by Dr Denise Taylor | May 22, 2023 | Health & Wellbeing
As I review the health chapter of my forthcoming book, I was reminded about the difference between health span and life span. Whilst we want to live a long life, we want that to be a healthy life. It’s the quality of our life that is important. It’s useful to note the...
by Dr Denise Taylor | Aug 1, 2022 | Ageism, Health & Wellbeing, Retirement
Research from the Sloan Centre on Aging & Work at Boston College has found that when older adults are actively engaged in work, care-giving, education and volunteering, that all these activities support our well-being. They also provides us with a sense of meaning...
by Dr Denise Taylor | Feb 21, 2022 | Health & Wellbeing, Retirement
As we think about retirement, we also think about getting older. Whilst it would be nice to live to a ‘ripe old age’ most of us want to remain in good health. Alas, although people are living longer it is not always in good health and the number of years lost to...
by Dr Denise Taylor | Mar 12, 2021 | Health & Wellbeing, Inspiration
Past 50, and in the third phase of our life, we have a tendency to seek the familiar, to seek comfort, and live out our days with measured excitement. Organized travel tours, cruise ships to explore unknown places, temperature-controlled homes to keep our bodies...
by Dr Denise Taylor | Jul 2, 2019 | Health & Wellbeing
I’m no longer reading women’s’ magazines. Yet again seduced by the offer of getting 3 issues of a glossy monthly for 1 pound, I signed up for 3. My mum likes them but WHAT IS THE POINT. Too many articles focused on looking good, expensive clothes and ads for expensive...
by Dr Denise Taylor | Jun 30, 2019 | Health & Wellbeing
Creativity is vital to thrive as we grow older. What impact does that have on you? Do you see yourself as a creative person or do you think you lack any signs of this? So let us look at some of the key suggestions from an article by Stan Goldberg – Four Creativity...
