What’s on your gratitude list today? If you’re like many of our senior friends, you may feel profound thankfulness that you can participate in simple everyday life, still active in ways not expected in our grandparents’ and parents’ generations…. What are your favorite winter activities? Do you enjoy a swim in a warm, lap pool? […]
Ever since turning sixty, my husband Rob and I have been taking better care of ourselves. It pays off, even as we still have to deal with the inevitability of growing older. The big goal—as we now see it—is to extend our “joie de vivre” as long as we can…. It can be hard to […]
What causes aging? If we knew how and why cells start aging, science might be able to stop or at least slow it down. We know that older people get chronic diseases before they die. But instead of curing each illness, could it be possible to stop aging itself? One of… Should you be worried […]
It can be hard to take advice and learn to express gratitude. How often do you listen to someone who criticizes you? Right, me too. I shut them out the minute their voice hints they’re going to tell me I’m wrong. Who needs it. But I remember one day 35… As exciting as it is […]
I wish there was one specific fruit or vegetable that knocked out viruses like the PAC-man game. Even better, it turns out there are at least 15 foods that help with virus and flu protection. Like many Americans, Rob and I are self-quarantining because of the corona… I know many seniors who want to live […]
Are there any tests to show how well you’re aging? I like to have data, so I can track progress or problems and apply preventative steps. Just having a good BMI and a normal blood count isn’t going to tell me if I am aging well. Or what I need to do to… Almost everyone […]
If you’re a senior looking for a gym, don’t be put-off by all the testosterone-driven, muscle-bulging youngsters. You have a right to good health and fitness and everyone starts somewhere. Remember the tortoise. You want to be among those who live longer…. In the war on aging, nothing beats strength training. It’s the single most effective […]
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When my husband Rob and I rescued a little bundle of a fluffy white puppy, we had no idea of the joy she would bring us. The cats, on the other hand, well, they were indifferent but marginally tolerant. Since we didn’t know how old this little puppy actually… We were saying how lucky we’ve […]
What foods should seniors eat to protect their brains from decay? Is there a best brain healthy diet? For the last few years, I have been reading about diets, searching for the best way for healthy seniors to eat. I don’t mean “diets for weight loss,” although that can happen too. Perhaps “a brain healthy […]
I didn’t think I could do it: 24 hours of fasting. No food. Only water. I wouldn’t be credible if I suggested to healthy seniors that intermittent fasting was good for anti-aging and health if I didn’t walk my talk. First off, I have to confess that… In the War on Aging, one of the […]
When Rob and I started writing the War on Aging, about how to age well and achieve senior fitness for life, we never knew how important exercise and diet would become as we approached our 80″s. Life tends to teach us what we need to learn, right? Here’s… Fortunately it is now easier to get […]
Fortunately it is now easier to get a COVID test. Unfortunately, many people are positive for the virus but without fevers or other symptoms. People with asymptomatic-COVID-19 don’t go in for testing and can unknowingly infect others. I could have been one of those people had I not voluntarily requested the test. After my husband […]
We were saying how lucky we’ve been to have had the COVID-19 virus without any symptoms. But we spoke too soon. We’ve been introduced to the mysteries of “long-COVID.” Two weeks after testing negative for COVID-19, my husband felt like he couldn’t get any air into his lungs. Whenever he tried to stand up, he […]
This is a strange week for us, as I tested positive for the COVID-19 virus eight days ago. I’ve rewritten this post so many times. COVID-19 can kill people. It’s particularly dangerous because many people are symptom free, don’t even know they’ve been infected, and are passing it on to others. What I’ve been dreading […]
