Longevity: Pros & Cons
- Written by Chuck Guilford
Now that we're learning how to extend our healthy, active years beyond previously accepted limits, new questions arise about how this change will impact individuals, family members, and society as whole.
Read about it in "Living Longer: The Pros and Cons of Aging" from ABC News. And while you're there, watch the video on "Laughter and Longevity."
Paying for the Golden Years
- Written by Chuck Guilford
If you're recently retired or considering retirement, you might want to read "Retirement wake-up call" at CNN Money. The article contains some interesting poll results about how the current economic downturn is affecting new and prospective retirees. While there, you can check your own prospects by running a few scenarios on the retirement calculators.
Another site with some good planning tools is Kiplinger's retirement website for "baby boomers."
A Death-Defying House
- Written by Chuck Guilford
See what architects Madeline Gins and Arakawa have come up with: read the article and see the video on the New York Times website. How would you like to live here?
Aging & Exercise
- Written by Chuck Guilford
Read this PBS report, and watch the video, on the genetic causes of aging and the impact of exercise and diet on the aging process. Yes, there really is good news!