“Indeed, our medical system is built on ageism. When we are young, we don’t get treatments that could keep us healthy as we grow old. When we are old, we don’t get the treatments that are routinely used on the young.”–David Sinclair, PhD, Lifespan, p. 274 I recently finished reading Lifespan  by David Sinclair, PhD, […]

This coming Sunday is the beginning of a brand NEW YEAR — 2023. It can truly be a year of promise and hope for those in their 60s and up. We can do the things we need to do to take care of our health, build our personal energy to have the capacity to do

Remember Dick Van Dyke, his hilarious namesake television show, and his many great Movies including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins? Dick Van Dyke turns 97 years old today, December 13th. He was born on this day, 1925. Wow! I have seen recent descriptions of Dick Van Dyke as still tireless, active, fit, unstoppable

“You have an evolutionary addiction to exercise.” That’s according to Tom Rath, author of the book Eat Move Sleep. He says, “We get a natural ‘high’ when we exercise.” He doesn’t refer to addiction as it relates to the negative effects of substance abuse, that weakens or destroys our minds and bodies. He looks at

A friend of mine who lives in Italy, writes a great blog filled with humor and things to think about (link below). Yesterday, one of the snippets from his blog said the following, and I quote:     “OLD NOTE: (Here’s a note of mine from the 80’s): Do you ever wonder why they write all