Rushing with electric paddles towards a 55-year-old woman in cardiac arrest, Dr. Ferdinando Mirarchi, a young intern, was stopped by a nurse flashing a piece of paper. “No, don’t shock her. She’s a DNR, she’s a DNR,” the nurse shouted. DNR means Do Not Resuscitate. “I thought I was a good intern, but I became paralyzed, and didn’t know what to do,” Dr. Mirarchi remembered. “A cardiologist who was... Source ..read more

The Body Firm®, LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery, but beware of beauty products formulated with inferior ingredients, and hyped to be as effective as the originals they’re impersonating. Source ..read more

Smileactives® compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin Lori, the dental hygienist who’s been cleaning my teeth for years, calls me out when she thinks I’ve been lax about brushing since my last appointment. She changed her tune when I saw her a couple of weeks ago. Source ..read more

The Body Firm®, LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin Artificial intelligence – popularly known as AI – may someday accomplish what human scientists haven’t: Stop the aging process, at least cosmetically, if not biologically. Imagine never looking a day... Source ..read more

The Body Firm, LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship to write this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin I bet you can guess what stresses us most about our necks as we age. Yep, it’s sagging, according to a survey by FabOverFifty, the popular lifestyle website. While many of us fret about newfound... Source ..read more

The Body Firm, LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship to write this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin One question constantly stumped me on internet quizzes that are designed to help beauty brands recommend products for us: Is your skin dry, oily, or normal? It’s even more confusing when the word... Source ..read more

Smileactives compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin When she’s sweating it over a proposal at work, or heated up at a cycling class in the gym, Julie’s convinced she’s making progress. “No pain, no gain,” she chuckles. But when Julie couldn’t keep her teeth... Source ..read more

The Body Firm LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin If our knees and thighs could talk, they’d surely beg us for more attention: “You baby your face with special products, but all we get is soap and water when you shower. No wonder we’re thirsty... Source ..read more

The Body Firm LLC compensated FabOverFifty with an advertising sponsorship for this article. Regardless, I only recommend products or services that I believe will benefit my FOFriends.—Geri Brin “You have beautiful skin,” gushed the hip, young makeup artist helping me select flattering blush and lipstick shades for the fall at a new beauty boutique in town. While I certainly enjoy compliments... Source ..read more

I’m writing this for anyone who has frantically Googled the meaning of an unexplained ache or pain, sudden rash or new mole, abnormal blood test result, or other concerning medical issue. Google is not a doctor, not even a mediocre doctor. The stark fact is, the internet is infested with irresponsible, egregious, horrifyingly misleading medical articles that should be taken down immediately. Source ..read more