Barbara Morris
Aging Is A Curable Disease And You Can Do It
Every year thousands of people reach their fifties and sixties and are designated "senior citizens." For them, youth is gone, never to return. Their decline is inevitable, based on their chronological (calendar) age. That is not true, but it is universally accepted as true. Social Security agrees it's true and starts to dole out retirement benefits at age 65 or before. In his book Lifespan, author David A Sinclair Ph.D. claims aging is a disease and is treatable. He says, "I believe we can treat it within our lifetimes. And in doing so, I believe everything we know about human health will … Read more
Pat Garner
The Cost of Getting What You Want
While I'm a firm believer you can have whatever you set your mind to, this can also be a detriment…especially to your health…let me explain. Have you ever said this to yourself? "It doesn't matter what I eat anymore because I'm XX age, and I deserve to eat what I want?" I've earned it like it's another rite of passage. Seriously? There's an actual health cost of having what you want. Eating sugary, processed foods come with a high price health tag. There's a cumulative effect of saying "It doesn't matter what I eat." You can be the most disciplined person with all the willpower in the … Read more
Joyce L. Shafer
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
This world – this life – is not what those of us “of an age” grew up with in America. How blessed we were, were being the operative word. Surely, you’re aware of the differences. One obvious one is what you might call a kind of virus, now prevalent, one that is forcing us to face the level of our immunity to or against it: Fear. And there are those who have turned it into a religion for themselves and insist everyone do so as well. To not be afraid or terrified as they are, about what they’re afraid of, is called “selfish” here, and in some areas of the world, criminal. Yes, there are … Read more
Zenobia Silas-Carson
Oh Say Can You See (Literally)
Now that I no longer work at the business office at the other end of our hallway, I do not have the opportunity to see many of my neighbors. I still live in the building but no longer hold the boxful of titles I so cheerfully accepted. My passion for working with my peers has appeared in all my seasons of life. My love for people causes me to seek out information and resources that might be helpful but hidden from public knowledge. I am what you might call a “digger” when it comes to finding help. My sleuthing tendencies lead me beyond the surface answers, and my Jessica … Read more
Barbara Morris
Don’t Like Your REAL Age? You Can Change It!
What will your life be like when you get to age 90 (don't laugh -- it's becoming the norm)? Considering the status of your health right now, are you looking forward to age 90 and above? Remember comedian George Burns? He was still doing comedy in clubs weeks before his death at age 100. Or, perhaps you remember Art Linkletter ("Kids Say The Darndest Things" -- a TV show probably before your time) who traveled around the world and gave motivational speeches. He passed away at age 97. Two of my favorite women of all time were Dr. Helen Harkness, who was not only a mentor to me but wrote … Read more
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