All posts tagged: Aging Process

I Desperately Tried To Keep Up With ‘Ageless’ Women Until I Found Out What The Anti-Aging Industry Hides

I Desperately Tried To Keep Up With ‘Ageless’ Women Until I Found Out What The Anti-Aging Industry Hides

Published by Jenni Sidey

The first time I got Botox, I wasn’t even 40 years old. I had lines on top of my lip that I hated, and my dermatologist suggested I try a little Botox. These were my first real wrinkles — or at least the first ones that bothered me — and the first sign that serious aging had begun.  I wanted to get ahead of it. After all, celebrities and influencers somehow managed to look young well into their fifties and sixties. How harmful could it be? Turns out, I hate Botox. I felt like a fraud and hated feeling like my face wasn’t moving normally.  One time, I got a little too much and couldn’t drink out of a straw without dribbling. Dribbling while drinking absolutely did not fit into my ideas of what it meant to be “youthful”.  (According to Statista, today’s millennials begin using anti-aging products at an average age of 26, compared to 55-year-olds who didn’t start until age 47.) As I’ve aged, I’ve grown more wrinkles, more lumpy flesh, more rippled skin, more folds and rolls, and uneven skin …

10 Types Of Women Who Get Old Way Faster Than They Should

10 Types Of Women Who Get Old Way Faster Than They Should

Published by Jenni Sidey

It’s hard to be a woman. Throughout our lives, we endure many struggles. From raising families to pursuing successful careers, women face many pressures on a regular basis. While women are often strong and able to push through their daily stress, things often fall to the wayside. Taking care of themselves isn’t always at the top of their to-do list. They may worry more about keeping their family safe and happy, or about pleasing those who rely on them, than about themselves. This means simple self-care practices can be forgotten. Whether they don’t get enough hydration or neglect their body, these things can take a toll. It may cause them to get old way faster than they should, and they may not realize it. These are 10 types of women who get old way faster than they should 1. Women who neglect hydration Maridav via Canva Drinking water is important. It should be our go-to drink each day. It’s essential to our health, and dehydration can cause serious issues. Let’s be honest, we know all …

Doctor Explains Why Older Adults Tend To Repeat Themselves

Doctor Explains Why Older Adults Tend To Repeat Themselves

Published by Jenni Sidey

Most of us have been there at one time or another: our elderly family member is telling the same old story again as if it’s brand-new information. But according to a doctor who works with the elderly, there are important reasons for this, and how we respond makes a real difference. Elderly people often have incredible stories to tell from the long, full lives they’ve led and the wisdom they’ve gleaned from them—and they often have a hilariously unfiltered take on the world. But if you spend a lot of time with aging relatives or family friends, you’ll probably notice some patterns. I’ll never forget the time an elderly man in a hotel lobby just leaned over, apropos of nothing, and casually told me the story of how he escaped a concentration camp during the Holocaust as a four-year-old, or the moment his exasperated wife walked up and said, “Oh, THIS again. Sir, you don’t have to listen to him.” (She needn’t have worried, I was hanging on every word, as one would!) Then there was my …