Category Archives: health

Shuffle your way to better health

Posted on April 19, 2011 by stillalife

Thanks to my new blue iPod Shuffle I am getting stronger and more fit.  I bought it a few months ago (I’m obviously not an early adopter) and around the same time began walking more often on the indoor track … Continue reading →

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Boost your brain, kill your pain

Posted on April 10, 2011 by stillalife

In the middle of my second piano lesson after a six-year hiatus, my teacher said, “You’re playing really well; you’re so much calmer now.”  It’s nice to know someone is noticing a change in my post-retirement behavior, but I never knew that … Continue reading →

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Treat yourself right

Posted on March 27, 2011 by stillalife

Thanks to the blog Daily Good, I regularly find topics to write on that interest me and will likely be of interest to others.  Today’s is self-compassion.  New York Times writer Tara Parker-Pope summarizes the big ideas in a book coming … Continue reading →

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It’ll come to me in a minute

Posted on January 30, 2011 by stillalife

More on the brain and aging.  Since The New York Timesarticle by Barbara Strauch* that I referenced recently is only accessible to subscribers, I went to the Pomona College Aging and Cognition website to supplement what I read in the Times article about … Continue reading →

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How and why you should scramble your brain

Posted on January 27, 2011 by stillalife

Just when most people my age are convinced that they have already lost an excessive number of brain cells that can never be retrieved, new research about the aging brain tells us a very different story.  The latest findings were … Continue reading →

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She enjoys “not getting old”

Posted on January 18, 2011 by stillalife

Joyce Turner is the best possible argument for keeping your body flexible as you age. She is my role model.  I can’t say exactly when I came to this conclusion, certainly not as a result of our first encounter, which … Continue reading →

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Get a “50% boost in longevity”

Posted on January 4, 2011 by stillalife

I encountered validation for my New Year’s resolution (see one blog before this) — to renew or keep up connections with former co-workers and friends I met through work — from an unlikely source:  “Scientific American.”  The bold headline in … Continue reading →

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Communication breakdown between brain and body

Posted on December 9, 2010 by stillalife

A friend wrote in her Christmas card that after retirement she decided to return to a former passion that lasted from childhood through her teenage years, namely, ballet.  After only two sessions, she had to admit that her body was … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving as year-round activity

Posted on October 27, 2010 by stillalife

Did you know that feeling grateful is good for your health? Well it is.  You can learn all about it in a book published in 2007 titled, thanks! How the new science of gratitude can make you happier by Robert … Continue reading →

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