Craig Cox
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PUMPING IRONY: The Eco-Conscious Road to a Longer Life
12 household toxins to avoid if you want to live a longer, healthier life.
PUMPING IRONY: A Longer Wait, a Longer Life
By waiting to have children, My Lovely Wife may live longer.
PUMPING IRONY: The Soccer Solution
A new study suggests playing soccer can help geezers stay healthy, but I have my doubts.
PUMPING IRONY: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Want to live longer? Stop worrying about living longer.
PUMPING IRONY: Stairway to Heaven
A home improvement project got me thinking about the importance of stairs as we age.
PUMPING IRONY: Start the Revolution Without Me
The next medical revolution makes a lot of sense — if you’re a car.
PUMPING IRONY: The Pressure’s Off
More than half of us geezers have high blood pressure, but it doesn’t have to threaten our longevity.
PUMPING IRONY: Smugness and Denial
My annual “health score” is occasion to crow about all the good things I do to improve my health and downplay all my failings.
PUMPING IRONY: The Hazards of Hard — and Soft — Labor
A new study on the hazards of hard labor made me think of my dad and how little anyone thought of exercise back in the day.
PUMPING IRONY: My Incredible Shrinking Brain
If I don’t start to like more posts on Facebook, I fear my brain may start to shrink.
PUMPING IRONY: Bicycling and Bistros
Everyone needs a little incentive to find their path to a healthy life. Mine involves bicycling and bistros.
PUMPING IRONY: In Praise of the Sore Loser
Everybody loves a good loser, right? Not so much.
PUMPING IRONY: The Downside of Daylight Savings Time
I need my sleep to stay healthy, and I’m not alone. A new study shows that Daylight Savings Time can be downright fatal.
PUMPING IRONY: My Gut Instincts
New studies on the efficacy of colonoscopies are less than persuasive.
PUMPING IRONY: Drugged and Dangerous
One more reason to avoid Big Pharma: New study reports 1 in 5 geezers take drugs that work against each other.
PUMPING IRONY: Loneliness and Longevity
A new study from the University of Chicago suggests that loneliness can shorten your lifespan, which made me think I need to play more tennis.
PUMPING IRONY: No Noise Is Good Noise
What do you do when when your hearing begins to fail? Clean out your ears and hope for the best.
PUMPING IRONY: A Workout Worth Its Weight in Snow
Want a killer workout that might actually kill you? Try roof-raking.
PUMPING IRONY: As Revolutionary as It Gets
As my big brother turns 70, my thoughts turn to self-preservation, not social action.
PUMPING IRONY: Positively Geezerville — Day 3
Day 3 in Geezerville tells me that I might be more sociable than I think I am.
PUMPING IRONY: Positively Geezerville – Day 2
Day 2 in Geezerville offered a surprising wake-up call about purpose and aging.