Can you imagine your toddler growing up to be 80? 90? 100? It’s not as unlikely as you think.
What a paradox. Children nowadays are purported to be unhealthy – overweight, sedentary, raised on junk food and hooked to the TV and the Internet. They are likely to develop diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. On the [...]
Tags: aging, centenarians, developed countries, health care, life expectancy
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This weekend I met an inspiring mother of an adult and it got me thinking about what kind of a mom I hope to be when my son is grown up.
The mom I met was out rock climbing. She was standing on the edge of a cliff in a state park about an hour out [...]
Tags: aging, growing up, hobbies, parenthood
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For another writing gig I do, I’ve been invited to interview an up-and-coming rock band. The band members are all aged 15 and looking at their photos on their MySpace page, I first thought “Aww, how cute they look” (and this is a thrash metal band) and then “I’m old enough to be their mom” [...]
Tags: aging, feeling old, laughter, new generation, responsibilities
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Before I became pregnant with my first baby at 29 it was a common occurrence for people to mistake me as being younger than I actually was. It was the same way every time the subject of age came up when chatting with someone who didn’t know me very well. I would tell them how [...]
Tags: aging, appearance, gray hairs, looks, tired
Posted in: Parenting
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Here is another motivation to eat our broccoli!
Our immune system declines as we get older. Our body gradually loses the capacity to fight infections and other diseases. But eating broccoli might just give our failing immune system a boost.
Researchers from UCLA have found that sulforaphane, a chemical abundant in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may [...]
Tags: aging, broccoli, immune system, sulforane
Posted in: Current Events, Health, Nutrition
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