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Greens Forward for a Better Second Half

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The not-so-secret ingredients to thriving in the second half of life

This is a fate I don't wish upon anyone. In March 2020, my father passed away, alone, in a long-term care institution. My mother had been caring for him at home for several years as his body and mind deteriorated, but as of January he had become too frail for her to support him. With all the chaos of that very weird time - it was just after covid-19 was labeled a pandemic - we never found out the immediate cause of his death. On his death certificate, the doctor wrote: "Alzheimer's." But...

Hello there, what's one thing that's going well in your life at the moment? Play your way to a healthier summer Let's have some FUN! Healthy living doesn't have to be a chore. Download your healthy summer bingo card, pick one habit that attracts you, and try it today! Get your bingo card! Tomorrow, pick another one and see what happens! Try 10 or more habits over the course of summer (I know with 100% certainty that you can do it!) and get entered to win some fun draw prizes! (No cash value.)...

Hello there, thanks to everyone who sent me reading recommendations for my summer deep dive into healthy and purposeful living in the second half of life! Look for an updated list of suggested resources soon. This week, to celebrate the legacy of the amazing and sadly departed John Robbins, who just passed away, I'm going to reconnect with his book Healthy at 100: How you can at any age dramatically increase your life span and your health span. In Healthy at 100, published in 2007, John...

Hello there and thank you for being an early reader of my Greens Forward newsletter. Through the summer, I will be sharing what I learn about the not-so-secret ingredients needed to show up strong in the second half of life. Aging can be a blessing, and our second half can be our best half! Except that practically everything in our modern society conspires against nurturing our health and wellness. Happy and healthy people aren't great contributors to the GDP, quite the contrary. For example:...