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From the August 14, 2019 issue of FurtherMenopause traditionally has been the Voldemort of the female lifecycle — she who must not be named. There are plenty of statistics that bear this out: despite the fact that all women go through it and 75% experience symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, insomnia, incontinence, …
From the August 14, 2019 issue of Further Menopause traditionally has been the Voldemort of the female lifecycle — she who must not be named. There are plenty of statistics that bear this out: despite the fact that all women go through it and 75% experience symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, insomnia, …
From the August 8, 2019 issue of Further My friend, who’s a vegetarian for health reasons, is having a fast-food renaissance. He’s already a devoted fan of Del Taco’s Beyond Meat tacos, and is eagerly anticipating Burger King’s new Impossible Whopper. The proliferation of plant-based meat into on-the-go meals points to the fact that what …
From the July 31, 2019 issue of Further Recently I identified the prime culprit behind my skin allergies — the cream I put in my morning coffee. And it seems I’m not alone. With around 60% of adults unable to digest milk, lactose persistence (the ability to tolerate milk after infancy) is more the oddball …
From the July 25, 2019 issue of Further Of all the adulting moves, rational midlife money management may well be the most daunting. In other words, it’s easy to procrastinate putting together a long-term plan because our brains don’t exactly care about our future selves. Pile on top of that the complex relationships that many …
From the July 18, 2019 issue of Further If you had to label how Generation X’s financial situation is portrayed, the phrase “dazed and confused” springs to mind. On one hand, we’re increasingly in positions of power and, according to Deloitte, on track to experience the highest increase in the share of wealth — from …
From the July 11, 2019 issue of Further Silence has been valued throughout the ages. Sages such as Confucious (“… a true friend who never betrays”) and Lao Tsu (“… a source of great strength”) to Muhammad Ali (“… golden when you can’t think of a good answer”) have extolled its virtues for personal growth. …
From the July 4, 2019 issue of Further I don’t want to piss you off by telling you we have an anger issue. But it’s true — 84% of people surveyed in a recent poll by NPR said Americans are angrier today compared with a generation ago. This is not to demonize anger. It has …
From the June 26, 2019 issue of Further George Bernard Shaw was a 47-year-old curmudgeon when he wrote in the play Man and Superman: Those who can do, those who can’t teach. For the rest of us, midlife is the perfect time to learn and develop new expertise. Turns out, the way to develop expertise …
From the June 19, 2019 issue of Further The summer of my 18th year, I had older friends but no fake ID. I remember trying to talk my way into a bar, telling the bouncer, “Age is just a number, and numbers don’t mean anything.” That clearly didn’t work. Thirty-five years later, though, I feel …
From the June 12, 2019 issue of Further We’ve been around long enough to know that failure isn’t the end of the world. Perfection is just an ideal. And growth is what happens in between. So why are we so afraid of sucking at things? Nowadays, productivity is prioritized over play, starting (unfortunately) in childhood. …
From the June 5, 2019 issue of Further Here’s a fun Gen eXercise: imagine Molly Ringwald’s character Andie in Pretty in Pink, today. She’s 51, married to Duckie (what, you thought Blane would last?) and has a couple of teens. She still lives with her dad, Jack — although technically, he lives with her. Easy …