50 is the new 45!

50 is the new 45!

New survey by GSK shows that ageing is seen as a positive phase and a chance to fulfil passions.   Seventy percent of Singaporeans over the age of 50 feel five years younger than their actual age, and three in five feel good about ageing and growing older,...
Joys of ageing

Joys of ageing

New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner shares about longevity and happiness from meeting some of the oldest people living on Earth. BY: Eleanor Yap   Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow, has met some of the oldest people who live on Earth by...
Adding a little kopi with toast

Adding a little kopi with toast

A new initiative by the Council for Third Age to get active seniors to help the less active ones adopt a more exciting lifestyle. Some seniors are more active than others in their Third Age. Hence, the Council for Third Age (C3A) has piloted a new initiative with the...
Ageing has its price & privileges

Ageing has its price & privileges

Though old-age brings its share of medical issues, it also brings its share of amusement as this writer experienced. BY: Raymon Huang We often say, “How time flies!” More so when you are ageing, which I am. Indeed, with advancing age, time whizzes by so quickly. The...
A dialogue on ageing

A dialogue on ageing

An interactive exhibition in a children’s museum in Israel focuses on understanding ageing, and breaking down stereotypes and prejudices. BY: Eleanor Yap Following his success with Dialogue in the Dark (DiD), an interactive exhibition where participants get to...
Ageing well

Ageing well

A gerontology programme that caters to seniors rather than social work practitioners.   Seniors can get a better understanding of active ageing topics and its related issues in a practical Social Gerontology programme called “I’m Senior & I’m Loving It”. An...

Reinvent yourself

Change is necessary as we age and it is not something to fear. BY: Jim Then   The concerns and needs of longer lifespan with current economic, social environment and globalisation require us to consider reinventing ourselves. The journey-of-longevity has to be...
Grandchildren learn about ageing

Grandchildren learn about ageing

A guide for grandparents to help grandchildren learn more about this topic, change mindsets about ageing and bond with each other.   BY: Felicia Zhiran Chan   Ageing is a natural fact of life that is not very well understood. It is a complex process of...
Combat cellulite

Combat cellulite

A range of anti-cellulite compression wear clothing promotes blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, flushing fluid and toxins from the body.   As we age, we develop poor blood circulation, fluid retention and poor lymphatic drainage. All these can lead to the...
My father’s battle with cancer

My father’s battle with cancer

Family is important during tough times and most importantly, in looking back, it is being able to have prevented the disease from striking early on. BY: Sandra Choo   When my father, Choo Chut Pan (left), was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer at the age of 72,...
Just a number

Just a number

This mother of two is 61 and she is not letting her age take a hold of her. It is more like she’s got a hold of her age! BY: Eleanor Yap   Age is really just a number and no one better epitomises this than 61-year-old Mary Lim, who was a participant in the Mrs...