As I approached retirement, I hatched a retirement plan to climb of all the 133 peaks named or numbered on a hand-drawn sketch.
Health & Wellness
Articles about our health and wellbeing, mind, emotions, keeping fit, your hearing, eyesight and dental needs, natural remedies and keeping vital.
Senior Drivers are Individuals!
It’s one of the most difficult decisions we are faced with as we grow older – whether or not we should retain our drivers licence.
Running Legend!
Reflecting on the joys and challenges of running a marathon in your senior years, and embracing the label of 'legend'
How to Recognise Hearing Loss
Hearing plays a vital role in our health and well-being. When we start to lose our hearing, it can have major impacts on our day-to-day lives.
Relationship Issues – seniors have them too!
Just because you’ve been with your significant other for years (decades, in many cases), doesn’t mean difficulties don’t surface.
Spiritual Wellness – what is it, and how to work on it
What is now known as ‘wellness,’ is a term with origins in the shift from the relatively natural way of living most people engaged in a few decades back to today’s city living
Venture into Veganism
With so many eating styles now in vogue, you could be forgiven for not being completely certain just what a vegan diet entails.
“My Name is Helen, and I’m a Carboholic”
For an estimated 14% of adults, ultra-processed food is highly addictive. The symptoms of true addiction are much the same, regardless of what the addictive substance is.
Myth Buster #1 Seniors are Out-of-Touch
Seniors, more than any other demographic, have the time and the determination to stay relevant, and are keeping up-to-date in a myriad of different ways.
Laughter Is The Best Medicine
The notion that laughter is good for the body has been around for thousands of years-certainly as far back as the Old Testament. Proverbs 17:22 says, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."