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• The toughest part for me, as an adult who has put my difficult childhood behind me, is dealing with family members who are in denial about anything being amiss about how we were raised and the impact this has had on our on-going relationships.  W
  In "Denial in Our Senior Years"
• Oil of Olay moisturizer.  I have had dry skin since I was in my 20's. Now that I am in my 60's.....Oy!  I have always used some type of Oil of Olay moisturizer.  I am now using the Age Defying creams, and like them alot.  Oh, and Chap Stick under
  In "What’s the one beauty product you can’t live without? (And why?)"
• ReginaLove, that is SO great to hear! As for soy, it may help with menopause symptoms -- it it controversial. The best way to use soy is in the form of whole fermented soy foods (miso, tempeh, tamari and natto). Non-fermented soy foods such as soy mi
  In "Not Sleeping Beauty: Dealing with Insomnia in Menopause"
• Agreed. I never thought I was vain until I had a mastectomy at age 39. I was devastated and told the doc I wanted to wake up with implants. Now at age 60, I am lopsided and wondering if I was just avoiding the inevitable. You get what you get and you
  In "The right to bare arms"
• Sounds very interesting.
  In "Wheat Belly, by Dr. William Davis"

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