Health, Fitness and Style

“We studied the reasons for gender differences in heart disease and diabetes — our first questions — plus chronic arthritis, headaches, lung disease, liver disease, kidney disease, cancer, and cognitive, mental and functional health.” more »

Go4Life exercises are designed to be done safely at home without special equipment or clothing. There's a free book as well as an exercise DVD available. Workout to Go, a mini exercise guide, shows you how you can be active anytime, anywhere. Staying Motivated to Stay Active Be Physically Active without Spending a Dime Have Fun! Be Active with your Dog! These are just a few of the tips sheets that adults 50 and older can read on theGo4Life website. Go4Life tip sh… more »

"Our quest — for health care that is just, safe, infinitely humane, and that takes only its fair share of our wealth — our quest may not be as magnificent as the quest for human rights or for a sustainable earth, but it is immensely worthy. You stand, though you did not choose it, at the crossroads of momentous change — at the threshold of majesty. And — frightened, fortunate, or both — you now have a chance to make what is possible real." more »

It occurs to me how useful it might have been had my darling grandmothers left me some idea of how the heck to deal with growing old. They both made it to 98, and while I doubt I’ll live that long, it might be instructive to learn how they retained positive attitudes, as they did more »