Although you may not enjoy getting older, there are several perks. Now that your children are grown, and you’re no longer working, you finally have more time to do the things you’ve always wanted to do. For example, you could explore new hobbies. Unfortunately, some senior citizens do their hobbies, alone, failing to interact with […]
Life Expectancy – From 45 to 82 Years, We’ve Come a Long Way
For older Australians life expectancy scarcely increased for 50 years, between 1920 and 1970. It was only after 1972 when the tobacco use was brought under control (it didn’t finally peak until 1978 – 1980) and progress was made against heart attacks that it began to grow again. In recent years, newborns have been gaining […]
How Does Nutrition Affect Cognitive Function?
Even in the absence of brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, we all experience some age-related cognitive decline, including our ability to think, remember, calculate and learn. Age-related cognitive decline occurs for a number of reasons. There is a progressive loss of brain cells (grey matter), so that when you reach the age of 90, […]
The Benefits of Laughter
There is an old adage about laughter being the best medicine, and it is quite true: there are many benefits of laughing, particularly in relation to our health. Firstly, it is impossible to feel stressed when you laugh. When we laugh our physiology literally changes. Our blood pressure goes down and our heart health improves. The […]
Who Wants Retirement At 70?
A Sydney Morning Herald journalist has asked – “Here’s a fun question for you: how long before death would you fancy some time off?” Well, I’m now in my mid-70s and am still working, and have no real plans for retirement yet. In many ways I am lucky because I am a professional and can […]