The Best of Midlife Matters

With more baby boomers reaching midlife each day and 60 percent of us utilizing social media, my readership has grown since I began back in February. If you’ve been a loyal follower, thanks for tuning in. But maybe you’ve got lost a couple of posts on the method.

And if you are unaccustomed to Midlife Matters, I would prefer to catch you up with a number of my most well-liked and topical posts.

On Beauty

Facing Aging With Aging Faces (My makeover with makeup guru, Laura Geller)
A Trip to a Cosmetic Dermatologist (Questions about lines and wrinkles answered by a top dermatologist, Dr. Arielle Kauvar)
A Haircut With Nick Arrojo (He might be a TV star, but he gave us some time, too!)

On the Emotional Aspects of Aging

Sweet Little Lies (Where – and when – it’s safe to lie about your age)
Midlife Crisis? (Why are these two words always together?)

On Empty Nesting

The Birdies Come Back to Roost (When the nest is no longer empty)
If Your Child is Going Away to College (A handy health guide)

On Exercise

Exercise and Your Metabolism (With advice from a Canyon Ranch expert)
Does Exercise Make You Hungrier? (And does that mean you shouldn’t bother?)
I Hate Exercise (Four common myths debunked)

On Things That Make You Say “Ew!”

Bedbugs Stage a Comeback (They’re baaaack)
The Scoop on Cellulite (What helps – and what doesn’t)