Footlose Old-timer
In 2012, there were 55,000 food supplement products in the U.S. market. And, then and now, the biggest users are the elderly. In fact, a survey done by Harris Poll shows that 82% of people aged 55 to 64 regularly take vitamins and minerals. The number increases as they get older. But what are food…
A real issue faced by people on the verge of retiring is where to retire in – at home (aging in place), or in a care facility? Why? The euphoria of finally being free from the shackles of work, work, and more work clouds everything out. After years of making a living, now they want…
It seems it was only yesterday that I and my family (wife and two kids) looked towards the weekend for our shopping spree, followed by movies and dinner. Then time passed unnoticed.
Too much or too little of anything is a dangerous thing… Think about this: one in three elderly Americans admitted to hospitals each year do not have access to proper nutrition. The number is both alarming and embarrassing because it is happening in a country of abundance, not scarcity. If there is anything the U.S….
Many years ago, you did not know what it is to be old. Oh, you knew someday you will be. But you chose to put it in the backburner; ignored it because it evoked a lot of scary images in your mind. The stories you’ve heard about old people, the movies you saw and the…
When was the last time you had the flu? And what were you thinking while lying in bed, running a fever and so tired to get up? In between sneezing and wheezing, I bet you were thinking how stupid you were for not getting a flu shot.
Right now, an elderly is being abused. It could be you but are not aware of it. Even if you do, you prefer to be mum about it for fear of the repercussions. You fear that you won’t be taken seriously, be told that you are imagining things, or be told that you are getting…
Nothing irritates me more than the phrase, “At your age…” In fact, it is the cause of some of my petty quarrels with my daughter. It always makes me snap back, “At my age, what?” I won’t deny that I am old. Early this month, I turned 71 – way past the threshold age of 65…
A close friend is someone you can talk to about everything in confidentiality. He makes you feel comfortable, is not judgmental, and always there for you. He does not sell you out or bring you down for all the wealth in the world. And they are as important as gold in old age because they…
Do you, at times, have this urge of wanting to be young again? Of going back in time and re-do those things you had so much pleasure in doing before? Or something new that brings out the youth in you; make you feel young again? I guess we all do. And there’s nothing wrong about…