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By Unlocking What’s Behind the Longevity Gap, Scientists Hope to Help Both Sexes Age Better
The longevity gap describes the fact that women live longer, but not healthier, lives than men. Scientists are researching longevity to understand why.Many factors affect how long someone will live, including genetics, diet, lifestyle, socioeconomic status and environment. But, as highlighted in a recent article in The New York Times, one characteristic exerts even more influence on longevity: gender. Women might live longer, however, they aren’t living better. Scientists want to understand why.
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“Used to You”
This is a great song about what it’s like to lose someone you love.A track from Luke Combs’ debut album, many listeners find the song deeply moving, finding the story told relating to their own personal experiences with loss or family. That old phone of mine, 2: 39, AMWhen I got the callHalf asleep Thought it was a dream, But it wasn’t after all That old dog of…
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“Summons”
Peaceful activism opens arms for grief and mourning in a beautiful poemThe power of grief and mourning is evident in “Summons,” in which a Jewish-Puerto Rican poet calls on grandmothers to bring their medicine to the world. In “Summons,” poet and activist Aurora Levins Morales offers a counter-cultural approach to war, domination and other forms of harm. Rather than embrace violence, she calls on grandmothers across…
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How To Dispose of a Body In Space
As interplantetary travel draws closer to reality, various entities are devising ways to dispose of a body in space that are safe, practical and respectful.With so many issues to deal with on Planet Earth, the last thing most people are thinking about is how to dispose of a body in space. But as interplanetary travel approaches reality, forward-thinking minds are already pondering that challenge.
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One Bite at a Time: Nourishing Recipes for People with Cancer, Survivors, and their Caregivers
A Comprehensive Nutritional Guide and Cookbook for Every Stage of the JourneyRecently we interviewed Rebecca Katz, an educator and cookbook author who reaches out to the public about nutrition and cancer-fighting foods. Her cookbook, One Bite at a Time: Nourishing Recipes for People with Cancer, Survivors, and their Caregivers, is the equivalent of Cooking for Those with Cancer 101. There is a fine line between fighting…
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AMA Adopts New Policies Expanding Access to Palliative Care
The American Medical Association encourages physicians to offer palliative care, regardless of prognosisNew policies advocate for palliative care, at any age
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Author Tom Robbins Lived a Life of “Enchantment”
Tom Robbins, one of the leading cult novelists of the 1960s who died recently at age 92, practiced what he preached to live a long, happy life.Tom Robbins, one of the leading cult novelists of the 1960s, had strong convictions about living life fully while not taking it too seriously. And since the man lived to age 92, dying earlier this month at his longtime home in La Conner, Washington, it’s worth revisiting some of his assertions about the secrets of…
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Some Fathers Golf, Mine Painted Nudes
A woman reveals how her father’s sexual preoccupation impacted her life, yet taught her to accept loving someone despite their faults.This is the story of Alice as told by Elizabeth. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone in their grief and, ultimately, to aid them in their healing process. In this post, Alice tells the story of…
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A Unique Way to Mourn: Photo Shoots with Cardboard Cutouts
The therapeutic company of life-sized cardboard cutouts of dead loved onesJinna Yang and her father’s cardboard cutout at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Credit: Jinna Yang / Project Inspo
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