I was stunned. Three weeks ago, I received this email on a Monday morning from a new friend, a retired airline pilot that I had an extended phone conversation with a year ago following his response to one of my health and wellness-related blogs. Good evening Gary, Last April I did a sprint triathlon and… Continue reading Two Stories That May Save Your Life – Part One of A Two-part Series
Category: Health and Wellness
What do you call a person aged between 70 and 79? (Please don’t call them OLD!)
Technically, we are called septuagenarians. That’s too big a word for most to memorize and use, so most people (under 70) just call us “old” or “over the hill” or “irrelevant” or “geezers” or yada, yada, yada. We seem to have a need to put ourselves in categories. A century-and-a-half ago, we had two age… Continue reading What do you call a person aged between 70 and 79? (Please don’t call them OLD!)
How Much Do Doctors Actually Know About Nutrition? You Won’t Like the Answer.
“The mission of medicine is to protect, defend, and advance the human condition. That mission cannot be fulfilled if diet is neglected.” Dr. Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM Another boring annual physical exam last month. We both like it that way, my doc and I. He and I have been doing this thing for nearly 25… Continue reading How Much Do Doctors Actually Know About Nutrition? You Won’t Like the Answer.
The Best Advice For Someone Who Recently Turned 60. (P.S. The Best Is Yet To Come!)
It feels weird. I’m only nine months from the twentieth anniversary of my 60th birthday. OMG, how did that happen? I was recently asked on a forum what advice I would have for someone turning 60. Granted, they say advice is worth what you pay for it and it was a free forum, but since… Continue reading The Best Advice For Someone Who Recently Turned 60. (P.S. The Best Is Yet To Come!)
Are You Fearful of Old Age? What Age is “Old” to You?
I guess I’m supposed to be concerned about my advancing age. I get a daily reminder as I roll out of the sack every morning. But, so far, I’ve been able to keep it off my mental calendar. Maybe someday, when all seventy-eleven balls I have in the air come down. I don’t believe in… Continue reading Are You Fearful of Old Age? What Age is “Old” to You?
Is It Possible For Scientists To Add 20 Years To Life Expectancy?
I get questions like this a lot lately: How far are we away from reversing the aging process? Have scientists or anyone found a way to stop aging? How would society evolve if we found an affordable way to stop aging, becoming virtually immortal? I am 42 years old, will I live to see the… Continue reading Is It Possible For Scientists To Add 20 Years To Life Expectancy?
What Are We Blind To As We Age?
This recently hit my daily feed of questions that I get from Quora.com: “What are most people blind to in later life?” I submitted a quick response that kicked up considerable interest so I decided to share it out this week. Hope you’ll find some value. Let me know either way with a comment or… Continue reading What Are We Blind To As We Age?
Retirement, Entropy, and the Fast Track to Frailty
“The greatest part of human life potential has been wasted by people dying before their allotted time was up.” Peter Laslett I know I must sound like a broken record. But, I’ll say it again: we western-culture humanoids are notoriously naive about our biologies and live too short and die too long. We, with very… Continue reading Retirement, Entropy, and the Fast Track to Frailty
A Gym-rat at 79? There’s Not Much Peer Pressure!!
Harry’s a long-time friend of mine. We’re the same age (79); we shared a few decades of corporate experience with the same company; we helped him and his wife in their search for a home when they made their final relocation to the Denver area around 40 years ago. We’ve broken bread together and shared… Continue reading A Gym-rat at 79? There’s Not Much Peer Pressure!!
Dealing With the Fear and Regrets of Aging
I recently had a reader pose a question to me that I fear may be on the minds of far too many folks. Here was her question: What are books for someone with a fear of getting older? I feel scared of aging and having the feeling that time is slipping by and I haven’t… Continue reading Dealing With the Fear and Regrets of Aging