Joy Bauer Reveals How She Feels Her Best at 60, From False Lashes to Embracing a New Perspective (EXCLUSIVE)
Plus, Joy dishes on a recent mishap we can all relate to!
While we know Joy Bauer, R.D., as the Today show resident health expert, the renowned nutritionist is chock full of information about how to feel your best. From shifting her perspective on aging to tuning into her favorite TV shows and throwing on her favorite tunes, Joy Bauer gave us some exclusive advice as our Woman’s World cover girl (get your copy here!) on how she manages to feel her best and embrace each day as it comes.
Woman’s World (WW): How do you stay joyful and open-hearted?
Joy Bauer (JB): I would say the biggest shift in my perspective over the last few years is growing older. Hitting this 60 milestone has totally taught me that the cliché “age is just a number” is actually profound. In many ways, I feel I’m a better version of my 25 year old self.
I feel healthier now, physically, mentally and emotionally. I feel my happiness, my joy stems from a much deeper understanding of what truly matters to me. Obviously through so many diverse experiences I’ve gained a lot of wisdom and it’s nice to see that my kids actually respect that. I just embrace who I am and celebrate my uniqueness instead of any insecurities or flaws.
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WW: What do you do to unwind?
JB: Reading, music, TV…I engage in all these media comforts. Music has always been a passion of mine, it’s in my DNA. My dad is a talented pianist and my brothers all play instruments. I’ve played the piano since I was a young kid and have been in multiple bands before my nutrition career. I love sitting down at the piano and figuring out a new song. I like to play everything – from classical to Bruce Springsteen to Taylor Swift. You name it.
Recently I’ve been watching Hacks and loving it. And I’m an avid reader. It’s a long standing pleasure of mine. I indulge in every genre – biographies, thrillers, historical fiction – you name it. Because I can devour a book every other week, my husband likes to say my reading is ruining our marriage because I can’t put my book down. The Teacher was a great psychological thriller. I just re-read A Gentleman from Moscow.
WW: What is your must-have drugstore buy?
JB: I love going into a drugstore and picking up lashes. I did that just yesterday. I love lashes and grab them whenever I’m in a drugstore. I don’t get full lashes, just the clusters. I just put one on each end of my lid and it sort of pops the whole eye. It opens up my eye, makes my lashes look longer and it’s such a funny little thing but it gives me an overall boost in my mood. Kiss lashes are my favorite.
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WW: What is the best advice you’ve ever gotten?
JB: My parents told me that you get stronger with every failure and to use it as a learning experience. So Mother’s Day this year was my last learning experience. Let’s say I had a battle with a bagel and the bagel won. I was hosting 26 people for brunch and had the entire spread of food out looking gorgeous. The very last thing to do was to cut the bagels.
I picked up the first bagel, sliced it as well as the top of my pinkie off. To the ER I went with my husband with blood pouring. They stitched my pinkie back on. It gave a whole new meaning to cutting the carbs. So the moral of the story is…slow down Joy, especially if you’re holding a knife.
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