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AGING WELL & INDEPENDENCE

 

Successful aging involves staying active, engaged, and adaptable to life's changes. By maintaining a positive mindset, prioritizing self-care, and embracing lifelong learning, seniors can continue to thrive. Aging well is about making choices that promote independence, happiness, and purpose. Below you will find common sense third-party news articles on this topic.

Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country. The gap between US lifespan and healthspan was 12.4 years, the world's largest. READ ARTICLE

Why It's Time to Start Thinking More Positively About Aging Psychology Today "You can become the person you always should have been." READ ARTICLE

If you want to age in place in retirement, experts say these are the things you should consider  Most adults want to stay in their homes as they age. But many don’t properly plan to do so. Here’s how experts say you can fix that READ ARTICLE

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The Art and Science of Aging Well How to be old but not decrepit.There is widespread apprehension that as we age, we shall lose our hearing, sight, and balance. We may lose our independence and be confined to spending our “golden years” in a long-term care facility. Not an enticing prospect.  READ ARTICLE

If You're Over 65, This Type of Exercise Can Improve Your Health and Lifespan, New Study Says At retirement age, staying razor-sharp takes on a whole new meaning. But it turns out, the secret to living longer doesn’t hinge on a special diet, ice plunging, or other anti-aging hacks—it’s reliant on brain endurance training.  READ ARTICLE

14 Tips for Senior Success  Do you know what it takes to be successful senior? Do you know what senior success is to you? Are you a successful senior? I bet you are. READ ARTICLE

7 Signs You're Aging Well, According To Geriatricians  When it comes to getting older, there are many factors that help you live a fulfilled, healthy life — ones that go beyond working out and eating your vegetables (although that’s part of it, too). READ ARTICLE

9 Things to Do to Feel Younger  The way to staying youthful comes not in a pill, or a nip and tuck, but in cultivating joy around the simple necessities of life. READ ARTICLE

The Five Steps to Living Your Best Life in Your Senior Years Live life to the fullest, or so they say. But in reality, this mantra can be challenging to follow when you are already old and grey. You have to deal with health issues, limitations in mobility and all the other things that come with growing old. READ ARTICLE

No Kids to Rely On? Seven Things Solo Agers Must Do Now

if you don’t have children or a support system of close friends nearby, you face some special challenges. For peace of mind, answer these seven questions. READ ARTICLE

People who live long, healthy lives have these 9 things in common—‘I call them the Power Nine,’ longevity researcher says —‘I call them the Power Nine,’ longevity researcher says. Health Digest. READ ARTICLE

17 Things About Getting Older That No One Really Tells You About READ ARTICLE

Why Metabolic Health Is the Key to Aging Well How do we live longer? Do we want to? It can be a mixed bag. Aging into our 80s and 90s conjures up images of repeat hospital visits, immobility, and a growing cluster of health problems. Age—in America, at least—seems to coincide with getting progressively less healthy READ ARTICLE

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