women over 50

5 Top “Best of Everything After 50″ Beauty Picks for 2013

Posted on 12/29/2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Beauty & FashionA new year is here . . . the perfect opportunity to throw out the old and bring in the new (beauty products, that is!). If you don’t usually wear makeup, maybe it’s time to harness the power of a few well chosen beauty products to brighten our faces and polish our looks. And, it’s fun! Remember: embracing your age and wanting to feel pretty are NOT mutually exclusive. To that end, I’m always on the lookout for the best …

Your New Best Holiday Cookie Recipe!

Posted on 12/19/2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Home & Family | Your LifeTraditions and rituals –particularly when they’re connected to food –are an essential part of life and can often be the glue that keeps families from drifting too far apart, especially during one of the busiest times of the year. Every December, my family, along with some friends, gather for a day of baking holiday cookies in my home. However, these are not just any cookies culled from one of my favorite recipe books. These cookies are the exact same ones my …

Study Proves Women Over 50 Have the Biggest Hearts

Posted on 12/13/2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Bulletin Today | Your LifeIt’s the holiday season: a time of year when most of us think more about giving than receiving. And of all the demographic groups, which one do you think gives the most? If your answer is “American women over 50,” you’re right. A recent study shows that our hearts just might get bigger with each passing year. The stunning study —Women Give 2012 –was conducted by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Debra J. Mesch, Ph.D., …

7 Reasons to Love Your Sister (Even When It’s Hard)

Posted on 12/5/2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Home & Family | Your LifeA sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. — Marion C. Garretty It’s weird and comforting to know that there is no other woman on this planet, not even my mother, has had a closer view of my life than my sister (that’s us on the left in 1965 visiting Prospect Park in Brooklyn, N.Y.). I know pretty much everything there is to know about her, too, including a few things I’m sure she would …

Would Oprah Turn Her Back on Women Over 50?

Posted on 11/29/2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Your LifeAn article in the New York Times about Oprah Winfrey and the declining readership of O, The Oprah Magazine, her 12-year old publication, stopped me in my tracks. Here’s the paragraph that leapt off the page and gave me my own “Aha!” (but not in a good way) moment: Ms. Winfrey wants that audience for the magazine, but she wants its readers to be younger. The median age for O readers is 49, according to data tracked by the audience …

The #1 Reason Why Women Age Better Than Men

Posted on 11/21/2012 by Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Best of Everything After 50 | Comments

Relationships | Your LifeDo women embrace aging better than men? Are we happier with our lives and better equipped to handle the myriad changes that life often throws our way? Are we better at digging deeper to our very core to pull out our inner resources for what we truly need as we get older? According to Dr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, a noted Yale professor of psychology and author of “The Power of Women,” an article featured in Psychology Today, the answer could be “yes.” Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema believes …