3 Critical Steps to Overcoming Emotional Eating After 60
I think we would all agree that eating well is key to health and a healthy weight. But getting to the eating well part isn’t just about the food. If it were, we would have far fewer overweight people today. Read More
4 Actions to Take Now to Help Prevent or Reverse Low Bone Density and Osteoporosis
I knew I was a poster child for low bone density as a small framed, petite woman, but as a movement and Pilates teacher, I was shocked and embarrassed to discover I had osteoporosis…
Read MoreThe Poisonous Impact of Losing Your Sense of Control After 60… and the Surprising Antidote
We all need to feel like we are in control of our lives. We want to believe that our actions matter… that if we do “the right things,” we will be rewarded. Psychologists call this belief – that our actions control our outcomes – our “internal locus of control…”
Read More3 Reasons to Keep Your Retirement a Secret (Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You!)
Retirement is one of the most important milestones of a person’s life. So, for those of us hard-working (and lucky) enough to actually be able to retire, it is only natural that we would want to scream about our success from the rooftops…
Read MoreWhat Does It Take to Stay Healthy in your ThirdThird?
There is so much to life and health at any age. It’s not just about our weight or diet or exercise routine. We are much more complex and deeper than that. Staying healthy is broad and deep…
Read MoreWhat Do Nursing Homes Do That Hotels Don’t?
You may have seen an email, social media post, or cartoon that tells you how crazy you’d be to go to a nursing home. Hotels are cheaper and they have swimming pools…
Read MoreHow Downsizing Early Could Help You Save $200K Extra for Retirement
It’s not surprising that downsizing has become a big trend in the United States and other Western countries. After all, we are simply drowning in stuff! How much stuff? Well, according to the LA Times, the average U.S. household contains 300,000 items…
Read MoreLooking for a New Way to Exercise, Have Fun and Meet People? Become a Pickler!
Even though boomers are known for setting trends, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t heard about pickleball, which arguably has become the hottest sports trend with the over-60 crowd…
Read More6 Super Easy Healthy Aging Tips That Almost Everyone Can Do
My 87-year-old aunt is an inspiration. She’s no Iron Nun, she doesn’t run marathons on the weekend, and thru-hiking isn’t her idea of fun. Aunty Margaret is just a regular old lady who lives her life with purpose…
Read MoreHow Uzbekistan’s Silk Road Has Found Romance Again
The word Uzbekistan doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. And you might be forgiven for not instantly pinpointing it on a map. Yet for centuries, Uzbekistan was at the heart of the world’s trade…
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