Raise your hand if you know someone who has gone on a diet at some point in their life (Yes, you can include yourself – I won’t tell anybody). Hmmm! Most everybody. Thanks for participating. Now, leave your hand up if that/those individual(s) stayed with it and adopted a change in their way of life.… Continue reading The Truth About Diets – They Are As Sensible As Lottery Tickets!
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The Single, Most Important Thing You Can Change to Ensure a Longer and Healthier Life.
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.
Are Millennials and GenXer’s More Prepared Than Previous Generations for Retirement? Probably Not? So What?
I’m not sure how many in my subscriber tribe fall in the GenX or millennial age category. I’m guessing not the majority. Regardless, I’m forging forward with this message because it also has relevancy for us modern elders. Statistics are revealing that the millennial and GenX generations are less financially prepared for retirement than previous… Continue reading Are Millennials and GenXer’s More Prepared Than Previous Generations for Retirement? Probably Not? So What?
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?
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.
Can One Live to 80 Without Any Ailments? It’ll Take More Than Luck and Genetics.
Turning 80 is apparently a pretty big deal. I just did it and found that it drew a lot more attention than when I turned 70 – or any other age I recall. Except, perhaps, 21. For stupid adolescent reasons, I don’t remember much about that one. I was somewhere in Cheyenne, Wyoming with a… Continue reading Can One Live to 80 Without Any Ailments? It’ll Take More Than Luck and Genetics.
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.
I’m 57, have no savings, and am unemployed. Is it too late to turn my life around? An open letter response.
An open letter to a mid-lifer that recently posed this question on Quora.com. I’m 57, have no savings, and am unemployed. Is it too late to turn my life around? Absolutely not!!! It’s never too late to start but always too early to quit! Consider that you may have 20–30 years ahead of you… Continue reading I’m 57, have no savings, and am unemployed. Is it too late to turn my life around? An open letter response.