Table of Contents
God Made Us Smart-Let's Stay That Way 7
Part 1 Physical Activity and Related Preventive Measures
1 At the Beach, Pondering Midlife Fitness 13
2 Take a Hike 16
3 Go Jump in the Lake 20
4 Walk It Off 23
5 Just Keep Moving! 26
6 Let's Dance 29
7 Green Thumb, Bright Mind 32
8 Pilates… Yes, Please! 35
9 Nap-Time Miracles 39
10 "You Smoke like Smelly the Bear" 42
11 Breathe 45
12 More Than a Helmet 48
13 Sleep Matters 51
14 Massage: A Treat for the Mind and Body 54
Part 2 Nutrition
15 Popeye and Mom 59
16 Woes of the Western Diet 62
17 Eating for Pleasure 65
18 The Beautiful Mediterranean Diet 68
19 Welcome, Omega-3s 72
20 Whole Grains 76
21 Yogurt, Baby! 80
22 Thank Goodness for Berries 83
23 Java-for Goodness' Sake 86
24 Healthful Hydration 89
25 Chocolate on the Brain 92
26 Why Dad Should Move to Minnesota 96
Part 3 Intellectual Stimulation
27 Brain Games 103
28 I Want to Live like Harriet 106
29 No Pain, No Gain 109
30 In Favor of Memorizing 112
31 Music's Mind-Boggling Benefits 115
32 Journaling Observed 118
33 On Being Bilingual 122
34 Art and Arteries 126
35 Creating Art 129
36 You've Got Mail! 132
37 Learning for a Lifetime 135
38 What's So Special About Poetry? 138
39 Laughter: Still the Best Medicine 142
Part 4 Social and Spiritual Stimulation
40 Any Volunteers? 147
41 From Zippers to Chickadees 150
42 Choral Singing for the Health of It 153
43 Friends of All Ages 156
44 Book Group: More Than a Good Read 159
45 One Thing at a Time 162
46 Pets-Best Friends with Benefits 166
47 Reinvented Usefulness 169
48 Grateful Heart, Peaceful Mind 172
49 Relationships of the Grandest Kind 175
50 Mindfulness and the Man with the Yellow Hat 178
51 Mind the Good Stuff 182
52 Faith Is Forever 185
53 Do Not Be Afraid 188
54 Choosing to Be Brave 191
55 Brave Thinking 194
56 Free to Forgive, Forgive to Be Free 197
57 Conversations with God 201
58 Drinking from the Half-Full Cup 204
59 Whose Body Is It? 208
60 Commencement 211
