By 2030 the number of older Americans will have doubled to 70 million. That’s 1 in every 5 Americans. That’s why anti-aging information is often on the evening news. What isn’t there are aging women. There are no female counterparts for Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather or Charles Gibson. Is it just me or is this sexist ageism? Is it just me or is there a one-word explanation – man-age-ment?

Yes, we’re flattered when people tell us we don’t look our age; but what does forty or fifty look like these days? I’d like to see a skin care model that looked older than twenty-five. In fact, I’d like to see pictures of models before they’ve been air brushed. Although my grandmother always said to just look yourself, it helps if you like what you are looking at.
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