The voices from the world are growing.

Laurence works for a bank in Paris and is getting no menopausal symptoms at age 53 even though her periods are scanty. She won’t deny herself dessert immediately after dinner.

Aradhna is 23, a French Wine scholar (FWS), who rejected work at a fancy five-star hotel as a sommelier and chose to teach yin yoga instead. A job does not fit into her grand scheme of things.

Ronnie lives in New Delhi. At 81, he loves his whisky and eats non-vegetarian food every day. He has no health issues.