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Karen is a retired college professor, a Certified Health Coach, a Brain Health Coach, a writer, a speaker and a teacher. Her mission is to educate, inspire and influence women 55 and older to step up, dream big and become healthier, happier, and more fulfilled.

Latest Posts By Karen Spencer

12 months ago

Socializing Is Good for the Soul, and Great for Our Brain

As a certified health and brain health coach, I love reading about the most up-to-date findings on steps we can take toward living healthier and happier lives. Research supports my belief that we can actually get better as we age. And I love to learn that we…

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1 year ago

Are You Still Making Progress with Your Goals?

My husband has been encouraging me to get rid of our stuff that continues to accumulate around the house. So, I’ve been researching lots of different downsizing and organizing strategies; everything from Marie Kondo’s life changing magic to 15 other methods that profess…

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3 years ago

Stress: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (A Coming Back to Our Senses Installment)

We all want to have a healthy brain, don’t we? As we age, our ability to think clearly, focus and remember becomes more of a concern to many of us; especially if we have a mindset that believes a deteriorating brain is just part of aging and out of your control…

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3 years ago

Does Having a More Beautiful Brain Require Us to Go on Another Diet?

I have to admit I have been on a ton of diets in my life and unsuccessful with every single one of them. You name it; I have tried it …and failed. In the past, my dieting was always with the purpose of improving my looks. I just kept searching for the next…

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3 years ago

Can We Transform Our Brains? (By Coming to Our SENSES)

Exercise can transform your brain. Have you ever considered this before? And exercise has also been shown to stave off signs of early dementia and other neurological conditions. It sounds like miracle medicine for the mind, doesn’t it? That’s because it is!

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3 years ago

Want a More Beautiful Brain? Come to Your Senses

I suspect, given the chance, that when it comes to having better brains we would all opt for a fast fix, a sure thing, and a modern miracle… but sadly that is not reality. What is reality; is first coming to our senses and taking practical small steps each day…

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3 years ago

Are You in Need of a Brain Makeover?

Have you been finding it harder to focus these days? Is your memory slipping? Remembering names and dates has become a challenge; your brain is experiencing more fog? As one of my friends once described it, “I feel like I am losing my edge…

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3 years ago

We Can Make Time to Read to Children Because We Care

In this short series of articles for Sixty and Me, we looked at the issue of children moving away from books and also explored 20 ways to get them started – or to help them continue – their reading journey. Whether you have grandchildren…

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3 years ago

20 Ways to Influence a Child’s Love of Reading

In my previous article, I wrote about the lack of reading habits – and lack of love toward reading – in the younger generations. Our grandchildren don’t seem to have a healthy exposure and/or regard toward books which, in turn, inhibits the development of their critical thinking capabilities. Naturally, the whole society will suffer in future years.

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3 years ago

The Love of Reading Is on Life Support – Can We Save It?

One day, while visiting one of our grandchildren, an 8-year-old, I stepped out the back door to locate her. She was perched snuggly up in an oak tree, reading; as if that’s where everyone might choose to spend their afternoon…

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