Age doesn't matter.
Age doesn’t matter when you are in good health. Energy is youth. So in the spirit of lifelong health, I am alerting you to beware of dangerous chemicals that have been lurking in American waters for a long time. But they have been allowed to spread, going unreported and unchecked throughout our lifetimes. This is a time to call for transparency on all levels in our society.
Recently, my family and I went to hear Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha talk about her book documenting her experience in uncovering the tragic disaster of the Flint water crisis. As she told the audience what happened in Flint, it became clear that public health and a clean environment are ruled by politics. I am sharing news of this event with you because it is important for lifelong health — for you, your children and your grandchildren. Age doesn’t matter. Cultivating good health early in life improves the odds of living longer, and improving our environment is directly related to human health. What happens to others can spread to you and yours. But there are things you can do about it. You can affect what happens to your body and your environment.
My husband. Russ, is a long-time Commissioner of the Detroit Public Library. He interviewed Dr. Mona onstage at Detroit’s Osborn High School auditorium for the Michigan Humanities Great Michigan Read (GMR) program. I will present some talking points from the interview below. But first, let me introduce you to the GMR program and Dr. Mona.
Lifelong Health, Social Concerns
Books, Health and Wellness, Making a Difference, Public Health
Wearing pink is one way to support breast cancer awareness during the month of October. I have already published a blog post “How to Look Good in Pink in a Variety of Ways” in June. Now that it’s October, I want to give you ways to wear pink in the fall and winter. I hope that this will make it easy for you to show your support for preventing and curing breast cancer without even saying a word! I hope these tips will help you to find new ways to enjoy this color the rest of the year. So whether it’s October or any other time, I’m going to show how to wear pink in meaningful and unlimited ways!
The most effective way to combat breast cancer is to tell Congress to adequately fund research to prevent and treat breast cancer. Every American has two Senators and one U.S. Representative to serve them.
Prevention is the best way to sustain breast health. We must personally take care of our bodies and our true selves:
Wearing pink is a color that can do wonders for your complexion if it’s the right shade for you. Whether your style is feminine or classic, tough or menswear based, age doesn’t matter. What matters is how you combine this color with other styles to express your true self.
Color Combos, Color Series, Outfit Combinations, Social Concerns, Style Inspiration
I belong to an amazing Facebook group called Forever Fierce: The Midlife Revolution, spearheaded by Catherine Grace O’Connell. Their first Forever Fierce Day is February 19, 2018. To celebrate, the group is asking women in midlife and beyond “What does it mean to you to be Forever Fierce in midlife and beyond?” The group promotes the idea that age doesn’t matter when it comes to women staying “fierce.”
I was surprised to be faced from the start with reactions against the word “fierce.” Continue Reading
For the last 40 years, my husband Russ and I have lived in Detroit. At first, we lived in the Cass Corridor. Then we bought my Aunt Anne’s house on the northeast side. We have lived been here for 31 years because Russ didn’t want to leave Detroit.
The Cass Corridor had a bad reputation back when we lived there. My own family stopped coming to visit us because they thought our home in northeast Detroit was in a dangerous area. My sisters were amazed that I would continue to live here because of my husband’s wishes. I don’t usually invite people over to our house anymore, since the foreclosures took over the area in recent years and the Emergency Manager took away some of our public services.
So why are we here, and what’s good about Detroit? There are lots of reasons, from the personal to the ideal.
