At 90, I have discovered something rather amusing about getting older: the calendar insists I am old, but most days I don’t feel particularly interested in cooperating with it. I believe one reason is simple: I nearly always have something to look forward to. It may be a book I am working on…

For centuries, people have searched for the fountain of youth – some miraculous food, pill, treatment, or discovery that might slow aging and keep us young. I have spent much of my life studying aging and longevity. I earned a master’s degree in gerontology, have written about longevity, and, perhaps most importantly, have had the opportunity to experience aging firsthand.

When I was 60, I thought I was getting old. Now that I am 90, I find that rather amusing. At 60, I had already lived a substantial life. I had worked, learned, made mistakes, enjoyed successes, worried about things that never happened, and survived problems that once seemed enormous. But looking back over the 30 years since then, I can see several things much more clearly…

Most of us speak of stress as though it is something outside of us. We say, “My job is stressing me out,” or “My family is causing me stress,” or “The news is making me crazy.” We talk as though stress comes flying at us from the outside world, lands on our shoulders, and takes over our lives…

Most of us know that we can choose what we eat, what we wear, where we go, and how we spend our money. But we often forget one of the most important choices we make every day: We can choose what we think about. This is the idea behind a book I am currently writing, called Thought Selection…

Most of us have heard so many diet theories that weight control can begin to sound mysterious. Low carb. Low fat. Fasting. Cleanses. Special foods. Magic supplements. No eating after 7 p.m. Eat like a caveman. Eat like a movie star. After a while, it is easy to feel that permanent weight control must be complicated. I don’t believe it…

Have you started a small business, side income, or personal project after 60? What skills from your life could help someone else today? If you wanted to earn extra money now, what would be the easiest first step for you? Many people over 60 would like to earn extra…