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What is the Goal of Old Age?

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At midlife, some of us find ourselves in a crisis due in part to the feeling that we're living as we will when we're old--we do the same old things every day, looking at that same old face across the table, talking about the same old things, being annoyed in the same old way, and seeing our opportunities diminish slowly as our health problems increase. It's terrifying. »more»

When You Stand at the Turning Point

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You have competency. That's not enough. You have experience. So do a lot of other people. You have long-term loyalty. That's not relevant. You have a family, a mortgage, car payments, expenses, tuition. It's not even a consideration. You're over fifty; it's too late to start over for crying out loud! Nobody's listening. »more»

Sliding Downhill - from Commitment to Denial

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You see all those fancy letters after my name? »more»

Men Don't Know What They Don't Know

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In October of this year, the American Psychological Association issued a report on stress by gender. Here is some of what they said: »more»

Raise Retirement Age Now, Say Actuaries

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One attribute of increases in human longevity is that the length of time that seniors are expected to live past retirement has been increasing. Even though people are living longer (since 1940 men are now living on average five years longer), the age of customary retirement has been relatively fixed. »more»

Study confirms what husbands have been telling wives for years; Golf prolongs life

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Husbands might want to print this article and save it.

According to the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institute, "the death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status, which correspond to a 5 year increase in life expectancy. Golfers with a low handicap are the safest." »more»

Baby Boomers: Don't Call Me "Old", at Least Yet

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A comprehensive study of baby boomers sheds new light on the attitudes and opinions of the 78 million members of this generation as they deal with middle age issues and prepare for their twilight years. First lets see how much you know about baby boomers: »more»

Preparing for the worst: People with dimentia live 4.5 years after diagnosis

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In a sobering study by researchers at the Institute of Public Health at the University of Cambridge, people with dementia survive an average four-and-a-half years after diagnosis. »more»

Alzheimer's News: "Mediterranean" Diet Helps

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The health benefits of the "Mediterranean" diet are well-known and it is particularly good for your heart. The diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, fish and whole grains, and limits unhealthy fats. »more»

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