Not everyone believes climate change exists. It’s hard to ignore the hard data contained in the report, “The Killer Summer Heat,” from the Natural Resources Defense Council. It says that by 2100, more … [Read more...]
Baby boomer entertainment: All Idol-eyes on last night’s finale
The “American Idol” finale time lived up to its hype. What a trip! A quick glance around the 7,000-seat Nokia Theater yesterday revealed that we baby boomers were well represented even as the audience … [Read more...]
Baby boomer health: Coffee’s brewing with health benefits
So what’s a coffee drinker to do? Maybe, tip that cup. According to a National Cancer Institute study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, when men drank 2 to 3 cups a day, they had a 10 … [Read more...]
Baby boomer skin: These mean screen
“Sun, sun, sun…here it comes.” So goes the 1969 tune from the Beatles “Abbey Road” album, a perennial reminder that when the sun comes (out), we need to slather sunscreen (on). Here’s what we still … [Read more...]
Baby boomer nostalgia: I’m “mooning” you
Breaking tradition, I’m posting Friday’s blog on Sunday, on purpose. Did you see last night’s Supermoon? The big, white luminous ball looked to be more than 14 percent larger and 30 percent … [Read more...]
“Everybody get together” in age-friendly communities
Mind Your Body TV Episode 31 with Barbara Meltzer. In 2007, Los Angeles public relations professional and aging advocate Barbara Meltzer told NBC’s chief medical editor, Nancy Snyderman, about a fear … [Read more...]