Wellness

The remembrance below was presented at a memorial service for my friend Steve Pollock who passed away much too soon at the age of fifty, almost ten years ago. Steve was not just a dear friend, but also a caring husband, father and high school english teacher who left...

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. - Italian theologian, Thomas Aquinas It turns out that the key to happiness and longevity is not your career success or having a favorite hobby or even being healthy and fit. Although they’re...

“One for all and all for one” - Author, Alexandre Dumas who made the phrase world-famous from his book, The Three Musketeers We’re all familiar with the failure rate of New Year’s resolutions, but we keep making them hoping that this will be the year we sustain our...

“The human body’s evolutionary story is to help understand what our bodies are and are not adapted for” - Evolutionary Biologist, Daniel Lieberman I’ve just finished reading the book Built to Move, The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully by...

“In dwelling, live close to the ground” - Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu For most of human history our ancestors spent their days and nights living close to the ground. They deep squatted to gather, prepare, and eat food, to toilet, and to rest, and at night they...

“Help!... I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” - A line from a television commercial for Life Alert medical alert system One of the most common 911 calls fire departments get from retirement communities is a non-injury, “lift-assist” call. As the name implies,...

“Cognitive impairment is not so much a consequence of aging as it is a consequence of our sedentary lives”. - John Ratey, MD and author of the book, Spark-The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain Physical activity doesn’t just strengthen your muscles;...

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein We are creatures of habit - some more stuck in their ways, than others. For example, if you have a walking or running routine, how often do you change your route, or...

“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” - Evolutionary Biologist, Theodosius Dobzhansky Humans have evolved to move, period!! Unlike our primate cousins, humans require high levels of physical activity to be healthy and to age well. For most...

“Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it." - Bronnie Ware; Author of the book, Top Five Regrets of the Dying If there’s one subject I research and reflect on most as the writer of this wellness blog, it’s human behavior. Mainly, to...

The worst thing you can do [for aging] is to never get out of breath! – Author and Longevity Scientist, David Sinclair, PhD The pandemic and uncertainty of our world today has definitely made our lives more stressful. To be sure, chronic stress is an unfortunate...

“The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.” – Simon Sinek If you’re fortunate to be in reasonably good health, how should you live your life? I believe there should be a quest...