The five ways I want to age differently than my parents include:
1) Cultivate meaningful friendships.
2) Document the little but important things.
3) Question and understand my health state.
4) Find work I enjoy and continue working.
5) Exercise and eat right.
Since that appeared, I got reader responses and will be adding two more to my list that I feel are important, but failed to include:
6) Constantly challenge yourself by learning new things.
7) Eliminate / moderate your consumption of alcohol. While a recent report from Johns Hopkins University reported there may be benefits to alcohol consumption in regard to the onset of dementia, it’s the habit of drinking that should be eliminated.
Please share any additional suggestions in the comments box!