As Baby Boomers navigate the later stages of life, maintaining strong and healthy bones becomes increasingly important. Bone Health is crucial for overall mobility and quality of life, influencing everything from daily activities to long-term wellness. We need to protect our bone health by getting enough calcium and vitamin D, doing the right kinds of Exercise, avoid bone-damaging habits, and getting screened for osteoporosis. Our Experts in this area of the site explore all of these topics.
The best food sources for bone health include dairy like milk, yogurt and cheese, salmon, sardines, leafy greens, prunes, dried figs, almonds, white beans and tofu. The right exercises where bones can respond to Stress and load include brisk walking, stair climbing, dancing, and tennis or Pickleball. The best muscle-strengthening exercises to help bones include resistance bands, light weights and body-weight movements like squats and wall pushups. Other low-impact options which are safer for older adults include elliptical, gentle aerobics and treadmill walking. Baby Boomers are in the age window where bone loss accelerates because of hormonal changes, reduced nutrient absorption, decreased physical activity and higher medication use. Consistent habits can slow bone loss and may improve density.
Best-selling ghostwriter Elisa Ung credits her lifelong love of musicals with gifting her the tools she relies on in her collaborative work. "They've taught me to listen for rhythms and cadences in authors' voices," she writes. "They help me understand how to respect readers by telling the most powe…
Best-selling ghostwriter Elisa Ung credits her lifelong love of musicals with gifting her the tools she relies on in her collaborative work. "They've taught me to listen for rhythms and cadences in au…
Best-selling ghostwriter Elisa Ung credits her lifelong love of musicals with gifting her the tools she relies on in her collaborative work. "They've taught me to listen for rhythms and cadences in authors' voices," she writes. "They help me understand how to respect readers by telling the most powerful story in the least amount of time." Elisa's path to this type of storytelling might seem familiar to As Told To listeners, but she has walked it with a song in her heart… and an appetite for the stories we share at the family table, and in our family kitchens. A former news reporter for The P…
The Mindset of Longevity
Healthy fit begins with a mindset—setting the intention. It challenges your vision of getting older. What does your vision of old look like? Does it look like the examples you see around you? In your family? In your society? What are your thoughts on nursing homes? How …
The Mindset of Longevity
Healthy fit begins with a mindset—setting the intention. It challenges your vision of getting older. What does your vision of old look like? Does it look like the example…
The Mindset of Longevity
Healthy fit begins with a mindset—setting the intention. It challenges your vision of getting older. What does your vision of old look like? Does it look like the examples you see around you? In your family? In your society? What are your thoughts on nursing homes? How independent do you plan on being at 75? 85? Or beyond?
Your Theory of Everything—the unique perspective you hold about how the world works—is the primary engine that will either motivate or sabotage your long-term health.
Consider this: Your theory on growing older has never been tested. I…
"Sometimes my memories feel like a dream," writes Brandy, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and actress, in collaboration with New York Times best-selling author and As Told To podcast guest Gerrick Kennedy. In this "Between the Lines" episode, we revisit a passage from Brandy's…
"Sometimes my memories feel like a dream," writes Brandy, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and actress, in collaboration with New York Times best-selling author and As Told To po…
"Sometimes my memories feel like a dream," writes Brandy, the Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and actress, in collaboration with New York Times best-selling author and As Told To podcast guest Gerrick Kennedy. In this "Between the Lines" episode, we revisit a passage from Brandy's just-published memoir Phases, in which she reflects on the inspiration for her title. As you listen, consider what it takes for an accomplished journalist to help give singular voice to such a singular voice, while working to stitch a lifetime of dream-like memories into a compelling narrative. Pl…
"You're a co-pilot, you are a therapist, you are an archivist," reflects journalist and cultural critic Gerrick Kennedy of his role as a ghostwriter. Kennedy is the co-author of the just-published memoir Phases, from singer, songwriter and actress Brandy—an immediate #1 New York Times best-seller.…
"You're a co-pilot, you are a therapist, you are an archivist," reflects journalist and cultural critic Gerrick Kennedy of his role as a ghostwriter. Kennedy is the co-author of the just-published mem…
"You're a co-pilot, you are a therapist, you are an archivist," reflects journalist and cultural critic Gerrick Kennedy of his role as a ghostwriter. Kennedy is the co-author of the just-published memoir Phases, from singer, songwriter and actress Brandy—an immediate #1 New York Times best-seller. He is the author of two previous books, and his work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, GQ, Men's Health, Spin, and Playboy. A former staff writer for The Los Angeles Times, where he covered pop music and culture, Kennedy was honored in 2012 with an Eme…
What if chronic joint pain is not simply an unavoidable part of aging? And what if many people being told they need knee replacement surgery actually have other options?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong speaks with orthopedic surgeon, founder of Victory in Motion, and bes…
What if chronic joint pain is not simply an unavoidable part of aging? And what if many people being told they need knee replacement surgery actually have other options?In this episode of The Aging We…
