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Truthfully, I’m no professional when it comes to hair loss—a trichologist could far better pinpoint concerns and solutions catered to you as an individual in a heartbeat. But what I am an expert at is finding trending and reviewer-loved products that have earned a majority of approval across the internet, and that often stems into the hair growth sector of hair care. I’ve covered my fair share of popular serums that people swear by, and it seems the list of ones to watch is ever-growing. 

The Lanmeri Growth Hair Serum is the latest to land on my radar; with people claiming it’s provided benefits faster than expected, it’s hard not to take a pause. The serum may not have as many ratings as other options on Amazon, but it does have an 87 percent approval rate from reviewers who have tried it, with glowing words to match. That’s something worth reading on for.

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Lanmeri Growth Hair Serum

“I love the consistency of this serum. It’s not sticky whatsoever and easily rubs into the scalp like water. I apply at night and sleep with it,” explained one fan. “I began noticing significantly less hair fallout in my comb within days.”

The 100 percent vegan formula contains plant-based and cruelty-free ingredients that nourish the entire scalp for optimal growth, thickness and volume. Amino acids, mung bean (which has clinically been proven to assist with a variety of health concerns), peptides and phyto-actives (nutrients from plant extracts) begin to remove follicle build-up, encourage better skin health and lead to thicker, fuller growth overtime from the moment the serum touches your scalp.

While results will always vary from person to person with hair care products, the brand says you should be able to see visible differences within 90 days of consistent use—hair density may increase as much as 52 percent and shedding may be reduced by as much as 76 percent. 

“Been using this product for about 6 weeks now. My hair is not coming out or breaking like it was and it has started growing long again and the bald spots have new hair growth which make me so happy,” wrote a second reviewer. 

Now, let’s all go and grab a bottle while it’s down to $25 percent off on Amazon—your wallet and scalp may thank you later. Just make sure to click the on-page coupon for an additional $3 off.

Many of us have looked forward to retirement during those busy years of managing a career and bringing up a family. It’s easy to glide into retirement forgetting that it’s a major life transition.

It’s very easy to fall into the trap of drinking more alcohol at this stage in our lives. In fact, studies have shown that these days Baby Boomers are drinking more than younger people.

Why Retirement Can Lead to Alcohol Problems

We wake up one morning and everything has changed. It can feel a bit like “falling off a cliff” – no structure, no demands on our time, no children to distract us, no career highs or lows to keep us engaged. If we feel bored it can be easy to have a glass of wine with lunch and then another one with dinner and before we know it, we’ve got through a bottle.

We may feel we’ve lost our identity and status when we retire. We miss our colleagues who are still too busy at work to see us. Our career created meaning and purpose in our lives… and now it has gone.

Who actually are we, and want do we want out of the years that lie ahead?

Retirement often brings financial stress as well as health problems. Alcohol can be a way to self-medicate to cope with anxiety and discomfort.

Alcohol Guidelines for Seniors

The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has created specific guidelines for seniors:

“Those who do not take medication and are in good health should limit their total alcohol consumption to no more than seven drinks per week.”

So that’s fine if you are happy with one small glass of wine but many of us can’t stop at one. My recommendation for those people is to ditch the booze completely because quitting is SO much easier than wasting your time and energy trying to “moderate.”

6 Reasons to Ditch the Booze after 60

Decreased Tolerance

As we age our bodies become less efficient at processing alcohol. That glass of wine at lunchtime will go straight to our heads and a couple of glasses in the evening will result in poor sleep. Non-drinkers get 7 cycles of REM sleep, drinkers average only 2 which means an ongoing feeling of fatigue.

Increased Risk of Falls

During my long drinking career I took quite a few tumbles, even falling down a flight of stairs once! Apart from a few bruises, I was usually fine. If I was still drinking now that I’m in my 70s I could easily break a bone. Alcohol negatively affects our bone density which we need to preserve as we age.

