Faye Kirtley doesn’t appreciate it when store clerks talk down to her and act as if “I don’t know what I’m doing,” she said. “It’s embarrassing, and I don’t know why they think it’s okay to treat an older person like that,” added the 88-year old reside… Continue reading
Do you ever wish you knew how to play a musical instrument? If so, you are not alone. Yet a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts survey found that just 12 percent of U.S. adults were playing musical instruments. This gap between aspiration and actualit… Continue reading
A former bodybuilder, now a ballroom dancer, builds stamina at the gym. A tax preparer fends off the fear of a sedentary life with two fitness classes. A cycling instructor confesses that teaching motivates him to “show up regularly.” And a retiree wit… Continue reading
(Part of the VITALITY ARTS SPECIAL REPORT) For Roni Trulson, stepping onto the dance floor again offered both a sweet moment of nostalgia and an opportunity, as she says, “to feed my soul in a different way” at this time in her life. In an audio conver… Continue reading
When you look in the mirror and expect to see a younger version of yourself but, instead, someone with worry lines and crow’s feet stares back, it can be disheartening. Because our culture values youth and beauty over age and experience, you may have u… Continue reading
Saying no might be one of the healthiest decisions you can make in your fifties and sixties. That’s because your physical and mental health is directly correlated to the activities and tasks you sign up for. All of us are given 24 hours in a day and we… Continue reading
The Legacy Project’s interviews with the wisest Americans — more than 1,000 elders — provide these smart New Year’s resolutions.
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(Advances in science and public health are increasing longevity and enhancing the quality of life for people around the world. In this series of interviews with the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging, 14 visionaries are revealing exciting … Continue reading
It is widely accepted that a healthy diet, exercise and regularly challenging your brain can decrease the odds for developing dementia. A growing body of research also shows that the way we think about aging is just as important. One of the national le… Continue reading
If you’ve seen the recent movies Beautiful Boy or Ben Is Back, you’ve learned about the pain parents experience when their grown child becomes an addict. But what the films don’t talk much about, and what’s rarely discussed, is the devastation addictio… Continue reading