Our Inner Ageist
How Our Hidden Attitudes and Images of Age Shape Our Actual Experience—and What That Means for the Fight Against Ageism About...
At Any Age
Don’t let outdated ideas about age keep you from sports and activities you enjoy Last fall during my annual cardiology...
Do Less and Move More with the Feldenkrais Method
Two years ago, I received a flyer at my office informing me that I was probably getting in and out of chairs the wrong way....
From Cat Litter to Barbells
Several years ago, Edie Edmundson stood in a store, staring down a 25-pound bucket of kitty litter. There was a problem—she...
There’s a Podcast for That!
I was seven when the first black and white television appeared at our house. Until then radio was our only source of media...
Make Today “Start a Good Habit” Day
Today is the perfect day to break away from a bad habit and replace it with a good one Our lives run on habits and routines....
Learning on Purpose—The Older and Wiser Way
Being back in a classroom can help you reach your goals—if you take advantage of your older-brain skills. Thirteen years...
The Benefits of Slow Medicine
How to guard against over diagnosis and over treatment We often associate high-quality health care with speed and sophisticated...
My Hero, Mark Bittman—Inspiration and Purpose Over the Decades
I first encountered Mark Bittman when he was a NY Times food columnist and his book The Minimalist had just been published....
Earthly Remains
Making a will was easy. But deciding about my earthly remains, well … Perhaps it was the almost unending threat of contracting...
