Want to take years off your appearance without taking drastic measures or emptying your bank account? Here are three easy tips you can use to turn back the clock. Restore some of your youthful appearance effortlessly. I’m talking about anti-aging tools that work instantly and cost you nothing. Interested? Regain a bit of your youthful appearance by trying these tips: …
I am an avid reader. Have been all my life. But now, most of the books I am picking up have something to do with aging. My curiosity is insatiable. I want to know as much as possible about what this is that I am experiencing. The hope is that I will find some hints of how to do it better, …
Last time, I shared information from a journal article on maintaining brain health for life. It identified 5 areas of your lifestyle that are important to keeping your brain as healthy as possible: physical activity, mental stimulation, spirituality, nutrition, and socialization. This time, I want to focus on mental stimulation as a means to preserve cognitive abilities. With so many brain …
In order to live fully, we need our brain to be healthy. While reports of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease paint a picture of brain decline, there are things we can do to improve our chances of aging well. Science has discovered more about the brain in the past 20 years than in all of history, so catching up on the latest …
While completing a master’s in gerontology program at USC, I learned about personalized medicine and personalized aging. That’s what Dr. Pinchas Cohen, the dean of the school and executive director of the Andrus Gerontology Center is researching. He explains that no two people experience the exact same aging process. While all people age, the way they age varies widely. This means …
Back in high school many of us read Nathanial Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Scarlet Letter. While the book was published back in 1850, its story is relevant today, but in a new way. Hawthorne wrote about Hester Prynne, a young woman who had a child with a man who was not her husband. As punishment for her sin as well as …
Not since the movie “9 to 5” have we seen the combined comic genius of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. That was 35 years ago, and the core of that comedy centered on them battling sexism. I recently watched the third episode of their new comedy series “Grace and Frankie” streaming on Netflix. Now they are facing ageism. It’s wonderful to …
There is something going on and it seems that not many are willing to acknowledge it. Some people are vehemently fighting it, which is futile. Others are trying to hide it. Still others refuse to admit it is happening at all. But the reality cannot be denied. No matter how deeply we stick our head in the sand, the truth is …
There are a number of things you probably do on a regular basis that, whether you know it or not, are aging you faster. Habits that are making you old before your time. Some of them are easier to notice than others. Some may surprise you. I want to touch on one that involves a rather delicate subject: the toilet. …
I was just watching “Super Soul Sunday” on OWN. Today’s guest was Dr. Christiane Northrup, whom I’ve written about recently. Northrup shared with Oprah an idea from her new book about aging: once a person announces her age, people start putting her in a box and applying certain expectations and limitations based on the number. But as study after study is …
