This piece may be a year old, but sadly it’s an evergreen topic that I deeply relate to: I’m 42 and my body also feels so different than it did even two years ago. Yes, aging is a blessing, but that doesn’t mean it’s not hard, and it doesn’t take a toll on your body. In this piece, Jill Layton lays out how she’s dealing with it… the good, the bad and the ugly.

I feel like I ask this question alllll the time: Does that beauty tip we read in magazines as a teenager actually work?? Luckily for us, Sam Darby did some investigating to get to the bottom of it. Read on for more.