On paper, Lori Smith has passed her biological prime. She’s no longer in her peak physical, sexual, or cognitive age bracket, all of which scientists have identified as falling somewhere between the 20s and 30s. She’s in her 40s—48, to be exact. Her hot flashes are in high gear, her sex drive is on a downward trajectory, and when she looks in the mirror, she thinks, time for Botox. But Smith says she’s cracked the code to feeling “a hundred times better.”
She is part of a growing cohort of women taking "menopause makeovers"—a term coined to describe refinement and rejuvenation of the mind, body, and overall health—mainstream. With a well-trained team of endocrinologists, gynecologists, plastic surgeons, and dermatologists, growing older doesn't have to mean feeling old.
