I Still Have An Hourglass Figure

But it takes an hour to figure it out.....Ha, Ha!

- Dr Rumy Agarwal

One word that can throw women into a tizzy, get them all tied up in knots or even make them come unstuck at the hinges is Ageing ! There is something so intimidating about this word that the feistiest, the doughtiest among us get rattled out of our wits. And this fear starts quite early, y'know, as early as in the Thrilling Thirties! As soon as we cross the third decade of our lives, many of us develop a hesitation to disclose our exact age (we say things like "touching 30," “early 30s", even "late 20s").

The question is, is this really necessary? Why does ageing scare us so? Why do we behave so oafishly when it comes to adding years to our lives? Look, ageing is like an elephant in the room – you just can't miss it. Each of us is ageing every minute of each day – no one gets off scot-free, then why this paranoia ? C'mon ladies, cut yourselves some slack and be mentally prepared to walk into a dappled sunset. Hey, while I think a certain amount of worry about things like wrinkles is totally normal, becoming obsessed with looking young isn't.

Many women attempt to hide their age with Botox to take away smile lines, face-lifts to tighten skin, and other plastic surgery rocedures in an effort to hide their age and appear younger. I personally feel that these procedures are not only unnecessary but , in the long run, harmful as well. Everywhere you look today the market is offering you the secrets of anti-ageing: the miracle face cream, a wacky new diet, an herbal supplement used by Cleopatra.

But here’s a little secret: anti-ageing doesn’t exist.