Guest Writers Blog

Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a popular eating strategy that involves restricting when and how often you eat, and it has less of an emphasis on what or how much you eat. Until I started IF, the only thing that worked for me was to go cold turkey on sugary treats like cookies (my weakness), chocolate, candy in any form, and all desserts. It takes me 3-4 days to get over the intense craving of my sugar addiction and then I feel great…until the next social event, or sleepless night, or the need to reward myself overtakes my willpower.

I’m old. Older adults need about the same amount of sleep as people in their 20s, but many elderly people get much less sleep than they need. Do you have trouble getting enough sleep? Is it because you’re old, or have you always had issues with sleep deprivation? Maybe being old has just added to the reasons you can’t sleep.

My journey on the road of life has been quite the adventure. I'm a 73-year-old outdoor junkie, who, at the ripe age of 22 had his life take a detour. I sustained a C-6 spinal cord injury from a diving accident, paralyzing my body from the neck down.

Parkinson’s Disease awareness has been raised by Emmy Award winning actor Michael J. Fox’s 32-year battle with the disease and his successful Michael J. Fox Foundation that has raised over a $1 billion for Parkinson’s research. But his age—30—when the symptoms began and all he has been able to accomplish and continues to do during that time is not typical of what many others with the disease experience. Like several neurological disorders, the initial symptoms and the progression can vary greatly from person to person.

Probably most people reading this—grandma or grandpa—adore their grandchildren. You anxiously awaited the birth of the first one and now you can’t see them nearly often enough to suit you. Oh, I know the old saying, “It’s great to have them come, and it’s great to have them go home.” But if the other grandparents I know are to be believed, their grandchildren are the light of their eyes and their grandchildren adore them! But I have no idea how many of you actually feel guilt about their grandparenting or lack thereof.