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PUMPING IRONY: Is Two Better Than One?
Exercise offers antiaging benefits as does a popular drug. So combining them should boost longevity, right? Not so much.
A Change of Perspective
Why taking a global view more often is good for us all.
PUMPING IRONY: We All Fall Down
Elderly Americans are dying from falls at an alarming rate. I’m counting on some lessons learned through painful experience to help me avoid that fate.
PUMPING IRONY: Memories of the Mundane
You don’t need to check off items on a bucket list to convince yourself that you’ve lived a full life. Some of the most memorable experiences occur with no planning whatsoever.
PUMPING IRONY: Ignorance Is Bliss
Precision medicine hopes to revolutionize healthcare by revealing everything that’s going on in your body. It seems I’m not the only one who would prefer to be left in the dark.
PUMPING IRONY: Camera Shy
24/7 surveillance may deter abuse in long-term care facilities, but even its advocates admit it’s no panacea.
Gather Around
More than a place to set our meals, our tables are a place to connect and share.
COMING CLEAN: Mom Needs a Timeout
We all need a break to recalibrate. How I’m using my timeouts for self-care.
PUMPING IRONY: Teacher’s Pet
A new poll suggests domesticated animals are a great source of stress relief for geezers. My relationship with our elderly neurotic cat tells me it’s not nearly that simple.
PUMPING IRONY: A Plethora of Paradoxes
With a new study suggesting that restorative sleep depends on the same cellular dysfunction that accelerates aging, I’m left to choose between the lesser of two evils — while trying to keep my spouse happy.
COMING CLEAN: Why We Grieve in Phases
Our managing editor copes with the loss of a loved one and wrestles with the intricacies of grief.
PUMPING IRONY: Mindful of Mortality
A casual conversation takes a fatalistic turn, challenging my belief in the infinite moment.
PUMPING IRONY: A Coalition of the Confused?
Are my boomer compatriots so easily influenced by fake news on social-media sites that they’re presenting a serious threat to civic life? I’m not so sure.
It Starts With One
Break every objective into its smallest pieces and take action with just one of them, even if it is the smallest one and seems insignificant.
PUMPING IRONY: Goodbye to All That
With my grandson moving away, I’m struggling to balance expectations against the inevitability of change.
PUMPING IRONY: Potty Joke
Medical technology can sometimes creep me out, but news of a “smart” toilet seat simply makes me laugh.
PUMPING IRONY: Fighting Frailty
Weakness overtakes us all at some point in our aging journey, but new research suggests an antidote.
PUMPING IRONY: The Primacy of Pain
As the opioid epidemic overtakes the senior set, I’m reminded of how serious pain can overrule any internal debate over the pros and cons of painkillers.