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Mindfulness for Less Stress in Retirement
What if I told you that the single most destructive component to our physiology is our stress response? Would you believe me? It’s true. Stress rots us from within. Unfortunately, the chronic stress that we accept as part of living in our modern world is destructive to our cognitive function;...
How the Power of Language Can Change a Culture
Actions may speak louder than words, but that doesn’t always make them more powerful. Don’t believe me? Take a moment to let each of these words “sink in” and feel your natural reaction to them: Audit … Taxes … Prejudice … Agony … Strangle … Facility … Evaluation … Republican...
How To Become an Architect and Further Your Mind
When I was in medical school, the prevailing belief was that once we reached physical maturity, our brains were fully formed and ceased to make new brain tissue. Therefore, all of the conditions associated with aging (e.g. head trauma, hypoxia, heart attacks) gradually depleted the neurons in brains, causing them...
Generation Power
Fyodor Dostoevsky, the famous Russian author of the immensely powerful and dark Crime and Punishment, said, “The soul is healed by being with children.” His fellow Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, author of the character-rich War and Peace, and Anna Karenina founded 13 schools for peasant children. These two formidable writers...
Bring It! Four Ways to Age with Gusto
Did you know that your brain continues to develop across a lifespan? It has the capacity for nerve regeneration and pathway rewiring, and it has the ability to grow new tissue. In fact, your clever brain produces nearly 10,000 new cells every day! Use them, and you can strengthen your...
How to Find Alternative Ways to Fund Your Retirement’s Activities
What is the one thing you can buy that makes you richer and not poorer? Retirement travel. Whether you are planning a weekend trip to visit family or around the world expedition, travel enriches our lives. Hitting the road after retirement, whether by car, plane, or cruise ship, is the...