What if chronic joint pain is not simply an unavoidable part of aging? And what if many people being told they need knee replacement surgery actually have other options?In this episode of The Aging Well Podcast, Dr. Jeff Armstrong speaks with orthopedic surgeon, founder of Victory in Motion, and bestselling author Dr. Marc Pietropaoli about the future of joint care and his ambitious mission to eliminate the need for knee replacement surgery by 2043. With more than 27 years in practice and over 30,000 patients treated, Dr. Pietropaoli challenges conventional assumptions about arthritis, degener…
In this "Between the Lines" episode, we look back at Harvey Araton's 2011 classic When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks. In any other NBA post-season, Harvey's latest book, The Goal of the Game, a soccer novel for young adults about a se…
In this "Between the Lines" episode, we look back at Harvey Araton's 2011 classic When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks. In any other NBA…
In this "Between the Lines" episode, we look back at Harvey Araton's 2011 classic When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks. In any other NBA post-season, Harvey's latest book, The Goal of the Game, a soccer novel for young adults about a seventh-grader who discovers the power of the beautiful game to hurt and to heal, would be spotlighted here. But as the 2025-26 Knicks continue to fight for an NBA championship, we turn our attention to Harvey's thrilling reflection on the franchise's championship teams from the early 1970s. As many b…
Emotional stress has a way of building up quietly … until it's not so quiet anymore. We may feel it as overwhelm, as thoughts that won't quiet down, as a bone-deep exhaustion, or as irritability and reactivity that seem to come out of nowhere.
Most of us are carrying more emotional stress than we …
Emotional stress has a way of building up quietly … until it's not so quiet anymore. We may feel it as overwhelm, as thoughts that won't quiet down, as a bone-deep exhaustion, or as irritability and…
Emotional stress has a way of building up quietly … until it's not so quiet anymore. We may feel it as overwhelm, as thoughts that won't quiet down, as a bone-deep exhaustion, or as irritability and reactivity that seem to come out of nowhere.
Most of us are carrying more emotional stress than we realize, and we come by it honestly. We've been conditioned our whole lives to push our emotions aside rather than actually feel them, and over time, that unprocessed emotion accumulates in the body as stress and tension.
In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a somatic …
Bone Health for Baby Boomers
As Baby Boomers navigate the later stages of life, maintaining strong and healthy bones becomes increasingly important. Bone health is crucial for overall mobility and quality of life, influencing everything from daily activities to long-term wellness. We need to protec…
Bone Health for Baby Boomers
As Baby Boomers navigate the later stages of life, maintaining strong and healthy bones becomes increasingly important. Bone health is crucial for overall mobility and qu…
Bone Health for Baby Boomers
As Baby Boomers navigate the later stages of life, maintaining strong and healthy bones becomes increasingly important. Bone health is crucial for overall mobility and quality of life, influencing everything from daily activities to long-term wellness. We need to protect our bone health by getting enough calcium and vitamin D, doing the right kinds of exercise, avoid bone-damaging habits, and getting screened for osteoporosis. Our experts in this area of the site explore all of these topics.
The best food sources for bone health include dairy like milk, yogurt …
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I've been thinking about fun for months now.
Last winter, my husband and I had more of it than we'd had in years. We were somewhere with friends and easy laughter, we picked up a new sport together, and for the first time in a long time we were playing instead of just managing. Fun felt l…
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I've been thinking about fun for months now.
Last winter, my husband and I had more of it than we'd had in years. We were somewhere with friends and easy laughter, we picked up a new sport …
5 min read
I've been thinking about fun for months now.
Last winter, my husband and I had more of it than we'd had in years. We were somewhere with friends and easy laughter, we picked up a new sport together, and for the first time in a long time we were playing instead of just managing. Fun felt like a tonic. By spring I'd remembered something I think a lot of us forget in mid-life. Fun is not a luxury. It's a part of how you stay well.
Then we came home, and the last couple of months happened. Pressure, responsibilities, the kind of stretch where you put your head down and just keep going. …
There are some conversations that stay with you long after the recording ends, and this was one of them. When I first came across Brady Lucas and heard pieces of his story, I immediately knew I wanted him on the podcast. As a cancer mom myself, hearing from survivors who are now thriving years later…
There are some conversations that stay with you long after the recording ends, and this was one of them. When I first came across Brady Lucas and heard pieces of his story, I immediately knew I wanted…
There are some conversations that stay with you long after the recording ends, and this was one of them. When I first came across Brady Lucas and heard pieces of his story, I immediately knew I wanted him on the podcast. As a cancer mom myself, hearing from survivors who are now thriving years later brings so much hope — not just for me, but for every family walking through this journey right now. Brady was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at just 8 years old. After enduring years of chemotherapy, he relapsed as a teenager and underwent a life-saving bone marrow transplant donated…
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