{"id":9903,"date":"2017-04-14T01:29:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T01:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifebookmemoir.wpengine.com\/2017\/04\/14\/recipe-for-ageing-well-the-ingredients\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T10:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T10:37:09","slug":"recipe-for-ageing-well-the-ingredients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/recipe-for-ageing-well-the-ingredients\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe for Ageing Well: The Ingredients"},"content":{"rendered":"

This editorial introduces some familiar ideas about ageing well<\/h2>\n

Aging well with eight suggestions \u2013 use it or lose it \u2013 embrace the senior moment \u2013 Old dogs new tricks \u2013 a change is a good as a rest \u2013 there is more time than you think \u2013 tasks of aging \u2013 sandwich generation \u2013 eat drink and be merry.<\/p>\n

One \u2013 Use it or lose it<\/h3>\n

If you stop doing things you lose the skills associated with doing them. Keeping on with what you do, even in moderated form, is good for you.<\/p>\n

Two \u2013 Embrace the senior moments<\/h3>\n

As we grow older we all forget things, but as\u00a0Cicero<\/a>\u00a0said, he never knew a man who forgot where his money was! In other words we become more selective as we age.<\/p>\n

Three \u2013 Old dogs new tricks<\/h3>\n

In many cases age helps us learn better. This is good news for all of us who are planning to age!<\/p>\n

Four \u2013 A change is as good as a rest<\/h3>\n

Taking up new things and doing things differently is all part of healthy living. Challenging ourselves is often scary but generally worthwhile.<\/p>\n

3Five \u2013 There is more time than you think<\/h3>\n

In 1911 there were 400 people in the\u00a0UK aged over 100<\/a>. By 2031 the forecast is 41,000. Once one reaches 65, life expectancy increases by five hours every day. Age is not the enemy it was. There is more time than you think!<\/p>\n

Six \u2013 Tasks of ageing<\/h3>\n

Carl Jung<\/a>\u00a0said that there were tasks of ageing. For instance face up to the reality of ageing and enjoy it, review and reflect upon our lives, preserve our energies, and be selective about what we do with our time. Above all, be creative and playful! But ageing well is a job of work. Take it seriously.<\/p>\n

Seven \u2013 Sandwich generation<\/h3>\n

As the demographic changes, more of us may find ourselves sandwiched between dependent children and elderly parents. This can be a joy or a burden. \u00a0LifeBook may turn a burden into joy.<\/p>\n

Eight \u2013 Eat drink and be merry<\/h3>\n

In amongst all the careful planning and sensible living, we all need a bit of fun! You\u2019ll need to decide whether you\u2019re going to be a good example or a horrible warning! You could always\u00a0try a bit of both\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Afraid of the ticking clock? Not sure you’ll be aging well? The LifeBook team offers eight suggestions on how to age well: use it or lose it, embrace the senior moment, old dogs new tricks, a change is a good as a rest, there is more time than you think, tasks of aging, sandwich generation, and eat drink and be merry. Start practicing right away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9904,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Afraid of the ticking clock? Not sure you'll be ageing well? The LifeBook team offers eight suggestions on how to age well.","_seopress_robots_index":"","content-type":"","_metasync_otto_title":"","_metasync_otto_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Afraid of the ticking clock? Not sure you'll be ageing well? The LifeBook team offers eight suggestions on how to age well.","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en-gb"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}