With a full blown healthcare system in our lives, taking command of our health decisions would seem to be an easy job. We have health insurance and doctors of all flavors (specialties) at our disposal. We have surgery available and pharmaceuticals galore. What could possibly be missing? We are all hale and healthy because of…
In this day and age of ultra-processed food, eating well to support our health and quality of life takes work. As much as we would like to rely on our healthcare and food industries for reliable information and products, their goals are different from ours. What we lose in convenience when choosing to eat well,…
Our physiology provides us with, ahem, interesting changes as we age, so much so that we may begin to despair of building fitness after 50. Whether you have stayed in shape for many years, returned to exercise after a layoff, or are just getting started, achieving fitness in our middling years is possible. As with…
As an optimistic person, though tempered by reality, I like to embrace a message of hopefulness when addressing our responses to our world. Not a Pollyanna response of everything is going to be just the way we want, but a positive message that there is power in choosing our path. Feeling empowered means feeling better…
Choosing to age healthfully, as in maintaining a desirable quality of life as we get older, is one of those “I really wish I didn’t have to” challenges of adulthood. Adulting (a newish term that I really like) is never easy. It often means changing some behaviors that we have spent a lifetime creating. For…