Stayin’ Alive: How Music May Influence Your Medical Treatment
When John Travolta first came strutting down a New York Street 40 years ago in the opening scene of Saturday Night Fever, the film that helped lunch the international disco craze, you can be sure his movements started a lot of female hearts pounding rapidly. Read More
When it Comes to Happiness and Longevity, Don’t Forget the Power of a Smile
You know how some people absolutely radiate happiness? How just being around them, even for a minute, can make you happy too?
Read MoreStop Living in the Past! Embrace Your Age and Your Stage of Life
I truly do not know how to live in the past, save for my loving and happy memories and the lessons I learned along the way. I review these in my mind when I am reminded. Other than that, I have no time to waste on the past. Read More
Become a Sleeping Beauty: 9 Steps to Better Sleep After 60
As we grow older, we seem to require less sleep, although it doesn’t always feel that way, especially when the alarm goes off! But in fact, this is not strictly true. If we once needed eight hours sleep a night, we still need the same amount of sleep as we age. Read More
Keeping Up with a Changing World After 60
We must adapt.
Over a century ago, the father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin wrote, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Read More
When Living Alone, Be Sure Your Health Provider is Meeting Your Needs
We know that growing older and living alone is hardest when residing in the suburbs. Цe tend to isolate and become lonely. And when we remain alone and apart from others, the results can create havoc on our physical health, says research geriatrician, Dr. Maria Carney, author of Elder Orphans, Hiding in Plain Sight…
Read More5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life in Your 60s or Better
I have a wonderful keynote I present called, presumptuously, The Meaning of Life. I talk – and sing – about life lessons I have learned from elders, particularly those in nursing homes. Read More
Pumping Iron May Be the Key to Fitness Over 60
We all understand that fitness over 60 is important. The challenge is knowing where to start and having the discipline to stick with it once we do. Read More
Turning 70 is a Reason to Celebrate – So, Love, Dance and Live!
Women in their 60s often say they feel invisible. In their 70s, they say they’re ghosts. In their 80s, they say they’re shadows of ghosts.
There’s no stopping the march of time or the limited visibility women experience in their later decades. But there’s no reason to reinforce that societal disservice by hiding.
That’s why I threw myself an astounding 70th birthday party. Here’s what I learned from turning 70. Read More
Living Where You Love vs. Living Near the Grandkids in Retirement
Recently, Judy, my wife of 44 years, and I experienced a difficult family situation probably best captured by a rephrasing of the oft-repeated lines from the popular song by the British band The Clash – Should we stay or should we go? Read More