Love, Life & Beauty After Fifty

Back at the beginning of May (May 9th to be exact), I embarked on a "Fit for Disney" journey.  Fast forward just over a month and here are my results: Did I lose any weight? Sadly, no - in fact I actually gained a couple pounds - granted I didn't change my eating at all while using the products. What do I think of the products? First the Women's Lifestyle Capsules This is your standard B-complex vitamin with added Minerals, Plant Extracts, Anti-oxidants, Enzymes, Pro-Biotics, and Amino Acids.  A box of 30 envelopes, each containing 2 capsules is $74 USD.   I had no adverse reactions from these vitamins but didn't feel they did anything special. Next is the Lifestyle DFT-DUO patches.  There are 30 patches in a package and each patch splits into 2 patches - one for your left side, one for your right.  Ingredients are listed below: I honestly didn't see any advantage using these patches, and often found my skin would itch after removing (you are su

Like all mental illnesses, social anxiety isn’t the easiest of conditions to understand. That goes for the people who live with it every day so it’s little wonder that those with no experience of its struggle to get their heads around it. I am not sure why I suffer from social anxiety and can’t even pinpoint when it started. I certainly don’t fully know what the triggers are and why on some days I feel confident as hell and on others, I can’t even leave the house. But there are some things that I do know and, with the knowledge that I am not alone, here are 15 things people who experience social anxiety need you to understand. 1. We’re not rude We can certainly be construed as such – and I have found myself on many occasions kicking myself for accidentally coming across this way. Incidentally, the fear that we are offending people can exacerbate the anxiety that has caused us to go into our shells in the first place but being quiet, not responding to calls or declining invites isn