blog – the grow young project
setting the right exercise goals
diet, exercise, health, longevityThough I’m duty bound to say that ALL pillars of the Grow Young program are essential to long-term glowing health and well-being there are two that are undeniably foundational, which is also why these are the first two you’ll encount...
why meaning matters
health, psychologyWalt Whitman I was at a friends party last night. Lots of fascinating new people to meet. And amongst all the chit chat when that inevitable ice breaker of ‘So what do you do?’ arrived and I (hand-on-heart somewhat reluctantly) vol...
sleep better, grow younger
health, rest, scienceIf you didn’t get it already from the title what I’m aiming to dig into here is the area of getting enough Z’s and why that might just help save your bacon (apologies to the vegetarians … but you get my drift!). This is possibly coveri...
thinking yourself younger: the uncanny power of belief
health, longevity, psychology, scienceIn the fall of 1981 a young Harvard researcher conducted a radical experiment, one which has since become something a landmark in the domain of the extraordinary and transformative power of mind over matter. Ellen J Langer (these days Pr...
mindful living: a template for engaged conscious aging
health, mindfulness, psychology, relationshipsWhat I truly love about this quote is not only its clear grasp of reality but for me it’s also who it comes from that gives it some real clout. Go on … have a guess. Ok, fair enough I know, really it could be almost anybody, but ho...
now you see it … can we fix a failing eyesight?
visionI’m wondering how many of you on the downhill side of forty reading this are still able to do so without any outside assistance these days? Now sure this may have always been the case for some of you, but somewhere towards the middle p...
which nonsurgical cosmetic procedures actually work? a leading surgeon tells us the truth
healthOften enough most healthy aging programs tend to come down pretty decisively on one side or the other of the great cosmetic intervention divide, meaning they either think it’s great … or simply a great crock of doodoo’s. Frankly to...
healthy aging, mindful living & working with thinking
exercise, health, mindfulness, psychologyAnd here’s the second part of my Mindful Living series for Yoga Magazine. Enjoy!...
motivation 101: the rules of engagement
exercise, healthIf there’s a question that just seems to come up time and again for me as a coach it’s one related to the often confusing and vexed area of what truly gets us up and at ‘em and makes change happen … and that’s a conversation whic...
more mindful living & growing young
health, mindfulnessMy newest piece for Yoga Magazine. Enjoy!...