Resources & Articles of interest

Getting Ready For Old Age

By: John Samson

Socrates was once asked by a pupil, this question: "What kind of people shall we be when we reach Elysium?"   And the answer was this: "We shall be the same kind of people that we were here."  If there is a life after this, we are preparing for it now, just as I am today preparing for my life tomorrow.

Do Not Accept Depression As A Normal Part Of Aging

By Connie Limon

First of all, are you one that focuses on the flaws and failures of your life? If you sit and ponder about all the mistakes you have made thus far you could be suffering a bit from low self-esteem. Low self-esteem can result in a “distorted self-image that can feed your depressed mood.

Healthy Ageing Begins With Positive Thinking

By Danette Hibberd

It has been proven in a multitude of studies held in recent years that the value of positive thinking on our health is tantamount. The power of the human mind in fact controls how well we perform in all functions of our life.

10 Truths About Aging You May Not Know

By Alvaro Fernanez

With no exception, all of us age. Now, why is "aging" such a bad word? What about growing? and lifelong development? You know this process is not always easy, but  the good news from neuroscience these days is that there is much each of us can do.

1- Change: We should talk more about change than about decline, as we discussed recently with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, who wrote his great book The Wisdom Paradox precisely on this point.

Patriotic Health

By Simon Evans

The plight of the baby boomers begins. Americans are getting older and this means greater demands on the health care system. A new study by the U.S. Center for Disease Control showed that doctor and hospital visits are up 20% in the last five years, a trend likely to continue.