On Balance: An Interview With Balance and Falls Expert Molly Roffman
June 10, 2020
On Balance: An Interview With Balance and Falls Expert Molly Roffman by Connie Zuckerman Molly Roffman, PT, MA, CEEAA is the founder and director of StepWISEnow Balance Fitness. She is a licensed New York State physical therapist specializing in fall prevention and balance training. Molly’s experience in the rehabilitation…
Pretty In Pink: Revised Beauty Standards During The Pandemic
May 13, 2020
Way back when (was it only 6 weeks ago?) agebuzz featured a post on self-grooming during the pandemic. Well, this many weeks later, few of us are looking too polished- our hair is growing to previously unexperienced lengths (or has been subject to an at-home hair cut), our nails are…
Beauty And The Virus: Grooming Matters While Isolating At Home
April 1, 2020
In case you haven’t seen it, one of the memes going around social media these days is, “We’re exactly 3 weeks away from knowing everyone’s true hair color.” For those of you without standing appointments at a hair salon, you may not understand the angst that this meme represents. But…
Food Frenzy: Feeding Yourself And Loved Ones During COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Life goes on during a pandemic, and so do such essential tasks as feeding yourself and loved ones. But in a time when we’ve all been advised to stay indoors and minimize social contact, the question becomes how do we get food? Do we order in from still-open restaurants? Do…
Beauty Basics: Mature Women Share Their Beauty Tips
March 11, 2020
Between social media and celebrity websites, you may have experienced FOMO- Fear Of Missing Out. For many women, that fear has to do with missing out on beauty secrets and products of great looking older women. For example, while Elizabeth Warren had to bow out of the presidential race, her…
Updates and Additions: The Latest News On The Corona Virus And Older Adults
March 11, 2020
As fast as the Coronavirus seems to be spreading, so too does our understanding of who’s at risk and how we can best protect ourselves and our loved ones. Since last week, one fact has become quite clear: According to the CDC, older adults, and especially those over 80 or…