Humor
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DANCING IN THE DARK?
An older friend of mine recently asked me to hike with him. He said it would be easy on my knees and I’d love the view so I said, ‘Sure.’ He arrived with his walking stick, water bottle and a grand sense of confidence. As I looked up at the trail he had chosen for… Read more
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GETTING DUMBER BY THE SECOND?
Aging causes us to lose our brain-processing speed. Typically, we lose a tenth of a second of brain speed per decade from age 20 on. This minute change is very difficult to notice, even for the most tuned-in individuals, because aging occurs at a constant rate. Well, I may have lost 45 milliseconds of brain… Read more
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THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
This cute, furry-legged fellow ambled across our deck a few weeks back. Any rock climber would envy his ability to ascend a vertical face. What? You don’t think he’s cute? That’s the funny thing about the mind, isn’t it? One persons’ fascination can be anothers’ terror. This morning at Trader Joe’s, I met a charming,… Read more
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. . .A GRAIN OF SALT.
Here are some contradictory tidbits that I’ve been ‘digesting’ from recent news: Practicing yoga increases cortical brain thickness in the region responsible for executive function and induces a sense of peace in the practitioner. Yoga causes as many injuries as other sports, including “drop foot.” Salt is important for maintaining normal blood pressure and iodine… Read more
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DON’T NUKE…..CUKE!!!
If you think that today’s 20-something is, “irresponsible” and “doesn’t consider the future,” get this: People over 50, and there are 76 million of us, don’t either. In a recent survey, fully ¾ of us said that we have profound worries about aging. Our top two concerns are, “losing our independence,” and “being a burden”… Read more
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GOTTA HAND IT TO HIM
As I was getting out of the pool today, a little boy sitting on the top step looked me up and down and said matter-of-factly: “You’re squishy!” “Squishy?” I repeated. “Yes, squishy,” he said. Now I may no longer have my 20-something body but I would hardly consider myself squishy. So I plunked myself… Read more
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A WORD TO THE WISE IS NOT SUFFICIENT
The FDA, “responsible for public health,” approved pesticides on crops in the 40’s, birth control pills with life-changing, side effects in the 60’s, and Celebrex in the 90’s, which is now in the middle of a class action suit, and had Frances Kelsey not intervened, Thalidomide would have been approved for pregnant mothers in the… Read more
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SHADOW BOXING
Last night at an alumni gathering from my college, something became very clear to me: I am NOT ready to be old yet. Don’t get me wrong—I know how old I am. I’m just not ready to act it yet. After being around my contemporaries for several hours, I came home thoroughly depressed. Maybe it… Read more
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IS SHUT EYE THE NEW DAYLIGHT SAVINGS?
I’ve never been a napper. Even as a kid I could not close my eyes during the day for fear of missing something. To me, sleep was tantamount to being dead. In the last 35 years, I recall taking only one nap. I was 8 months pregnant and one afternoon, decided to lie down and… Read more
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DRINK UP!!
Just imagine how delighted I was to read this week that drinking coffee actually lowers your risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 Diabetes by 65%. Not only that, it seems that drinking up to four cups of the lovely stuff a day might well be the charm. This information came from… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 