The surgery was unavoidable. Two disks in my lumbar spine were compressing the nerve that controls the quadricept muscle in my right leg and I could no longer lift my knee or ankle. To add insult to injury, I was in excruciating pain. It was the kind of pain that left me […]
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by Anne Goldberg, The Savvy Senior It astounds me as to how many of my peers feel old. I don’t relate to that at all. In fact, I recently celebrated my 65th birthday. While some of you may think, “Oh, she’s just a kid”, others – like my kids – […]
Does this sound familiar? You get out of your car with your keys in your hand, pick up the mail, open the front door and then put everything down because the phone starts to ring, or some other distraction takes your attention. Then, sometime later, when you are ready to […]
by Anne Goldberg, The Savvy Senior Most of us fear change. It seems to be a very normal reaction to life. The irony is that change, like death and taxes, is inevitable. In fact, no matter what’s going on, we can count on the fact that something will change. People […]
Irrespective of the changing laws surrounding medical marijuana, there is still a preponderance of people who don’t now, and never will, use these drugs. The idea of using drugs is simply out of the question. The irony is that these same people are likely to fall into the median group […]
August 26, 2016 The latest health newsletter from Harvard highlights three “trends worth tapping into.” They go on to say these three trends “fall into the ‘beneficial’ category” and are: Wearing an activity tracker; Shopping at farmer’s markets and Practicing mindfulness. Hmmm, sounds familiar! It’s so interesting how the most […]
The new norm with regards to nutrition seems to be the ages-old wisdom of Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” The Harvard Medical school newsletter, in “Nutrition 101: Good Eating for Good Health”, makes the clear connection between diet and health. Within all the specifics […]
Many seniors believe that they can’t really learn new things… a new language, a new habit or some hobby or game. This thought stops them from challenging themselves cognitively and in ways that will actually result in a better life experience. Overcoming obstacles, learning new things and continuing to grow […]