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Well, How Old Are You?
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” Satchel Paige a legend in baseball as a relief pitcher said that and it gets a man a thinking. Satchel’s career went on and on and on and on.
I love that quote. Supposing our date of birth didn’t give us away.? Sometimes now when I am out making a presentation I feel like the guy in that song singing, “I’m just a kid again, doin’ what I did again, singing a song. When the red, red robin comes a bob bob bobbin’ along.” At that time I am light on my feet and energized. And sometimes when I am walking up a hill I feel like Methuselah, the man reported in the Hebrew Bible to have lived the longest at age 969.
I’m learning that it all has to do with talents and the proper use of those talents in the service of others.
So how old am I? Well, just a few moments ago when I was sitting at my computer staring at a blank page I was feeling very old but now as I am about to proofread this this newsletter I am feeling much younger.
Recommended Reading
Healthy aging isn’t simply a roll of the dice. How people age is a choice.
Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging discusses the biology of aging — why we age and how to slow the aging process. It delves into common health and lifestyle concerns and outlines steps that readers can take to enjoy longer and more purposeful lives.
Researchers are finding that genes play a smaller role in overall health than most individuals realize. More often, the life people lead in their later years is a culmination of personal attitudes, decisions made, and actions taken beginning in young adulthood.
The book covers a variety of topics including:
- responding to personal risks
- how to challenge the brain and body
- healthy diet
- physical activity
- resiliency
- retirement planning
- living a fulfilling life
Readers also will find practical tips to keep their minds, bodies, and spirits in top shape. Think of this book as an instruction manual that provides the tools needed to live life to its maximum — ensuring that the later years are some of the best years.
The advice comes from a wide range of Mayo Clinic specialists, including staff of Mayo Clinic’s Kogod Center on Aging. Discoveries being made by scientists at the Kogod Center suggest that aging may be a modifiable risk factor — a process that can be controlled. The Center’s efforts are focused on the goal of increasing human “health span” — the number of years individuals spend living independently and remaining free of age-related diseases and disabilities.
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