A Staying Well Plan for Those Prone to Anxiety and Depression
October is Depression Awareness Month, and 10th October, 2022 was International Mental Health Awareness Day. For many years, I have managed the Facebook page of the Swanage Depression Support Group. This was set up as a response…
Read MoreThe Art of Managing Anxiety in Uncertain Times
These are uncertain and anxious times. I can’t help but think more of us are anxious and tense than in previous years: I know my friends and I are. So what to do about that anxiety, especially if it’s multiplied?
Read MoreDesigning Your Home for Aging in Place
Most of my boomer friends claim that they want to age in place and not move to a senior community or an assisted living home. That is all well and good – but is it feasible and realistic? To find out, I interviewed Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About Normal Aging of the Spine and Chronic Back Pain After 60
Are you one of the millions of people living with chronic back pain? Have you been told by a medical provider your pain is due to arthritis? Or there is nothing that can be done about your back pain? Cases of chronic back pain…
Read MoreDoes Healthy Eating = Healthy Aging?
Do you have healthy and nutritious habits? Or are you a die-hard fan of those rich foods you grew up eating? As someone concerned with health and nutrition, I have done a lot of research on this subject. I have personally fought…
Read More60 and Estranged? 3 Keys to Go from Stressed to Wellness
How can you go about daily life when you feel rejected, hurt, sad, angry, and you’re not yourself? The key to moving forward and getting out of stuck is to focus on your wellness. The emotional stress of estrangement can take its toll on one’s mental…
Read MoreHow to Re-Boot Your Well-Being After a Health Set-Back in the 7th Decade
One of the best pieces of advice I can offer to support lifelong health is, “don’t let a health set-back become a new health set-point.” Healthy habits aren’t just a one-time choice. They’re a series of small choices made day after day, week after week…
Read MoreGoing Nuts or Getting Old? 5 Keys to a Healthy Aging Process
The woman wrote in obvious distress that she was repeating herself. Felt depressed. Brain fog. Admitted to the occasional suicidal thought. She was terrified she was getting Alzheimer’s’ disease. At this point…
Read MoreLove at First Touch – Massaging Pain Away with the Hendrickson Method
I never expected a simple trip to buy vegetables to change my life, but it did. I met Maria at the Santa Cruz Farmer’s Market where she was offering five-minute massages. My body hurt that day, as it always did. Figuring I had nothing to lose…
Read MoreGive Your Aging Skin Some Love with Vegetables, Not Sugar
Your mom probably told you more than once to eat your vegetables, right? If your mom was like mine, she chopped and served fresh when she could. Our shelves along the basement steps were always stocked with canned green beans, corn…
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