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How to Track Perimenopause Symptoms Before Your Doctor’s Appointment
When my periods started changing at 48, I did what seemed practical: I opened the period-tracking app on my phone. For years, my cycle had been regular enough that I rarely had to think about it. Then a period would disappear for two months, sometimes three. When it finally arrived, the bleeding might be unusually…
Helping Aging Parents From Far Away: Learning When to Step In
One of the clearest signs that my parents were getting older didn’t come from a birthday or a photograph. It came when they began asking for help with things they needed to handle at a government office. They had tried to figure things out on their own first. That was the part that stayed with…
My Foundation-Free Makeup Routine After 50: Less Coverage, More Glow
I used to think that the answer to dark circles and melasma was simple: find a foundation with better coverage. A full-coverage foundation seemed like the obvious choice. If I could cover everything, surely my makeup would look better. Except it didn’t quite work that way. The more foundation I applied, the more noticeable my…
