Sep
26
Instead of Fosomax, Study Uses Yoga to Reverse Osteoporosis
September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you want to keep your bones strong, instead of resorting to Fosomax or other dangerous osteoporosis drugs, participate in this Columbia University study that uses yoga to prevent and reverse osteoporosis. Having studied the medical uses of yoga for many years, the study seeks to confirm that the decreased inflammation and improved circulation of [...]
Sep
18
Questioning Assumptions in the Debate Over Health Care Reform
September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In the highly charged atmosphere of debate on health care reform, focused as it is on re-structuring and reigning in costs, there is little dialog that questions our assumptions of how we provide care. That perhaps some of the inefficiencies may be built in to how we currently provide care, and the types of care [...]
Sep
12
Tune into Life Part 2 Series on PBS
September 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
This upcoming PBS series on the “best-educated, healthiest, most privileged generation in American history – that would be us – looks promising. An Emmy winning journalist hosts a series of interviews, roundtables and video essays to “provide real insights and advice” about encore careers, marriage, finances, caregiving, dating in mid-life, plastic surgery, ageism and more. [...]
Sep
6
Taking the Road Less Travelled in Making a Career Change
September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment
In Working Identity, Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, Hermina Ibarra turns most of how people think about career change on its head. The usual line of thinking is that before making and implementing a plan, you first have to go through a process of introspection to diagnose your true self. Ibarra, a professor of [...]
