Successful Aging: It’s funny how humor and laughter adds to longevity
Q: I have read that laughter and having a sense of humor may help us live longer. Any truth to this? Also when is a joke about aging...
Successful Aging: Getting a sense when hygiene issues have deeper causes
Q My parents are in their 80s and lack good personal hygiene. My mother has been diagnosed with early onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Even...
Successful Aging: Most times, you really aren’t as old as you feel
Q I am 78 years old with several chronic conditions. I use a cane and must admit that I am in constant pain, which affects everything I...
Successful Aging: 7 ways to think differently about age
Last week we addressed a question by N.S., who wrote that aging is getting a bad rap. She suggested we needed a campaign to emphasize...
Successful Aging: Four ways to change attitudes toward aging
Q At age 75, I think aging is getting a bad rap. It’s harder to get a job, greeting cards make fun of us, we old folks are seen as...
Successful Aging: I’m 65 and OK with it
Q I am a 65-year-old man, in good shape and run my own company. I recently had a cardiac procedure, which fortunately was successful and...