Interactions with Medication

Older adults are much more likely to be taking multiple medications, which can interact with alcohol and lead to dangerous side effects. At the very best alcohol will cancel out any benefits from the meds, particularly anti-depressant and anxiety meds.

Increased Risk of Cognitive Decline

I finally gave up drinking because I was getting serious blackouts when I lost several hours of the previous day. My doctor told me this was a pre-cursor for brain damage. There is also an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Increased Risk of Liver Damage

We all know that alcohol use can lead to liver damage but this is particularly dangerous for older adults who may have liver damage due to age-related changes.

Dehydration

Every glass of wine we drink robs our bodies of four glasses of water. As we age we naturally have less water in our bodies so the health risks of alcohol will increase exponentially. Less water in our bodies means that we are less able to dilute the toxic effects of alcohol.

Tips: How to be Retired… and Happy!

In addition to ditching the booze, what else can we do to make sure that our later years are a time of joy and relaxation?

If our career was the main source of meaning and purpose in our lives then we have to find another way to self-fulfillment.

It’s important to realise that we are not automatically going to be “happy” now that we have retired.

In fact, our brains are not wired to make us happy all the time, our brains are wired to motivate us to survive. They motivate us to take a step towards a goal and feel happy when we achieve it. Of course, that good feeling is transitory, and we’ll need to take another step to release it again.

Think of our ancestors who were wired to look for food and got a dopamine hit when they spotted an animal they could eat.

So, just as our ancestors had to go hunting to activate their happy chemicals, we have to have something to aim for. We have to have a goal – so find a project.

Use your extra free time to experiment. Learn a language, take art classes, volunteer, if you are fit then train for a marathon – the possibilities are endless.

Check out my article Don’t Wait for Happiness to Strike!

Don’t waste your energy in retirement trying to control your alcohol consumption – ditch it completely and redirect that energy to finding new interests that will keep your happy brain chemicals nicely triggered!

Need Some Support?

If you’d like a bit of support to change your relationship with alcohol then check out Tribe Sober. Sixty & Me readers can claim a 20% discount on Annual Membership by using the coupon code “sixty” when they sign up.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Did you change your drinking habits when you retired? Are you drinking more than when you were working? Were you aware of the health risks of alcohol as we get older?

Margaret Josephs’ Red and White Printed Dress

Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 13 Episode 8 Fashion

On tonight’s Real Housewives of New Jersey the women have moved on from the drama of the Jersey Shore to the drama of who Teresa Giuidice selected to be her bridesmaids. Which, soley based on the look on Margaret Josephs’ face below, I am sure you can guess didn’t go well. Coincidentally, it is pretty much the same look I had when I saw that Margaret’s red and white printed dress is now sold out.

The Realest Housewife,

Big Blonde Hair

Click Here to See her Rhode Pia Dress

Originally posted at: Margaret Josephs’ Red and White Printed Dress

Scheana Shay’s Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Reunion Dress

Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Fashion

Scheana Shay is as good as gold in her Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Reunion dress (I mean, that was a layup, how could I not?). This look—along with hair and makeup—is true to Scheana’s style making it the perfect pick for her. So here’s to hoping she went back and checked it off her and Brock’s checklist, just like brushing her teeth.

The Realest Housewife,

Big Blonde Hair

Click Here to Shop her Miss Circle Dress

Photo: @BravoTV

Originally posted at: Scheana Shay’s Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Reunion Dress

Ally Lewber’s Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Reunion Dress

Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Fashion

Girlfriend of James Kennedy Ally Lewber showed up to the Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Reunion in a hot pink corset style dress. She seems like a very nice girl, so while she got the dressing part right, let’s just hope she survived everything—and everyone—else.

The Realest Housewife,

Big Blonde Hair

Click Here to Shop her Miss Circle Penina Dress

Photo: BravoTV

Originally posted at: Ally Lewber’s Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Reunion Dress