by Densie Webb | Jul 16, 2021
Like many women her age, my twenty-something daughter is not afraid to show off her midsection; she’s comfortable in low-slung jeans, bikinis, hip-hugging shorts, whatever. Sometimes I look at her and think, “Was my stomach ever that flat?” But I know the...
by Densie Webb | Mar 19, 2021
How many times have you heard these statements? And how many times have you scoffed at them, even just a little? “Age is just a number.” “You’re only as old as you feel.” “It’s not how old you are, it’s how you are old.” They may feel like empty bromides...
by Densie Webb | Mar 4, 2020
I’ve wished for bigger boobs ever since I realized at about age 15 that my A cups were all I was going to get. My “condition” is a genetic hand-me-down from my mother. Padding was an option (“falsies” as we called them then), but when I was single and...
by Densie Webb | Dec 11, 2019
I had postponed having a bone density scan for four years, rationalizing that it was a moot point since I had no intention of taking any of the osteoporosis medications. My refusal to jump on the bone-med bandwagon stemmed from a flurry of reports of nasty side...
by Densie Webb | Mar 27, 2019
“I am not someone who screams or loses my temper easily,” says Christine Rale, a project manager in Cedar Park, Texas. “But since I’ve been in menopause, I’m more irritable, quick-tempered, and stressed. Every little thing is magnified. One day, I was arguing with my...
