Going Gray, Getting Real

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• What's It Like to be Over 50 in America?

  Posted Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 7:32 pm PST

  Research indicates that the second half of our lives can be the happiest time ever. Yet more than ever the culture idolizes the young.

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• Growing Out Your Natural Hair

  Posted Thu, Nov 08, 2007, 10:15 pm PST

  Since I launched this column, lots of women have written to me asking for advice on how to grow out their color without cutting off their dyed hair.

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• What is Your Walk Score?

  Posted Tue, Oct 30, 2007, 10:03 pm PDT

  Proximity to parks and prettier buildings actually encourages people to walk more? That’s interesting - a potential win-win-win, because medical…

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• Is Lack of Sleep Making Your Kid Stupid?

  Posted Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 9:53 pm PDT

  I knew my daughter wasn’t getting enough sleep but I never imagined how much it might be costing her. Instead of tutors, all our kids might need to…

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• Don't Worry, Be Happy (and Honestly Older)

  Posted Fri, Oct 12, 2007, 4:31 pm PDT

  If kids are freaking out that they look old, they deny themselves the pleasures of actually being young. And if older people feel driven to appear…

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• Weight, Wait. Don't Tell Me

  Posted Tue, Oct 09, 2007, 6:23 pm PDT

  I confess that my visits to the gym have fallen off sharply since I read this news that exercise won’t by itself keep me trim. In the game of aging…

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• Growing Up A Second Time

  Posted Wed, Oct 03, 2007, 7:19 pm PDT

  What if that whole cycle of life thing isn’t quite right? What if we actually continue to grow, not diminish, as we age?

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• Traffic Jams: Hazardous to Our Health

  Posted Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 8:40 pm PDT

  We each spend a shocking average of 38 hours a year sitting in our cars, stuck in traffic - instead of attending kids' soccer games and excellent…

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• Life is Short, So Walk Fast

  Posted Fri, Sep 21, 2007, 5:24 pm PDT

  a fascinating recent cover story in New York magazine, “Why New Yorkers Live Longer,” effectively debunks the myth that people in cities lead any…

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• Can Gray Hair Be Sexy?

  Posted Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 9:52 am PDT

  Maybe the men sensed that if we were being honest about the color of our hair, we’d be more accessible and easier to date.

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