(formerly Seventy & Me)
“Use It Or Lose It” – Rightsizing
My mother must have been in her sixties when she gathered my younger sister and me in the dining room and sat us down. There on the oak table that was purchased with a reimbursement check for my mother’s stolen …
Are You The Same Person You Were As A Child?
For my seventy-fifth birthday, my younger sister presented me with one of the best birthday gifts I’ve ever received. She’d spent hours going through a stack of 8-millimeter home movies that had been filmed by our father in the late …
Grandparent Encouragement Officer
Are you a grandparent who will spend time with your grandchildren, particularly around the holidays? If not, how will you share and engage with your grandchildren from a distance at any time of year? There are 47 million grandparents in …
Sleeping Pills: Bad News for Women
Prescribed sleeping pills should be taken for no more than two to three weeks. Yet studies show that 14% of women report taking a sleeping pill every night. As we know, once women and men (though particularly women) become addicted …
“AGING SIDEWAYS”
Did you know that sometime between 2030 and 2035 it will be the first time in American history that more people will be 65+ than people 18 years and younger? Crazy! Gerontologist Jeanette Leardi is one of the favorite guests …
Your Pelvic Floor
If you’re like me, your yoga instructor or physical therapist has said something about tightening your pelvic floor. And if you’re like me, you weren’t exactly sure where your pelvic floor resides –somewhere down there — or the functions it …
