learn how to live well into your golden years

I find that as I get older my mind is constantly in overdrive. I am always thinking about everything that is going on in my life and I analyze every aspect. I tend to end end up focusing on the negative or concentrate on what the bad outcomes could be. I rarely focus on the positive mainly because I am trying to get ahead of any negative outcomes and be ready to respond. I am Read more…

As I face the struggles that growing older entails, I am realizing that I have just barely entered the fray. I am surprised by the things that I once thought were easy and commonplace now I view them as harder and something to avoid if possible. I have limited physical and mental resources and want to avoid the misuse of what I have so I measure them out much more carefully now than ever before. Read more…

Being able to move my body whether by walking, swimming, weight lifting, running, biking or other means of physical exercise has a number of benefits. One of the most important is it improves my mental health. Any type of exercise greatly lowers anxiety and lessens depression. A mile swim makes me feel much better physically as well as mentally. My outlook on life is always better after exercise. It doesn’t have to be strenuous or Read more…

I have been healthy all of my life. I never fully understood what having a health related problem meant. I took my good health for granted. I took care of myself by trying to eat right, exercise, and I avoided smoking and excess alcohol. But, I never fully valued my good health because it was what I had grown accustomed to. Sure, I got sick sometimes, the flu and cold, once a bad case of Read more…

Aging brings with it the additional hazards of health related problems. As we get older it is more likely that an illness or other health problem will develop. It is imperative that older persons do all they can to maintain their wellness at peak levels in anticipation of the health troubles that may come along. Aging brings with it a reduction in immune system effectiveness along with strength declines which makes it more difficult to Read more…

Aging is often viewed as a negative process. One is which the quality of life, the essence that makes life worth living slowly eroding away. This erosion seems inevitable. A bargain of more time equals less quality. But, it may not have to be that way. Research has been developing new ways to think about aging. That aging can now be viewed as a disease rather than a natural course of events is a monumental Read more…

Sarcopenia is a type of muscle loss that occurs with aging. It is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality and strength. Weakness and low stamina cause an aging person to be less active resulting in further muscle mass loss in a continuous cycle that negatively affects quality and quantity of life. Exercise can help to prevent sarcopenia. Resistance and aerobic exercise improve overall health but to properly combat the hazards associated with sarcopenia Read more…

Frustrated is a term that I often don’t use because I rarely feel frustrated. I exercise religiously, I intermittent fast and watch my diet closely so I believe that I am doing all I can to maintain my health. Thus I feel in control of my health. I acknowledge that I can only do so much and that I of course will suffer the consequences of aging like everyone else but I believe that by Read more…

Retirement is the sought after goal. Work long hours, save your money and repeat week after week, year after year. Finally the time comes when all that time and effort pay off and you can relax into your “golden years”. But sometimes the retirement years can be less than rewarding and often time just plan slow and boring. Yes there is more time to spend on the things you enjoy but there is also just Read more…

Aging is something we all face. How well or how poorly we go thru the process can make a big difference in quality and possibly quantity of life. Understanding that aging is a process that is rife with curveballs that will disrupt your daily existence is important to understand. Being flexible and understanding that changes are going to occur will help ease you through the transitions that are a natural part of the aging process. Read more…