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The anti-aging backlash
“Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” ~Betty Friedan Allure, September 2017 Topping my list of things that make me happy this month is Allure magazine’s resolution to stop using the term “anti-aging.” (You can read the full editorial in the September 2017 issue here.) Women of all ages are applauding the magazine’s stand on this important topic, and it’s time for fashion editors and cosmetic companies to start paying attention.Getting older, after all, isn’t something we can avoid — and it’s not a disease to be cured. Aging is a natural process; our human destiny. Most women, however, are brainwashed to believe that aging…