Social media’s 70-up ‘grandfluencers’ debunking aging myths

Sallin, 80, poses for a portrait at home in Los Angeles. She is among a growing number of seniors making names for themselves on social media. — AP

NEW YORK: Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous medications with high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble.

Her daughter, a fitness coach, warned that she’d wind up an invalid if she didn’t turn things around. She did, hitting the gym for the first time and learning to balance her diet with the help of a brand new tool, an iPhone.