Go to the AARP YouTube Channel to watch my new series: ‘THE BEST OF EVERYTHING WITH BARBARA HANNAH GRUFFERMAN’! Ann Curry Book Pleasures Dr. Oz Marlo Thomas Style Goes Strong.com

Go to the AARP YouTube Channel to watch my new series: ‘THE BEST OF EVERYTHING WITH BARBARA HANNAH GRUFFERMAN’!

Go to the AARP YouTube Channel to watch my new series: 'THE BEST OF EVERYTHING WITH BARBARA HANNAH GRUFFERMAN'!

Ann Curry

“Barbara talked with nutritionists, physicians, skin and hair experts, fashion and fitness gurus, all to look at some of the best things women over 50 can do to make their lives better."   - Ann Curry    

Book Pleasures

“There isn’t one page in this book you can afford to miss!”

—Book Pleasures

Dr. Oz

“Every once in a while a book comes across your desk, and you just have to pick it up. This is one of them!”

— Dr. Oz

Marlo Thomas

“Barbara writes, "fear will stop you from pursuing your dreams, and could cause you to give up and give in, keeping you a prisoner in your comfort zone." I agree!”

— Marlo Thomas

Style Goes Strong.com

"After-50 Operating Instructions . . . a manual for getting through this decade with ease, grace, forethought and, of course, style."

— StyleGoesStrong.com

FASHION FLASH! Everything You Need to Know This Week!

June 17th, 2013

FashionFlashNEWlogoThis week our fab mini-mag–FASHION FLASH–is hosted Menopause Makeover, a wondrous website started by Staness Jonekos. Click here to access all the articles from some of the best bloggers in the country. You’ll read about the latest in nail colors, the best exercises to tone your abs, why music makes you move (that’s mine!), and so much more.

Until next time, remember this: we can’t control getting older . . . but . . . we can control how we do it! Yay!barbara-hannah-grufferm

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NEW EPISODE OF “THE BEST OF EVERYTHING AFTER 50″!

June 15th, 2013

This week’s episode of the new video series — The Best of Everything After 50 — focuses on BUILDING BETTER BONES . . . WITH FOOD!

Remember this: we can’t control getting older . . . but . . . we can control how we do it!

 

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Sexism in America: A Habit We Just Can’t Kick?

June 14th, 2013

sexism-america-alive-well-ruining-barbara-j-berg-phdWe’ve come far, but not far enough. In Frank Bruni’s recent Op Ed for the New York Times —  “Sexism’s Puzzling Stamina” – he notes that although we congratulate ourselves for having 20 women in the Senate, there are still 4 men to every 1 woman, and 9 male governors to every 1 female governor.

Sexism is a habit we just can’t seem to kick. . . . MORE »

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Meet the Fab Women behind FASHION FLASH! Focus on: Jackie Silver@AgingBackwards

June 13th, 2013

Jackie-Silver-Is-Aging-BackwardsI’m proud and privileged to belong to a fantastic group of women who come together each week to bring you all the latest and greatest health, beauty, style, skin care and fitness tips through a combined blog effort that’s very much like a weekly mini-mag. We call it FASHION FLASH (click here to see the latest FF!)

Every week, one of us serves as host of FASHION FLASH on our own website. Since I started sharing FASHION FLASH on my site and through Facebook and Twitter, many readers wanted to know more about it, and specifically, who was behind it. So, I thought  it would fun to present each of these accomplished women to you in the coming weeks. Drum roll, please . . . . . . MORE »

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How Music Makes You Move More

June 13th, 2013

Walking image from websiteRunning is how I relax. Without question, I do my best thinking when I run. I let my mind roam free, as I try to make sense of the world. I’ve written articles in my head, and solved problems while running. It is my personal time and space.

And I always listen to music. . . . MORE »

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Skills: Get Them, Keep Them, Use Them . . . No Matter How Old You Are

June 11th, 2013

An article recently ran in the New York Times–“The Internship–Not the Movie” by Thomas L. Friedman. At first glance, this article seemed irrelevant to me or to people in my age group. However, as I delved deeper I changed my mind. . . . MORE »

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