In a sea of anorexic Hollywood starlets, it’s good to see a woman who is not afraid to flaunt a little bit of curves. Imagine my surprise when I read an article in Life & Style Magazine published last Spring on how self-conscious she is of her body.

Okay …. so maybe I’m a little *behind* on my celebrity gossip and this is probably very old news by now but I feel that the lovely Kim deserves a little bit of credit.

SHE’S THE ULTIMATE PEAR

Suppose that at a distance you see a short, stooped figure walking with short, slow steps. Most likely, you will conclude that the person is old. The hunched posture gives you the clue.

Why does aging contort so many bodies in this way? The reason is that many people, throughout their lives, never extend the neck to its full range, and so the muscles shorten. Long hours of reading, sewing, typing, or standing at a workbench take their toll. Eventually deposits of calcium salts in the joints complete the process of immobilization. Once this calcification takes place, nothing can be done to reverse it.