Mature Resources - Monthly Magazine For Baby Boomers and Seniors

September 2010 - Editor's Notebook

Catherine Kenney - Editor of Mature Resources
Catherine Kenney, Editor

By Catherine Kenney

I’m no expert on the subject of positive aging, but I do know one thing about living well at any age, and that’s to always have your eye on the future. Sometimes, as we age and seem to have accomplished much of what we set out to do in life, this goal may become a bit muted. We may start reflecting more on what has been than on what is and might be.

Another Look At: "EAT PRAY LOVE"

By Catherine Kenney

As one of the millions who read and appreciated the memoir Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert when it came out a few years ago, I was both excited and frightened to see the film version starring Julia Roberts when it was released in August. Like many, I was disappointed a bit by the movie, primarily in my case because of the casting of Roberts in what should be a psychological drama. This just seems beyond her.

Positive Aging Skin Care

By Cherie Dobbs - www.PranaSpaCeuticals.com

Today’s world seems obsessed with youth and maintaining an adolescent look. Celebrities and public figures reflect an unrealistic idea onto a society that is already obsessed with appearance. If a person were to act upon media examples alone, they could potentially spend millions over a lifetime on exhaustive procedures and techniques just to try to hide the natural process of aging.

The Fountain of Youth; Staying Connected

by Heather McGee - Owner of www.SockGram.com

Today's active Baby Boomers view age as a mere number. According to a Baby Boomer Survey by Del Webb, Boomers feel much younger than their actual ages. They found that, as age increases, the gap between many Boomers' real age and perceived age expands. Why do some Boomers feel younger than their chronological age? Reasons for this "fountain of youth effect" include a positive mental attitude, happiness and a good sense of humor.

Candice Bergen Is Right, Life Gets Better with Age

By Dr. Michael Brickey, Ask Dr. Ageless

"Except for the dying part, getting older is so fabulous, I love it….everybody I know is better older. They are more relaxed, they’re more mellow, they’re more alert as a friends, they have a confidence ... You really do acquire a kind of ‘I don’t give a damn’ about what people think, which is so liberating. I love this age now.

~Candice Bergen

Research finds that Ms Bergen is right.

Blue Zones: Living Longer May Mean a Change of Lifestyle

By Ebony L. McCline

If there were a magic potion that could make people stay youngforever, the majority of the population would line up in a hurry. Even though the so-called “Blue Zones” are no magic potion, either, it has been shown that people live longer in certain parts of the world.