How to Be Physically Fit in Six Ways

We all have a retirement bucket list (dreams). They can be small, or gigantic, sensible to wild, achievable or otherwise. And in my frequent interaction with other seniors, and reading FB threads from members of elderly groups, one of them stands 10 feet taller above the rest. Yes, some dream to travel, to fall in…

Are You Living Your Life to the Fullest

Are you living your life to the fullest? The question got you, didn’t it? It made you scratch your head and ponder whether you are or are not. Either way will make you dig deeper into your soul, peel off its layers of pretenses to arrive at the naked truth. And nobody wants to appear naked…

7 Ways to be Healthy at 60 and Beyond

Let’s get real. Health in old age is not a parting gift you get when you retire at 60 or 65. Or is it a reward from Heaven for a lifetime of good behavior. Rather, it is like a retirement fund you build by saving consistently through the years. But just as a retirement fund…

How to Live Fully If You are a Diabetic

If diabetes is a boxing match, I would be at ringside. The analogy is appropriate without a reason. My younger sister and brother are diabetics, so are my remaining two uncles. More than five of the guys I play tennis with are diabetics. A cousin had his right leg amputated because of diabetes and a…

Cheatsheet for Seniors with Heart Disease

  Is there a member of your family who has had a bypass operation? A friend, or you, maybe? Then you must know it is something they (or you), don’t want to go through again, right? The entire process, from pre-op preparation to post-op rehabilitation, is a series of tests, of prepping you up before…