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What's new
Sue Mooney decided to sell the family house, downsize and move to a retirement community. Sounds simple, right? Not quite so much. [Read her story]
We’ve created a new discussion forum for retired Presbyterian pastors and church professionals.
Living Longer, Feeling Better
Healthy Living: information for positive aging
Aging is one of today's hottest topics, and positive or successful aging is the promised outcome of a myriad of products, procedures, pills and prophets. While we should be suspect of these many claims to eternal youth, there are proven ways we can age more healthily. This Web site focuses on information for postive aging.
We all know that diet and exercise are important, but, did you know that research studies have documented that church affiliation, particularly active engagement in activites through your congregation, is a path to successful aging? People who take an active role in serving on committees report feeling younger than their chronological age and experience fewer health problems. Keep reading.
New Nutrition Guidelines for adults over age 70 Published
Nutrition Scientists at Tufts University have released new recommendations for diet and exercise, aimed at the “over age 70” generation. These suggestions are not only helpful, but reiterate the message that “it is never too late” to begin following healthy lifestyle rules. Keep reading.
Are You Ready for the Age Wave?
How Demographic Shifts are changing our World
How are the “elders” continuing to age? Can we apply what we know about “elders” to the aging boomers? Where do Presbyterians fit into the aging demographics? Read the statistics.
"Living Longer, Feeling Better" is designed for Presbyterians over age 50:
- to work toward achieving and maintaining better health
- to identify ways to add and keep meaning in their lives
- to learn and grow
- to take on leadership roles that contribute to their community and congregation
- to find support
- to enjoy and share the fullest measure of God’s promised abundant life (John 10:10) and
- to build stronger and larger networks for volunteer service, spirituality, socialization and sustenance.
Health information
Finding credible and reliable health and wellness information can be very challenging. The basic information is provided here to empower people to make good health choices and to provide a broad range of health-related information. Keep reading.
Healthy aging
 No longer defined and understood as the absence of symptoms or sickness, health is described as a balance of the physical, emotional, social, mental and spiritual dimensions or aspects of one’s life.
For all age groups, but particularly for older adults, it is important to remember that the chronic aches and extra health issues that seem to accompany aging should not define older adults. Keep reading. |
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