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Tag: aging
Illuminating the Hidden Forest, Chapter 29: Trees and the art of aging
We humans and other creatures of the animal and insect world, it seems, are programmed to decline in age. But is our decline inevitable?
Bits and Bytes: New Year’s Resolution — What to do with your stuff?; Kimball Farms earns best nursing homes status
Realizing she didn’t need most of what she owned, Kelly gave away, donated, sold, or trashed 95 percent of her belongings. She has never been healthier or happier.
Debut novel illuminates challenges of Alzheimer’s disease
At the root of Cohen’s novel is a successful woman who has always been focused on her career, meticulously preparing for every challenge in life, until she’s faced with an unplanned pregnancy in her late 40s and the possibility of carrying a rare gene for early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
AMPLIFICATIONS: Buying the fountain of youth
Every time I buy a small, heavy jar filled with something light and creamy that melts into my skin, I realize I am rubbing hope and promise into my cheeks.
BOB GRAY: July mowing
The foot-tall growth bisecting the field narrowed 8 feet with each pass, an unmistakable semaphore signaling the whole delightful thing was too quickly winding down.
Book Review: Aging in amazement
Make sure you have a good stretch of time before you start this book because it will capture you.
CAPITAL IDEAS: Advising seniors
Dalton — When I work with a business owner to improve their company, one of my main points is that whatever your industry looks like today will be much, if not totally, different in the not-too-distant future. Whether you, my dear reader, are a business owner or valued employee looking to climb the corporate ladder, it
LEONARD QUART: Fighting the good fight against aging
I am not ready to acquiesce, and passively spend my days in virtual reality.
EAT WELL, LIVE WELL: How to feed an aging brain and body
Healthy aging is basically about taking care of ourselves. The nutrients that fuel a healthy body also fuel a healthy brain.
MICRO FICTION: Seamless gutters
I wanted seamless gutters. I wanted them right away. I wanted them installed throughout my body.
Writer’s Life: No time like the present
Here you are at seventy, somehow enjoying the opportunity to make meaning out of your own life, an antidote to the mayhem all around you.