Aging

When I turned 50, a childhood friend who is a financial advisor asked me, “What’s your magic number?” I had no idea what he was talking about, so I told him that 4 was my lucky number.

"To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors." - Tia Walker

Headlines, podcasts, maybe the whispered concerns of loved ones: far too much of what we hear about the aging brain fills us with dread. Memory loss, declines in processing speed, lags in habit acquisition and executive function – we’ve heard it all. It’s impossible to avoid concerning messages about how the brain changes in our later years.

So many of our beliefs about aging come from a social narrative full of myths. The National Institute on Aging recently featured 10 commonly-held misconceptions about aging. I decided to grade myself from A-F on how well I could myth-bust these misconceptions. I gave myself an A if I was aware enough to myth-bust the misconception entirely and an F if I believed in the myth hook, line, and sinker. I recommend you do the same.

The older you are, the more expensive a 6-pack.

Like the sun coming up over the ocean, the Longevity Revolution is on the horizon. It is coming toward you, beckoning you to envision an expansion of possibilities for your future. What, exactly, is the Longevity Revolution?

there are no time machines there is no way to grab a clock by the hand

If you answered yes to that question, you’re like 80% of Americans who feel the same way. Additionally, 61% of us are cautious about sharing our age in the U.S. because we fear being judged.

Born before the Great Depression and living until just four years ago, Roger Bannister didn’t quite make it to the 100-year mark of his life. But he will forever be remembered as the first human being to run a four-minute mile.

I hear again and again that age is a mindset, that it doesn’t matter; age isn’t a number, that it is something to “get over” so you can live your life. It is only something to get over if you had it in the first place.