a flight of stairs, but our hearts and souls still feel as they did in our twenties.
guardian.co.uk | Ruth Minoletti | Posted 06.22.2009 | Living
Protect your skin from ultraviolet light. Much of our ageing comes from light damage - turn your arm over and look at the difference between that and ...
Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living
Healthy aging is mainly the result of how we "communicate" with our genes -- through our diet, our lifestyle and the environment we bathe them in.
David H. Murdock | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living
Is it possible to live to 125 or maybe 150? It's certainly a possibility! My secret: large quantities of fruit and vegetables, plus an hour of daily exercise.
Rodale News | Emily Main | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living
That sappy greeting-card commercial, in which an 8-year-old boy cheers up his older neighbor with a card "just because," may be on to something. A new...
Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living
As menopause approaches, hormonal changes alter a woman's appearance. I talked with two gynecologists who explained increased belly fat and give advice on how to recover a trim waistline.
Lesley Stern | Posted 06.14.2009 | Comedy
Poverty doesn't have to age you if you're creative. If you have scientific tendencies, you can always grow your own botulism toxin.
Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living
Twenty-something isn't all its cracked up to be and thirty-something is the start of really knowing oneself and hitting one's stride.
Sara Avant Stover | Posted 06.13.2009 | Living
The simple act of moving your spine regularly can dramatically shift your experience of being alive. All too often we hold a rigid, upright posture, ...
Stefan Aschan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living
A hot bath after a long day or a strenuous workout at night can be very rejuvenating. But our skin is a very delicate system.
Carolyn Anderson | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living
Aging does not have to be a drawn-out death sentence -- our golden years truly can be golden.
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.27.2009 | Style
Though I admit to shallowness, cosmetics and toiletries were trappings of my middle class comfort.
Vicky Ward | Posted 04.30.2009 | Style
There's a celebration going on among all of us over 35. Our dirty little secret is finally out: it's way hotter to be older and wiser than taut, 20 and clueless.
Marianne Schnall | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media
Not content merely to speak to her Broadway audience eight times a week through a critically acclaimed performance, Jane Fonda is blogging daily and twittering nightly. She finds herself hooked on the instant feedback.
Kim Stagliano | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living
You think wrinkles and gray hair are the scourges of aging? Try imagining your child with autism as an adult and at the mercy of a state run home, an ...
Mark Miller | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living
Age-related living decisions are urgent not only for today's seniors, but also for baby boomers who are helping their own aging parents manage and make decisions.
Sara Davidson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living