This week's edition of BloggingBoomers is up at Contemporary Retirement. Follow the link to find and interesting and relevant collection of blog posts from some of the top bloggers focused on 40+ issues.

The next time you are aching and reaching for an Advil, think about having some white tea instead. University of London researchers tested over 2- plant and herb extracts and discovered that white tea consistently outperformed each of them. Among the benefits were reduced rheumatoid arthritis risk, age-related wrinkles and even in helping body tissue repair faster. »more»

This week's edition of the BloggingBoomers carnival moves to The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur. Follow the link to find a dozen posts from an equal number of boomer-aged bloggers writing about surviving and thriving middle age.

Women who want to stay married might want to hit the books and get a college education. At least that is the theory behind a study reviewing marriage data from 1950 to 2008.

A woman with a college education may be less likely to tie the knot than her less-educated counterparts, but once she's married this college grad is more likely to stay that way, according to two economists. »more»

I finally got my hair cut. That, along with the larger eyeglass lenses, seemed to be two things that would show me I was really getting to be an old lady. Now I've got the haircut. Couldn't stand the way my hair had gotten and how it felt on my neck. And now I will be getting the bifocals one day soon. What's next? Augh. »more»

The latest edition of the BloggingBoomers is up at Hole In The Donut. Follow it to see the best baby boomer and midlife related posts from all of the contributing blogs.

I was born, as it turned out, a 2nd generation only child 50 years ago in suburban Los Angeles... raised on the beaches of So. Calif. with a single mother. She was wild - a mini skirt wearing, hard working, hard living distant and usually hostile figure. It is where I learned my independence. I came of age in the 70's bay area, drawn to rebellion and counter culture. »more»

This week's BloggingBoomes is at the Midlife Crisis Queen. Follow this link to find a variety of interesting blog posts all relating to midlife challenges and opportunities.

We are pleased to be hosting the BloggingBoomers blog carnival--a weekly collection of blog posts relevant to midlife living from midlife crises to midlife health to baby boomer concerns of all kinds. The new year brings a variety of interesting topics. »more»

Dear All

Firstly, thanks for taking your time to look at my situation (I won't say its a problem yet) and sharing your insights on this. I came to this website when searching for midlife crisis on the Internet. »more»

Everyone wants a great sex life, but few people know how to achieve it and even fewer know how to maintain it in a long-term relationship. Couple’s try new positions and look for “sexy” things to wear. They try to improve their communication and relationship skills. But to really have a great sex life you have to know the secrets of what it means to be male and female. And learn the dance of creative connection. »more»

Jed Diamond, Ph.D. has been a marriage and family counselor for the last 44 years. He is the author of 8 books, including Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, Male Menopause, and The Irritable Male Syndrome. He offers counseling to men, women, and couples in his office in California or by phone with people throughout the U.S. and around the world. »more»

At midlife, some of us find ourselves in a crisis due in part to the feeling that we're living as we will when we're old--we do the same old things every day, looking at that same old face across the table, talking about the same old things, being annoyed in the same old way, and seeing our opportunities diminish slowly as our health problems increase. It's terrifying. »more»

We all make resolutions though not always calling them that. Sometimes we just say to ourselves "I need to start doing X" or "I need to quit doing Y". One of the most common such self-promises involves weight and diet. »more»

I discovered my husband had some intimate texts with another woman by accident. Then I checked his phone bill list and found a lot of messages and phone calss made in midnight with this woman. My husband told me that there was nothing going on between them except for some chat when he felt lonely. We have been working in different places for several years. »more»