What Matters Before Something Is Wrong: Rethinking Prevention and Aging Well
Most women don’t wake up one day and decide not to take health prevention seriously. What happens instead is quieter. We’re surrounded by cultural messages that treat aging as something to resist – something to disguise, delay, or push out of view…
Read MoreWhat Talking with AI Taught Me About Clarity, Honesty, and Aging Well
When I signed up for ChatGPT, I was simply curious. I wasn’t looking to build a relationship with artificial intelligence, and I certainly wasn’t interested…
Read MoreHow to Cultivate Your Mindset for Aging Well
Are you wondering what mindset has to do with how you age? Isn’t healthy aging more about eating well and getting exercise? Well yes, these are important. So is having a sense of purpose and enjoying good relationships/community…
Read MoreThe 3 M’s of Aging Well: Movement, Meditation, and Motivation
As we age, maintaining our holistic approach to health becomes increasingly vital. For women over 60, integrating movement, meditation, and motivation into our daily routines can lead to many physical, mental, and emotional benefits…
Read MorePiano Lesson 38: Piano Perseverance and Aging Well
I take French lessons remotely with a French teacher. Sometimes when I am practicing my French, I start to hear voices in my mind saying, “I’m never going to get this, why am I even trying?” Perhaps you have had a similar experience while learning your music…
Read MoreWhat Is the Key to Aging Well? Imagining a More Hopeful Future
I feel like I’ve been celebrating my birthday for months. Yes, it is a big one – 70. I’ve lived 20 years longer than my mother did which, as I shared with my two brothers, feels weird. “What do you want for your birthday?” my husband queried…
Read MoreAre Telomeres the Key to Aging Well? The Real Reason Why We Age
Telomeres are the structures made from DNA sequences that serve to protect the end of a chromosome. They are essential for cell division and get shorter over time until they are no longer able to divide, eventually leading to cell death…
Read MoreAnswering 6 Questions on Strength Training as an Aging Well Strategy
I reversed my own osteoporosis with a combination of important elements like good sleep, whole-food nutrition, improved gut health, and weightlifting, as well as walking with a weighted vest. Over the last few years, I have used my…
Read MoreThe 2 Most Important Vitamins for Aging Well (You’ve Never Heard of Them!)
You know about Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, and Vitamin D. I’m sure you do your best to eat a balanced diet of all nutrients. But have you taken your daily dose of Vitamin J and Vitamin P?
Read More6 Lessons My Mother Taught Me About (Not) Aging Well
Sometimes we learn what to do from someone who did it all wrong. I found myself realizing I learned a lot from my mother after she turned 60 – but sadly, the lessons are not ones I want to repeat. My mother was the same age as I am now…
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