Cliffs Notes for Growing Old Well

Cliffs Notes for Growing Old Well

by Peter White. This article originally appeared in the Tennessee Tribune. A Vanderbilt researcher has taken just about everything you need to know about living well as you age and condensed it into a 36-page pamphlet called “Aging & Injury.” It is a good read,...
What’s Behind My Mother’s Obsession With Food?

What’s Behind My Mother’s Obsession With Food?

by Jaya Padmanabhan. This article originally appeared in India Currents. “What did you eat today?” my mother, Sarada, begins her phone conversation with my twenty-three-year-old daughter in New York. When my daughter explains that she made rasam and sautéed...
Dances With Manangs

Dances With Manangs

By Mariel Toni Jimenez. This article originally appeared in Positively Filipino magazine. My mother looked forward to Sunday because it was a day that she and her friends went to the dance hall in Daly City, located in the park off Acton Street at the Top of the Hill....
Live a Healthier Life in Your 60s and Beyond

Live a Healthier Life in Your 60s and Beyond

This article originally appeared on Black Health Matters. When you reach your 60s, all the issues that arose in your 50s become more extreme. Your yearly well-woman visit is a good time to check in with your doctor about how you’re doing, how you’d like to be doing...