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AnnR's avatar

This is SUCH a timely article! We just moved my Aunt from a very upscale and lovely Assisted Living facility into a more, shall we say "down-to-earth" facility in a nearby town. This facility is run more like a group residential home (with CNA's and a nurse to dispense meds), everyone is free to come and go as they please outside, watching the Little Leaguers next door, smoking in the gazebo (and please, Commenters, do not proselytize about the harm that smoking causes, these people are old and this brings them great enjoyment), sitting on a myriad of benches and chairs, communal dining in a warm and friendly small dining room, weekly outings to a store or a restaurant, and maybe just playing cards with your neighboring roommates. Most people would not even consider this place for their parent because it doesn't have the outward trappings of nice decor - it's a simple house, with an addition in the rear for the shared bedrooms. But it's a COMMUNITY where the residents are treated like family by the owner and the staff and they all consider themselves family to each other. My Aunt has only been there 5 days and her anxiety and short term memory have improved tremendously! It's really remarkable.

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I am 76. A year ago I set a goal to live to be 100. My granddaughter is 1.5 YO and I want to see her finish college. Got the idea from Peter Atilla (Peter Attia (www.peterattiamd.com) I am lucky to be in excellent health and condition. 5 days/wk gym, resistance work and some cardio. I limit carbs to 100 g per day (inflammation, fat), use diet and protein powder to maintain muscle (sarcopenia avoidance), many sup's but esp NMN, resveratrol (per David Sinclair), teach two classes at local comm. college (keeps me reading, associating w younger crowd), no TV/soc media to speak of, avoid older people :) and seek out younger; work on balance using bosu ball; grip strength, leg strength exercises. finally, highly suggest reading stoic philosophy (related to "hope" in main article). finally, I spent 5-6 years learning about and improving sleep--maybe the most important. btw-best dietary source of melatonin is pistachio nuts. use only olive oil, blue berries once per day.

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