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Aging for Beginners

Aging begins at 30 and ends…well, a lot of that depends on you. Aging for Beginners with Adriane Berg is your guide through the exciting realm of successful, happy aging…from finances to travel to relationships, work and retirement lifestyle. Adriane sees exactly how to make life better and helps you do just that at any and every age.

Aging for Beginners

Lifelong Learning and Earning at 50+

Learning after retirement is a fulfilling activity, remarkably like golf or other sports. But for those who want to continue to learn—either for work or for pleasure—there can ...

Aging for Beginners

Active Leisure: A Worthwhile Retirement Goal

Age gives us the right to be happy by doing less work. Or, to be more accurate, by doing more play.

Aging for Beginners

Escape Artist: How to Safely Evacuate Your Home During Fire, Storm or Natural Disaster

With so many natural disasters in the news lately, we are reminded of the need to plan, prepare and implement emergency safety.

Aging for Beginners

Five Things that Are Surprisingly Better After 70

Don’t sweat the calendar. Take care of yourself, your pocketbook and, above all, your hat rack. Make sure you get to 70…it’s mostly in your control.

Aging for Beginners

How to Accomplish Anything You Want

Advice on productivity is wrongfully focused on the “what” and the “how.” The secret of productivity is to focus on the “why.”

Aging for Beginners

Careful Travel: Will Accessible Tourism Set the Post COVID-19 Standard?

A special breed of passengers will lead the way in the post-COVID world of travel—travelers dealing with disabilities have always had to be careful travelers.

Aging for Beginners

Age Does Not Bring Wisdom…and If It Does, Who Cares?

Does age really bring wisdom? Is wisdom a real thing? Aging for Beginners blogger Adriane Berg asks these and other philosophical questions.

Aging for Beginners

Don’t Ditch Your Toxic Friends…They Might Change

Is it time to get rid of your toxic friends? How to identify them…and then decide what to do about them

Aging for Beginners

10 (Mostly Free) Splurges That You Deserve After 50

The top 10 (mostly free!) indulgences that you should splurge on—because you deserve them!

Aging for Beginners

I Know My Feet Are There—I Just Can’t See Them: My Flat-Belly Quest

The battle of the belly fat. How to reduce your risks…and your waist.

Aging for Beginners

Stand Up: An Easy Way to Live Longer and Be More Fit in a Sedentary World

Sitting too much can kill even dedicated exercisers. Our bodies need to move…regularly. It’s easy—but do you do it?

Aging for Beginners

Longevity and Medicare: Not Perfect Together

Medicare costs could be significantly reduced if they would shift focus and invest in prevention rather than treating illness.

Aging for Beginners

Was It Jerry? Why Animals Help Us Age Better

Our love of animals can be a life-extending lifeline for many, as pets provide not just companionship but also purpose.

Aging for Beginners

ZZZ Warning—This Article Could Put You to Sleep (That’s a Good Thing!)

Monitor your sleep as carefully as you watch your blood pressure and cholesterol levels. If you struggle, here are suggestions from my universe of experts.

Aging for Beginners

Fasting Is Trending. Is It Right for You?

The science and health benefits of intermittent fasting is rising on the radar of a growing number of geroscientists. Is it the new fountain of youth?

Aging for Beginners

Disrupt Aging: How Science Is Making 60 the New 30

The advances being made in the science of longevity have the opportunity to make every 60-year-old the new 30.

Aging for Beginners

Aging Is Something to Sing About!

Songs touch hearts…tell stories…and are reflections of how we feel about growing older. Adriane Berg shares her favorite musical stories about aging.

Aging for Beginners

When Family Gets on Your Nerves—Some Old School Wisdom

Is your family getting on your nerves while you’re stuck in close quarters? Adriane Berg’s advice on maintaining sanity.

Aging for Beginners

Top National Institute on Aging Researchers Talk Candidly About Alzheimer’s Research

New and exciting collaborations are changing the face of Alzheimer’s research and treatment.

Aging for Beginners

Biohacking for Tummies: How Your Vanity Can Increase Your Longevity

With technologies that allow us to monitor and adjust our physiology, we are all becoming biohackers in an effort to extend our lives.