A good life at any age
16 July 2021 | Living Well
I don’t know about you but I’m really weary. It’s somehow different to being tired. When I’m tired I just have a good night’s sleep and bounce back. I was having lunch with friends when Melbourne’s latest (5th) lock-down was announced. We all looked shocked and rushed off to cancel plans, manage businesses, connect with family and reshape our lives again for the next 5 days at least. It’s exhausting but necessary. This article was first printed in Viva70 in March 2020. Little did we know that this pandemic would forever reshape our lives. Julia’s excellent article is a reminder to us all to attend to our health as the pandemic challenges us to live with uncertainty, risk and a life largely beyond our control. Here’s the article……..
Amidst all the uncertainty, concern, fear and panic about Coronavirus (COVID-19), we need to focus on what we CAN DO to help our immune system function optimally so it can fight off any infections effectively.
I like to help my patients make simple lifestyle changes to enhance their wellbeing. Here are my holistic tips for creating a stronger immune system to help keep viruses and bacteria at bay.
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This week I met a remarkable man. Let me set the scene. It’s my first interview in over a year for my Ageing Well book. For the past year a Covid world made meeting people a risky business. So today I’m as excited as a kid at Christmas as I…
26 March 2021 | 50 Faces 50 Lives
I published this article after an interview with Petrus Spronk in November 2019..it seems like light years ago! It was one of the highlights of the research for my book and I’ll never forget encountering the creative mind in all its purity and the outstanding talent of this great artist….
19 February 2021 | 50 Faces 50 Lives
In the series 50 Faces 50 Lives this article published in June last year generated a large number of comments and conversation in our Viva community. Old age can be tough when illness strikes. My story about David living with dementia touched a nerve and it will be an important…
19 February 2021 | 50 Faces 50 Lives
If you’ve been clinically depressed you’ll know the force of this debilitating illness and its impact on you and those around you. Thankfully I have been well for many years now but I’m hyper – vigilant during times like the Covid crisis and I’ve learned how to manage my health…
2 July 2021 | Arts | Living Well
Let me share with you some of the wise words and lovely images I came across in the last few weeks. May they keep you focussed on why it’s important even in times of lock-downs and disconnections, to live fully and well as the years fly past…… This man has…
2 July 2021 | Arts
Lockdowns, winter colds and rainy Sunday afternoons are great times to catch up on what’s showing on streaming services. For winter I’ve extended my subscriptions to Netflix, Stan, Binge and Apple+ TV which gives me a huge range of outstanding content. I tried Brit Box but saw nothing but oldie…
8 June 2021 | Arts
Viva70 is a community of older people ageing well. There’s no formula for this, as we’re all so wonderfully different, but there are role models all around us. Most of us have at least 30 years in the 3rd stage of our lives and making the most of this phase…
16 July 2021 | Life-Style
It’s funny how memories can be triggered by the most inane association. This week I was trawling through a recycled fashion store in downtown trendy Brunswick for no reason in particular except that I had time to kill before my lunch date. The little shop was a mecca for nostalgia…
2 July 2021 | Life-Style
I’m itching to travel and decide to have a 3 day minibreak in Port Fairy. It’s all spur of the moment and I feel that buzz of excitement of new adventures at last. The cat looks perplexed as I make bookings and then the black overnight bag is hauled out…
11 June 2021 | Life-Style
I don’t know about you but I’m really weary. It’s somehow different to being tired. When I’m tired I just have a good night’s sleep and bounce back. I was having lunch with friends when Melbourne’s latest (5th) lock-down was announced. We all looked shocked and rushed off to cancel…
16 July 2021 | Living Well
If you’ve been clinically depressed you’ll know the force of this debilitating illness and its impact on you and those around you. Thankfully I have been well for many years now but I’m hyper – vigilant during times like the Covid crisis and I’ve learned how to manage my health…
2 July 2021 | Arts | Living Well
I saw this the other day, “It takes a long time to make your life simple.” This thought followed me on this hum-drum rainy Monday as I fought with the vacuum cleaner, scrubbed pans and attended to boring cleaning tasks around the home. Perhaps this is why many older people…
28 June 2021 | Living Well