Several years ago, my sister bought me a subscription for DNA testing through 23andMe.com. After receiving my DNA kit and submitting a saliva sample by mail, I received online results.I…
Happy ThanksgivingMany of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving this week with family or friends. Some of us will be cooking and doing a little extra cleaning. Some of you will…
I’ve seen the phrase, “OK Boomer” a few times on social media but have largely ignored it until recently. After I wrote an article for a local newspaper about the…
Various studies have pointed to the importance of having a positive attitude about aging. Individuals who see older people in a positive light and see their own aging process as…
After 50, our risk of disease generally increases. Services like Life Line Screening might sound like they offer relatively inexpensive tests that could potentially detect certain health problems before they…
Having a regular job is supposed to give us a sense of purpose—something that motivates us to get up each morning. Retirement literature suggests that once we leave the workplace,…
We live in what some social scientists refer to as an individualistic culture. We pride ourselves on our self-reliance and independence. But as we age, an individualistic mindset doesn’t serve…
When I was still teaching, I noticed that many of my students had difficulty separating themselves from their phones. As I taught communication skills (including listening and interpersonal communication), we…