Excerpt from Daily Cures, Wisdom for Healthy Aging by connie Mason Michaelis Nationwide, the centenarian population has grown 65.8% over the past three decades. In contrast, the total population has increased by 36.3%over the same period. The 100-year-olds are gaining on us! Do you aspire to be a member of this auspicious group? A recent article in the US News and World Report stated that centenarians have certain things in common. The first thing they have in common is that 82% of them...

When my articles on stuff appeared in the newspaper, I got more feedback than on any other topic. The comments came from all ages. I visited with an acquaintance who said she had been the benefactor of generations of family treasures from parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. Although she is years away from downsizing, she worries continually about what she will do with all the stuff. It appears that her children have little interest in inheriting these items, and the...

Excerpt from Daily Cures, Wisdom for Healthy Aging by Connie Mason Michaelis Have you asked yourself that question, “How did I get here?” It seems to come up in my life frequently. Like sitting at a grandchild's high school graduation. I think, “How could time have passed so fast? I was just at my son’s graduation!” I get on the scales and see a shocking number, and I think, “How did this happen?” I joke with my kids about the dark ages when we had one TV set with two channels and a test...