SIlver Hair Is All The Rage Happy Silver Saturday where we feature friends who finally said “no” to hair dye and are embracing their hot, silver self. Say hello to 68 year old Margaret a System Engineer working on a defense contract. Margaret was born in Japan but has traveled…

Being an RN FOR 24 Years Was Only Act I For This 45 Year Old “After enduring years of burnout and dealing with toxic work environments that truly plague all nurses at the bedside, I was desperate to find out what I was really put here for. I knew I was meant to be a nurse, in the way I am here to heal people…

Sometimes A New Career Grows Out of a Personal Journey Lynn, a “fit retiree,” as she refers to herself, from Harvey Station, New Brunswick, had such a journey. “I have an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. Shortly after graduation I went to work for our local telecommunications company. I worked…

What is it? Ayahuasca is psychoactive herbal brew, popularly associated with certain religious rituals. It contains hallucinogenic chemicals that have strong effects on the brain. The traditional drug is native to certain parts of the South America region and made of Psychotria Viridis shrub, Banisteriopsis caapi vine, and other ingredients. While many people…

Brazilian actress Claudia Raia was 55 when she found out about her surprise pregnancy. She was in the midst of menopause. Can you imagine? Her first two are children are 19, daughter Sophia, and 25, son Enzo, whom she shares with actor Edson Celulari, came after a whirlwind fertility journey. …

Scientists have known for years that unhealthy diets — particularly those that are high in fat and sugar — may cause detrimental changes to the brain and lead to cognitive impairment. Many factors that contribute to cognitive decline are out of a person’s control, such as genetics and socioeconomic factors…

Just ask retired psychotherapist, Katharine Esty. When I turned 80, I was in a funk. Writing My Newest Book Changed Me. I thought my life was going to get worse and worse from that point on. My thirty years as a practicing psychotherapist didn’t protect me from this fear of growing old. I was living in…

She reigned over the U.K. for 70 years. Queen Elizabeth II, the seemingly eternal monarch who became a bright but inscrutable beacon of continuity in the United Kingdom during more than seven decades of rule, passed away today, at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. She was 96.

James Caan, the Bronx-born, Queens-raised actor who starred in “The Godfather,” “Elf,” “Brian’s Song,” “El Dorado,” Funny Lady and “Misery,” among countless other films, has died. He was 82. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6. The…