Healthy Aging

You either get it or you don’t. If you’re a pet owner, be it a cat, dog, bird, or even reptile, you likely understand the comfort and companionship that comes from owning your pet, not to mention the responsibility and routines to keep your pet healthy and happy. Those who…

It’s easy to make excuses: “I’m too old to start,” or “I can’t risk hurting myself,” or “My legs don’t work very well anymore.”  And there may be some truth in these sentiments or at least some sense of logic to which we can all relate. But time and again,…

For some, it’s a routine that’s been set from your earliest days of adulthood: Nothing happens (and you’re not even really “yourself”) until you’ve had your first cup of coffee in the morning. In fact, some may go as far as comedian and former talk show host David Letterman, who…

If you were to close your eyes and let your mind wander, how would you think about your current self? What age do you feel like you are? Does your sense of yourself jive with your actual birth date? What do you think people your actual age should look like?…

Are we done with the pandemic or are we just in a lull? Are there more harmful variants to come or is the worst behind us? Will we erupt into a new domestic civil war? Will Russia invade Ukraine? The list of dilemmas and “what ifs” are endless these days….

It was nobody’s fault. We were all put under the same constraints. When the pandemic began, none of us had the option of continuing our normal lives: We could no longer meet up with friends, engage in social activities, or join community programs. And while some maintained connections in the…