The University of California – Irvine, affectionately known as UCI, lives in my own Orange County backyard. I just learned about a remarkable project, The 90+ Study, originating in the school’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological …
vital aging
Get fit with Nordic walking and ‘Walk this way!
Mind Your Body Episode 32 with Bernd Zimmermann. Gold medal-winning cross-country skiers have solid upper and lower bodies and are in great cardiovascular condition. The trendy sport of Nordic walking—said to be one of the world’s fastest-growing …
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Exciting new resources for spiritual support
Mind Your Body TV Episode 35 with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. If you‘re a boomer woman who’s also a caregiver for a parent or other loved one, you may feel challenged by repeat visits to that person. You want to be there, to “do something” meaningful, and …
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Baby boomer role models: Still Fonda’ Jane in her “Prime Time”
As the Continental DC-10 winged its way from Houston to Los Angeles, flight attendants rolled a cart by us expectant passengers, offering tempting ice cream sundaes for dessert. As she had done previously during the flight, the beautiful woman …
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“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 millions of baby boomers share with her. My guest …
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Get the skinny on weight loss surgery
Mind Your Body TV Episode 30 with Scott Cunneen, M.D. Approximately 200,000 people underwent bariatric or weight loss surgery last year. If you’re considering it, meet Dr. Scott Cunneen, director of bariatric surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center …
Strengthen resilience for a longer, happier life
Mind Your Body TV Episode 29 with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. I’m getting better at listening to myself, a still-developing skill I owe in part to the discussion I had here with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. She’s a businesswoman, theologian, motivational speaker, …
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Time passages: “I’m a believer”
At age 66, former Monkee Davy Jones was a baby boomer “and beyond,” had just undergone a physical and was deemed to have “the heart of a 17-year-old,” according to his daughter. He rode horses, swam in the ocean and led a vibrant, full life until a …
Learn these secrets to be healthy, sexy, happy
Mind Your Body TV Episode 14 with Nancy Deville. The new book by Nancy Deville is an anthem to living not only longer, but better: It’s all about quality, not quantity. And who better to write it than someone who’s obviously practicing what she …
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