Older adults are like other natural resources. We use them, use them up — with little or no regard for their value beyond the present. Fortunately, unlike the rest, older adults are the only natural resource to naturally replenish and,…
Don’t know what ageism is? Ask a millennial to describe “old age.” You will hear words like retired, sickly, frail, feeble, dependent. These are ageist stereotypes of older adults. And these stereotypes manifest themselves in various forms of discrimination that…
There should be a warning: Oxygen breathing tanks may be necessary to compensate for the room’s depletion of air due to excessive chatter and uncontrollable laughter. The excitement in the atmosphere was palpable. A couple dozen older adults waited patiently,…
For almost every problem, concern or cause directed toward older adults there is a more inclusive, ageless perspective that could engender broader support for their resolution. First, though, we must stop representing older adults as a special-needs or special-interest group,…
The population of concern for “aging” is everyone. Healthy, purposeful longevity has universal appeal, because everyone has a personal interest. Everyone wants to grow old rather than die young; even those individuals who embrace “anti-aging” products and schemes. Why, then,…
