Article by Karen Knott We all know Mother Nature has an amazing capacity to inspire and delight but the process of metamorphosis really is something else! It’s hard to believe that the transformation of caterpillar to butterfly is even possible, but thanks to the wonders of time lapse photography (and YouTube!) we can even watch this truly remarkable process unfold before our very eyes……. Now you may well be thinking that this is all (more…)
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Article by Christine Webber A lot of us worry that we will become unhappier with age. So let me give you some good news right away: 65% of us are happier now than when we were young. How do I know? Because last year I posted a survey for baby boomers on my website – and this was one of the facts that leapt out at me when I collated the results. I imagine (more…)
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Article by Dr Raj Persaud Empty Nest Syndrome is a term which inspires dread in women heading for middle age but all is not doom and gloom – there are strategies and coping skills which can smooth out this bumpy ride and transform into a glide ever upwards as the years pass, into greater happiness and well-being ever imagined. Scientific research on happiness has recurrently found a famous U shaped curve that describes our (more…)
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Article by by Karen Knott What’s the difference between Harry Potter and a 50 year old woman? Answer: One of them needs a cloak to become invisible, the other just needs to be 50. Alright, I know it’s not much of a joke but it’s not much of a laughing matter to find yourself gradually vanishing from public view once you hit a certain age, either! Invisibility may have well have been an asset to (more…)
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Article By Ellen Sarver Dolgen Have you ever had a hot flush at just the wrong moment? Maybe you’re having coffee with your girlfriend and all of a sudden you burst out into a fit of heat and sweat. Hot Flush Symptoms It can be strange, uncomfortable, and downright embarrassing! Don’t worry, you are not alone! Most women experience hot flush symptoms during perimenopause and menopause; however, knowing this fact does not make the experience (more…)
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Article by Dr Carol Cooper Hot flushes, night sweats, aches and pains, insomnia, thinning hair, feeling low, painful sex, difficulty concentrating – just reading a list of menopause symptoms can make you feel you’re losing your marbles. Luckily, many symptoms are short-lived. Even better, there’s a lot you can do to help yourself. Hot flushes and night sweats Hot flushes and night sweats have the same basic cause – the blood vessels beneath the skin (more…)
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Aricle written by Christine Webber, psychotherapist and life coach Many SWOFties are seeking new partners and reigniting their love lives. If you cast your mind back to before you lost your virginity, the chances are that you were anxious about it. Getting sexually active again, after a break, can feel equally nerve-racking. But, take heart. Basically the act hasn’t changed since you last did it! And hopefully you’ll fit well with your new lover, and (more…)
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The LoveGeist Report findings Humans are living longer, healthier lives than ever before – the current average life expectancy for men is 79 and for women is 82. By 2029, around the time that many of today’s younger daters will be starting to enter their mature years, we expect to see a sharp jump in life expectancy, to 82 for men and 86 for women thanks to medical and scientific improvements. And as the Future (more…)
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Article by Ceri Wheeldon How easy is it to set up a new business over the age of 50? With working lives being extended and retirement incomes affected by the recent financial crisis, more and more people in their fifties are setting up their own business. Experience and maturity in business do help 1 in 6 new businesses in the UK are being set up by the over 50s, adding £24billion to the economy. The (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty ‘I looked in the mirror one morning, and saw the face of a stranger. ‘Who was she, this haggard, bun-faced woman with the softening jawline, the downturned mouth, the world-weary air of a woman who hasn’t had what she wanted from life, and knows she isn’t going to get it now? ‘Why, it was no one else but me, myself and I.’ Middle age took Jane Shilling by surprise. She hadn’t seen (more…)
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