Aging

Chip’d Editorial Comment: Dr. Mark Goulston was a friend who passed away a week ago from an unexpected infection during his recovery from his bone marrow transplant. He has been a regular blog post contributor to MEA and a mentor to me. He told me when he sent this guest post to me in December that he “thought you and your readers might find this contribution interesting and helpful.” I print it here in honor of Mark who was 75.

I was always the youngest amongst my peers at work. At age 19, I was the youngest manager of a retail business. Age 29, the youngest director they’d had at the multibillion-dollar company where I worked. Age 32, the youngest executive MBA in my graduate class. Age 36, I was the youngest VP in my organization.

How much do we love Sandra Wise, the “wise.woman.aging” sensation on Instagram (thanks to Saul for turning me on to her)?

At your intergenerational family Thanksgiving dinner, did you have a spirited discussion about the President’s age? Based upon an informal survey of a dozen friends, “talking turkey” about Joe was the #1 topic at the dinner table.

I bet Diane has some gorgeous jewelry, but none may be as beautiful as what’s been coming out of her mouth recently. This 76-year-old former fashion designer has become a pro-aging advocate. Feel free to quote her (her wisdom needs to be shared).

Why does a date-palm lose its leaves in autumn?

Dorothy Hoffner is one of those few folks who survived both the Spanish flu pandemic a century ago and the recent Covid pandemic.

We're all familiar with the $600-billion anti-aging industrial complex, which is basically an anti-women enterprise since most of these products target women. Simultaneously, we have a growing bio-hacking movement trying to decode the secrets to living forever. It is a movement fueled mainly by rich tech entrepreneurs and feels like an all too familiar "male conquest."

When I saw the title of this recent New York Times article (https://bit.ly/3QqrzmC), I quickly checked to see if it was written by one of our MEA faculty members or alums. It wasn’t, but the article profiles one of our favorite academics, Dr. Becca Levy, who’s spoken to our MEA community.

At the airport recently, I heard a little piece of what I would consider unintended ageism passed on from a mother to her six-year-old daughter.