Although it’s quite hard to imagine a senior getting on with it, sex is still part of our lives and there’s no stopping it, come sickness and impotence! Let’s face it, it does not, in any way, dwindle as we age. Granted, there were days when sex is not as important as breathing. Who keeps an everyday-kind-of-sexual-appetite anyway? But, time and again, seniors feel the urge to do it, no [...]

Many longtime partners will agree, somewhere along the line, the so-called “flame” will start to flicker and for some unfortunate couples, it eventually dies down without them even knowing it. This is usually the case with seniors who will suddenly go for a divorce, shocking everyone around them, even their already grown kids. Try as they might, they won’t find the right reasons to separate since there is none to [...]

For those who have been a slave all their lives, bound by adult life’s rules, retirement must be their second leash in life. A few may dread it due the number it represents i.e their age but obviously, a large number of seniors do look forward to it especially those who are able to reach this age with a healthy mind and body. Retirement is indeed liberating. Retirement, for most [...]

In my early teens, cheating would mean “the end” of my fairytale romance. It was even considered as a sin amongst my peers and a person who cheated should be rightfully persecuted, along with the 3rd party involved. In my 20’s, cheating got a whole new meaning. It became a reason for me to break the trust and commit infidelity myself, just to get even with a partner. In my [...]

For normal, average person like me, it is when the lower extremities i.e ankles or feet appear to be abnormally big for the rest of the body. Edema, one of the most possible causes of swelling, normally occurs during pregnancy however, seniors tend to get swollen legs from time to time especially if they suffer from arthritis. Other age groups do get them although not as frequent as the two [...]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is mostly associated with younger adults than in the seniors’ group. It is a digestive condition that is not at all fatal but absolutely stressful for the sufferer. Also, Irritable Bowel Movement or IBM cannot, in any way, lead to any serious disease of the colon or even the digestive track for that matter. IBM can be controlled by diet and medication but you have to submit [...]

No, I’m not talking about anything romantic today i.e stroking or one-on-one body massages, we’re all about health today:  seniors’ health! Seniors are very much familiar with the words “high blood pressure”, “heart attack” and of course, “stroke”. In fact, too familiar that sometimes we tend to overlook simple details such as their warning signs and prevention. Stroke, even if the disease put seniors in the so-called “high-risk group”, it [...]

Losing weight is much more than following a strict diet and exercising. I say, when you want to really lose weight, you need to prepare yourself in every aspect of your life, especially emotionally and of course, physically. If teens and midlifers with stronger and more stable bodies are having a hard time following these two simple rules, then what should we expect from an aging body like mine? With [...]

This amuses me, as I am guilty as charged! Sometimes I use my apparent forgetfulness as an excuse when it’s really a case of procrastination and I must admit, most of whom I have caused trouble due to my love for excessive procrastinating did accept my excuse without an iota of doubt. Of course, at the back of my mind, I feel guilt and sometimes the nagging feeling to cram [...]

Cancer has been a very emotional issue for me ever since. I have seen friends and families succumbed to the said disease, many have fought—and hard—but eventually lost the battle, others have just plain given up, died either lonely or happy depending on how they were able to spend the last days of their lives. Based on my experience, only a handful of seniors were able to survive the terrible [...]