If we simply look at the stats behind the most prevalent lifestyle habits that cause early death, we have to come down on diet as the one most responsible for shortening our lives. As this chart points out, the combination of poor diet with inactivity has now surpassed smoking/tobacco as the main cause. Choosing to… Continue reading The Single, Most Important Thing You Can Change to Ensure a Longer and Healthier Life.
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In your assessment, do you think you are aging gracefully?
Or is there some work to be done? I had to stop and think about this question. What does “gracefully” mean? My dictionary doesn’t have it except as an adverb of grace. Under grace, we find words like charm, attractiveness, beauty, and ease of movement. I’ve been on the planet longer than most, having just… Continue reading In your assessment, do you think you are aging gracefully?
I Went Back and Had a Conversation With My 50-year-old Self.
It was informative but a bit painful. I recently wrote about what it’s really like to be 80 years old. I don’t normally allow my thinking to regress into the past, but the post got me thinking about what I would say to my 50-year-old self, knowing what I know now. Here’s how that dialog with my… Continue reading I Went Back and Had a Conversation With My 50-year-old Self.
What’s It Really Like Being 80 Years Old? Surprise, surprise! Nothing changed.
Image by annca from Pixabay As you might expect, turning 80 generates this question a lot. There’s a strange significance tied to it, perhaps because something less than half the U.S. population gets there. Well, I just got there — with much more fanfare and celebration than I expected or deserved. Having gotten there, I don’t find… Continue reading What’s It Really Like Being 80 Years Old? Surprise, surprise! Nothing changed.
More people now want to live to 100 or beyond. What’s up with that? Three thoughts from a future centenarian.
Nausea was a common reaction. Derisive laughter and/or a cocked eyebrow were givens every time. That’s what happened when I began to trumpet 5+ years ago, as I approached 75, that I was planning to live to 112 1/2. Even my explanation for the unusual number didn’t allay the negative reactions to the prospect of… Continue reading More people now want to live to 100 or beyond. What’s up with that? Three thoughts from a future centenarian.
What do you think about old people?
I like myself. Since I’m 2 weeks short of 80, I am, by our distorted, number-fixated cultural standards, officially really old. With the average lifespan for the American male currently at 78.79 (2019) and declining, I’m late for my funeral. I’ve liked myself best through my late-60s and 70s. On that score, I may be… Continue reading What do you think about old people?
Why Did Isocrates Live to 98 and We Can’t Make It Past 80? A Longevity Lesson from the Ancient Greeks.
Much has been said about the meteoric increase in average lifespan over the last century. I’ve made a pretty big deal of it all in past articles. Considering that we moved that needle from 47 years to about 80 between 1910 and 2010, I guess it’s worth a mention. Especially since we hockey-sticked it more… Continue reading Why Did Isocrates Live to 98 and We Can’t Make It Past 80? A Longevity Lesson from the Ancient Greeks.
Why Do the Japanese Outlive Us in America – Without a 24 Hour Fitness?
Photo by Ash Edmonds on Unsplash Remember when GM, Ford, Chrysler scoffed at the quality of Japanese “rice burners” that started showing up on the U.S. market back in the 1970s and dismissed their presence as a potential threat. Not long thereafter, the American auto industry started rolling out gems like this rolling bathtub – – while Toyota… Continue reading Why Do the Japanese Outlive Us in America – Without a 24 Hour Fitness?
News Flash! David Isn’t Coming to Save Us! Don’t Get Caught Waiting.
David Sinclair is an interesting and pretty high-profile guy recently in the burgeoning conversation on aging. As an Australian-born Ph.D. in molecular genetics and a tenured professor at Harvard Medical School, Sinclair comes down squarely on aging as a disease that we will eventually be able to overcome. He’s apparently moved the needle a bit… Continue reading News Flash! David Isn’t Coming to Save Us! Don’t Get Caught Waiting.
Should You Be “Training” for Old Age? You Bet! Here’s Why.
Sometimes dots connect. I wish it happened more often. You’d think they would for someone who spends as much time thinking and trying to unravel the mess that constantly swirls between my temples. A few dots connected this week after I read another Julia Hubbel article entitled “Are You in Training for Old Age? Or… Continue reading Should You Be “Training” for Old Age? You Bet! Here’s Why.