A Neuroscientist’s Prescription for a Brain in Menopause
For a birthday girl worried what the advancing postmenopausal years are doing to her mind — yes, that would be me — the chance that very day to talk to a leading neuroscientist who studies women in...
View Article‘Birding Is for Everyone’: Blazing a Trail for Birders of Color
(Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Rewire.) When I first reached out to Jason Ward, the 33-year-old host of the popular YouTube series Birds of North America, I was hoping to speak...
View ArticleI’m Over 50. When Can I Go Back to the Gym?
I miss my gym. It’s been three months, three weeks and two days since I took my last interval training class — not that I’m counting. And I’m a little dubious about going back. I’m 59, in fairly good...
View ArticleThe Ways the Pandemic Has Influenced Our Eating Habits
Last week, my husband and I decided since outdoor dining resumed in our state, we would go out to dinner. For the first time in several months, I decided to get dressed up. I noticed that all my “real”...
View Article3 Key Community Attributes That Can Help People Live Longer
We all want to live healthier, happier, longer lives. But did you know there are three factors about where you live that can help make that happen? A study published in the July 2020 International...
View ArticleCoach From ‘Last Chance U’ Inspires Players On and Off the Field
Coach John Beam sees Laney College, the community college in Oakland, Calif., as critical to the city. “Think about it,” he said in a recent phone interview. “For most people, a community college is...
View ArticleHow to Fix Senior Living
Given the steep number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in nursing homes and lack of PPE there; the recent inability to see loved ones in assisted living and retirement communities as well as the poor...
View ArticleHow an Acupuncturist, a PT and Runner’s Butt Made Me Stretch
My acupuncturist had known me barely 10 minutes when he looked me straight in the eyes and said, “This is your fault.” My physical therapist had the same conclusion. I’d been referred to both of them...
View ArticleRetired Wall Street Exec Discovers Benefits of Fitness at 70
Forget second acts. Jim Owen, who turns 80 on Oct. 20, is capitalizing on his third. His new documentary film, “The Art of Aging Well,” is the culmination of what he describes as his purpose and his...
View ArticleWhat a Fall on the Sidewalk Taught Me About Resilience
It was an unusually gorgeous fall morning, so my husband and I decided to take a walk in the neighborhood. We were deeply engrossed in our conversation when, a block from our house, I misstepped and...
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