Beyond The Bucket List
A F**k-it list is an easy way to assess where you are at this point in your life. Plus I promise a sense of relief and release comes from letting yourself off the hook. Permanently. Publicly.
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What's AARP Got To Do With It?
So much of our culture is about facade and we wonder why we are obsessed with deceit. When what is natural inhibits what is acceptable, there are bigger problems underfoot.
Two Senior Tickets for Avatar
I'm 58, tall, lean, athletic build for a guy my age. But I'm four years shy of senior discounts, the Early Bird Special and my next colonoscopy. Really? Senior tickets?
The Age of Invisibility
People in New York are far more kind and generous than we get credit for. But not for the elderly. Not here. Not anywhere, really.
Health Insurance Age Rating Equals Corporate Welfare
Age discrimination in the form of age rating, the practice of allowing private insurers to charge people higher premiums solely based on age, is wrong. And Congress is buying the false argument.
The Walls Came Down: A Family In Transition
I've lost track of time the last few weeks -- the result of moving my father from his home of 52 years to his new apartment in New York City. But it is too simplistic to say that the move is "over."
Hands Off Our Social Security
If Social Security were a private company, its shareholders would be very pleased, as it ran a surplus of $180 billion last year and accumulated a reserve of $2.4 trillion. This is the only government program to run a surplus.
"Our Bodies, Ourselves": 40 Years on, Still Circling the Globe
There are some truths about women's health that may now seem self-evident, but perhaps would not be so obvious if it were not for the ideas espoused, starting so long ago, by "Our Bodies, Ourselves."
Does Dad Need a Nursing Home?
One of the great blessings of my life is that my 91-year-old father. What if I were to think he's losing his ability to live independently but he doesn't agree with me? That's where gut-wrenching decisions often arise.
Beauty Sleep Is Real
Sleeping Beauty may have had the ultimate secret to looking great and maintaining that soft, dewy skin of a twentysomething.
The Aging Population: A Silver Tsunami?
Right now in the developed world, people 80 and over are the fastest growing population group. By 2025, there will be 1.2 billion people over 60 worldwide, the "silver tsunami".
FACE IT: Experience Is Back
I was at a friend's 60th birthday party recently and noticed that, far from impaling herself with the cake knife, she was beaming. She hasn't looked this fit in years, and is writing her second book.
Is Your Favorite Free Agent Over the Hill?
With baseball's Winter Meetings only a few days away, the free-agent market is beginning to gather momentum. It's an exciting time for fans to constru...
Alzheimer's: A Love Story
Is there a woman on the planet who doesn't get nervous the first time she meets her fiance's mom? But not only was I meeting my future in- law, I was being introduced to Alzheimer's.
Dueling Docs: Is it worth taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack?
The Issue Daily aspirin and heart disease The Facts Kids are told that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but for many grownups the message is qui...
FACE IT: We All Have Our Uh-Oh Moments
Many women come to their doctors for other symptoms, but eventually focus on how they feel about the role appearance has or had in their lives. Therapists call this important step the "uh oh moment."
New Moon Will Save Hollywood From Disaster (Movies)
As the decade comes to a close, it's worth taking a nostalgic look back at what we lived through in the first 10 years of the new century. A list of t...
Holbrook Shines In Sun Movie
You have heard it said a thousand times that such and such got better with age. Well in the case of the 84 year old Hal Holbrook in the new film, That Evening Sun it is true.
Caregiver Crunch: How To Find Affordable Care
Living longer means more years to learn, work, play and enjoy time with those we love. However, there's also the increased possibility of health problems along the way.
Learning To Love Yourself And Your Body
Myers says that we can locate virtues inside our bodies. For example, she houses courage in her diaphragm. That's where she goes to find the energy to do a handstand in Yoga.
Aging: Giving Up 'Giving Up'
What if wisdom has more to do with 'giving up' our beliefs and attachments than 'getting' more insights or having 'more, better and different' of whatever we think is important?
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