Mind Your Body TV Episode 35 with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. If you‘re a boomer woman who’s also a caregiver for a parent or other loved one, you may feel challenged by repeat visits to that person. You want to be there, to “do something” meaningful, and you want that visit to be rich and pleasant [...]
As the Continental DC-10 winged its way from Houston to Los Angeles, flight attendants rolled a cart by us expectant passengers, offering tempting ice cream sundaes for dessert. As she had done previously during the flight, the beautiful woman sitting across the aisle shook her head sideways with a resounding “no thanks,” pulled a blanket [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 34 with Scott Cunneen, M. D. Welcome to our second Mind Your Body TV video with Dr. Scott Cunneen, director of bariatric surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Yes, we’re talking weight loss surgery or about bariatric surgery here—again, because frankly, for many people it is the last [...]
My cats do it, so why can’t I? They sleep between 16 and 20 hours a day—nearly two-thirds of their lives, which is a lot of downtime when you consider they have nine lives. When I’m working away here in my tenth hour, there’s nothing so inspiring as looking around the office to observe three [...]
Mind Your Body Episode 32 with Bernd Zimmermann. Gold medal-winning cross-country skiers have solid upper and lower bodies and are in great cardiovascular condition. The trendy sport of Nordic walking—said to be one of the world’s fastest-growing sports with good reason—is recognized as a time-efficient, low-stress and total body workout. All you need is proper [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 31 with Barbara Meltzer. In 2007, Los Angeles public relations professional and aging advocate Barbara Meltzer told NBC’s chief medical editor, Nancy Snyderman, about a fear millions of baby boomers share with her. My guest for today’s video, Meltzer said she’s worried because she isn’t married and doesn’t have children. Like [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 30 with Scott Cunneen, M.D. Approximately 200,000 people underwent bariatric or weight loss surgery last year. If you’re considering it, meet Dr. Scott Cunneen, director of bariatric surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His new book is Weighty Issues, Getting the Skinny on Weight Loss Surgery. It’s written [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 29 with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. I’m getting better at listening to myself, a still-developing skill I owe in part to the discussion I had here with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. She’s a businesswoman, theologian, motivational speaker, boomer generation expert and the author of 25 books. She’s also full of life and [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 28 with Diana Lendzion. As our skin “evolves,” so does the baby boomer way of wearing makeup. It’s not the same as it was “back then.” Bobbi Brown’s products are ideal for us baby boomers and they’re designed to keep things simple. Brown is also a baby boomer and she’s [...]
At age 66, former Monkee Davy Jones was a baby boomer “and beyond,” had just undergone a physical and was deemed to have “the heart of a 17-year-old,” according to his daughter. He rode horses, swam in the ocean and led a vibrant, full life until a massive heart attack ended it. Jones’ own father [...]
Build a better boomer with Stephanie Stephens, M.A.
A warm "Welcome!" to Mind Your Body TV, where you'll "Build a Better Boomer" with series writer, executive producer and host Stephanie Stephens. A spokesperson for the active and vital 50+ female demographic, Stephanie delivers timely health and lifestyle content comprised of videos, audio podcasts and blogs here on Mind Your Body TV—and on her channels on YouTube and AOL/On.
A great, big wonderful world of growth and opportunity exists for women in our demographic during this exciting stage of life. Don’t just think of what you want to be and do—make it happen. You know you can and the time is now!
