Category Archives: Health & Aging

Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier


This month on middleSage, we’re looking at the topic of Health & Aging.  Laura Carstensens talk: “Older people are happier”, was great! In her Ted Talks she says… “People are living longer and societies are getting grayer. You hear about it all the time. You read about it in your newspapers. You hear about it on your television sets. Sometimes I’m concerned that we hear about it so much that we’ve come to accept longer lives with a kind of a complacency, even ease. But make no mistake, longer lives can and, […]

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Where are they now? Where am I now?


I start my day out the same way every morning.  My husband brings me coffee in bed and I sit in bed looking for interesting things to read online  :-) This morning, as I was perusing all the different sites and blogs I subscribe to, I saw the headlines Your Favorite ’60s and ’70s Teen Idols…  Of course, I had to spend a few moments wandering down memory lane and remember the feeling I had when I heard their song come […]

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If 50 is the new 30, Then Worry is Our New Grim Reaper


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I worry. A lot. I’m in business for myself so I have no backup; we’ve moved to 3 different states in the last 6 years; my mom – half way across the country – is getting older and is in need of help that she won’t take; the kids, ages 25, 23, and 21…well, we always worry about our kids; I’m involved with a long time friend in our new blog; my husband, a good guy, just this morning found […]

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The Pros and Cons of Probiotics


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In a recent post on Everyday Health, Beth W. Orenstein talks about pros and cons of taking probiotics.  I’m always torn…do I have the worlds most expensive urine, or do I really need supplements like this? Do you take a probiotic?  Has it made a difference?  Is it worth the cost?   Foods fortified with probiotics and probiotic supplements deliver live bacteria that can help with digestive health. But while the list of potential benefits of probiotics is growing, there […]

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