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Mystery Of Grey Hair Unraveled
by eNotAlone.com
The scientists from the University of Bradford in collaboration with German experts in Mainz and Luebeck, believe that they finally opened the veil of a mystery that has been perplexing millions of people all across the world - why our hair turns grey

Part 1
The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle: The Simple Plan to Flatten Your Belly Fast!
by Michael R. Eades, M.D., Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
Why is it that even though we might maintain our high school weight, few of us maintain our high school belt size? In your twenties and thirties, the layers of fat on top of your abs were the problem - but once you reach middle-age, the enemy shifts.

But First (And Before I Forget) ...
Where Did I Leave My Glasses?: The What, When, and Why of Normal Memory Loss
by Martha Weinman Lear
It is a comfort - NOT total, but I'll take whatever I can get - to know that we're all in this together, complaining more about remembering less. I say all advisedly. It does not mean everyone. It means us: those of us who keep forgetting people's names

Growing Up Together: Midlife Challenges and Midlife Relationships
The Marriage Benefit: The Surprising Rewards of Staying Together
by Mark O'Connell, Ph.D.
This is a book about marriage, but it's not the kind of 'how to make your marriage better' book that we have come to expect. This is a book about how stretching the boundaries of what we imagine to be possible can turn our intimate relationships

Work That Works for You
Thinking About Tomorrow: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife
by Susan Crandell
Midlife is a time for spreading your wings, not clipping them. In Thinking About Tomorrow, Susan Crandell profiles forty-five women and men who have re-imagined and reengineered their lives.

The Journey
Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood
by Suzanne Levine
So, we are a new kind of generation. At the same time each of us is a new woman to herself. No wonder the journey begins in a torrent of confusion. Many women find themselves at the edge of the cliff before they even realize something is happening.

You Are Not Who You Were, Only Older
Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood
by Suzanne Levine
The most important discovery I've made about Second Adulthood is that a woman entering this new stage is not the same one who set up her first adulthood life. We are approaching the next frontier as women with new ideas and responses, whose priorities are

The New Stage of Life
Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood
by Suzanne Levine
In many respects, we have been here before. Thirty years ago, at the beginning of our first adulthood, we were also on the verge of big changes; we were struggling to address what Betty Friedan had identified as The Problem That Has No Name the dismissive

Women in Second Adulthood
Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood
by Suzanne Levine
My first step into Second Adulthood was backward off a ninety-foot cliff. On impulse, I had signed up for an Outward Bound program and found myself poised in full rappelling gear - harness, helmet, and guide rope - to walk down the face of what could just

What Is the Quarterlife Crisis?
Quarterlife Crisis: The Unique Challenges of Life in Your Twenties
by Alexandra Robbins, Abby Wilner
The quarterlife crisis and the midlife crisis stem from the same basic problem, but the resulting panic couldn't be more opposite. At their cores, both the quarterlife crisis and the midlife crisis are about a major life change.

Madness and Method: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
Passages
by Gail Sheehy
Without warning, in the middle of my thirties, i had a breakdown of nerve. It never occurred to me that while winging along in my happiest and most productive stage, all of a sudden simply staying afloat would require a massive exertion of will.

When Is It My Time?
Sex and the Seasoned Woman : Pursuing the Passionate Life
by Gail Sheehy
My first glimpse of what I came to recognize as a seasoned woman came in a chance encounter at an Oakland restaurant. A popular entertainer who was seated at the next table overheard me talking with my husband about my book.

She Who Once Was
Kiss Tomorrow Hello
by Kim Barnes, Claire Davis
We were standing at the kitchen sink, chopping vegetables for a salad, when Martha announced her plan. She'd thought about it for months, she said. Maybe years. I regretted my response immediately, and to this day still regret it. Just listen to me.

Meet Your Metabolic Mix-Up

The Midlife Miracle Diet is your road map to a healthier, more vibrant, and more fulfilling way of life. The secret to the diet is an eating plan that controls blood sugar and limits carbohydrates-without deprivation and unrealistic restrictions.

Welcome to the Club
How to Survive Your Husband's Midlife Crisis: Strategies and Stories from the Midlife Wives Club
by Pat Gaudette, Gay Courter
A midlife crisis can devour a relationship. The Midlife Wives Club is a supportive online sisterhood for midlife mates-a place to vent some steam, share advice, or just get a reminder that they're not alone. In this guide, readers find wisdom from both

Not for Teenagers Only: The Rise of Midlife Eating Problems
Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions
by Cynthia M. Bulik, PH.D., Nadine Taylor, M.S., R.D.
Problematic eating has long been considered the almost exclusive territory of troubled teenage girls and young women. We've all read about Karen Carpenter's self-induced starvation and Princess Diana's bingeing and purging.

Cancer
The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection: The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men
by Suzanne Somers
The last words I ever thought I'd hear about myself were 'You have breast cancer.' It was as though someone had dropped a load of lead on my head. I felt stunned. This is something that happens to other people, I thought. Not me.

Introduction
How Not to Stay Single After 40: The Secret to Finding Passion, Love, and Fulfillment-At Last!
by Nita Tucker
This book is for women over the age of forty who want to find a loving, passionate, and nurturing relationship. It is not about finding an adequate relationship, one that is good enough for someone my age, but a stellar, better-than-your-dreams, awesome

The Archetypes of Midlife Crisis
The Breaking Point : How Female Midlife Crisis Is Transforming Today's Women
by Sue Shellenbarger
The Adventurer. Many women seek the catharsis of physical adventure or bold travel at midlife. In endeavors ranging from skydiving to hiking in the Andes, the woman in the Adventurer role strives to conquer her fears and transcend old limits.

Chapter 7
The Magic of Forgiveness: Emotional Freedom and Transformation at Midlife, A Book for Women
by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
Unconsciously, we're all writing the story of our own lives. It's important that we unearth the details of our unresolved pain, tease out the meaning that we've made of the events of our lives and share our stories with others.

Advice & Discussions
Midlife Crisis?
I know by posting my situation I run the risk of sounding very naive and ignorant, but I'm going to anyway. Just some background...... I've been seeing him for around 3 years now...Of course it was UNBELIEVABLE "in the beginning" and of course it is NOT now.
joking about him having a midlife crisis?
okay, so i just wanted to know what some of you think about what i did....in a nutshell (i've also posted this other places, but i forget where!) my ex (well, now Ex) recently told me he wanted to pursue another relationship with an old friend who called him out of the blue who just got divorced with a kid.
Midlife Crisis? - Update
Another update, She's still up and down, down at the moment because she's not seeing her regular sex-only partner this week. I understand that the ups and downs are all part of MLC (if that's what this is) it certainly is a roller-coaster ride. Talked again last night and she still insists she can't talk to anyone except me about all this.

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