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Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on aging gracefully.

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

Avoid: Avoid the sun, you'll look much younger in retirement.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Keep: Keep active: mind and body. If you don't use it, you lose it!

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Keep: Keep eyebrows full, yet groomed. A neat brow line is almost like a facelift.

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Dr. John Michalski answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Keep: Keep your mind active with crossword puzzles and math games.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: No harm on visiting an esthetician for skin care and treatment.

Answered 3/16/2013

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Dr. Michael Rothman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Respect: Respect your internal clock by sleeping at night and being active during the day.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Use: Use an antioxidant gel (like one by skinceuticals) to prevent long-term sun damage and aging.

Answered 5/2/2015

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Using: Using an electric tooth brush can help keep teeth clean better in people with arthritis of the hands.

Answered 10/19/2013

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Dr. Kirk Churukian answered

Specializes in Surgery - Plastics

Whatever: Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age. As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.

Answered 11/24/2013

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Exercise: Exercise must be the "fountain of youth!" doctors see improved quality of life in active people.

Answered 1/20/2014

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Dr. Reid Blackwelder answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Love,: Love, grow and accept; aging natural process; golden years can be!

Answered 10/15/2014

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Dr. Reid Blackwelder answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: No trick: live passionately! laugh often, love without condition, share your joy with others, celebrate!

Answered 11/17/2015

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Dr. Steven Charlap answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Nothing: Nothing beats 45 minutes a day of brisk walking spread out during the day for aging gracefully.

Answered 3/16/2013

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Smile: Smile more, even if you have problems. Smiling faces attract other people! sour faces do not!

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Try: Try to keep your weight near your high school weight for women, college for men.

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Inner: Inner beauty outshines external beauty and should naturally increase with age!

Answered 5/9/2016

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Friends: Friends always help. Be a good friend to maintain friendships!

Answered 11/19/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

A: A shorter but fuller life, beats a long empty life. Have fun!

Answered 3/27/2013

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Believe: Believe in truths higher than man's! life is amazing!

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Is: Is your glass half full or half empty. I believe it's half full. You should too.

Answered 3/28/2013

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Do: Do not use an astringent in the winter unless you also apply a moisturizer.

Answered 5/31/2014

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Before: Before a facelift is needed, the jowls can look less saggy by injecting filler in the jawline.

Answered 3/29/2013

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Stay: Stay active mentally and physically. Keep connected with others, eat right and get regular sleep.

Answered 2/28/2014

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Dr. Victor Bonuel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

EXERCISE,SLEEP,: Exercise, sleep, eat healthy, help others, pay off your bills, go on a cruise & you'll age gracefully!

Answered 4/9/2013

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Dr. Victor Bonuel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

If: If you stay healthy, follow nutritious diet & exercise regularly, someday you will die from nothing!

Answered 4/17/2013

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

As: As you age, if a runner, consider switching to a bike. Your rides will be closer to young people!

Answered 5/12/2013

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Sleep: Sleep with your eyes closed; but when awake, keep them wide open; and enjoy what you see!

Answered 10/22/2017

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Start: Start developing your network of younger friends; we'll all need a village as we age!

Answered 1/13/2018

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

As: As we age, our "clocks speed up." do things to slow it down!

Answered 11/24/2013

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Let: Let yesterday go; look forward to tomorrow; embrace today!

Answered 6/16/2014

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Get: Get regular screening done. Get vaccinated. Take fewer medications.

Answered 7/6/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Find: Find work you enjoy! and work becomes play!

Answered 3/21/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Pass: Pass your life on through grandchildren. That is your immortality!

Answered 5/25/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Work: Work hard! play hard! and learn to relax!

Answered 8/12/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

As: As you age, debride your life of the insignificant! focus on the significant!

Answered 1/29/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

As: As we get older, life becomes more precious!

Answered 4/2/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Go: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined! henry david thoreau.

Answered 3/27/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

"Love: "love takes up where knowledge leaves off." thomas aquinas.

Answered 7/12/2013

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

It: It takes a tree 10 years to mature. It takes man 100 years to form.

Answered 9/3/2013

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Like: Like being old. It has set you free! feel good about the person you have become, ; yet can be.

Answered 1/16/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Patience: Patience and time do more than strength or passion. Jean de la fontaine.

Answered 1/21/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Aging: Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.

Answered 3/3/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

The: The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

Answered 3/3/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

It: It doesn't matter how long it takes to get there, do it with joy and peace in your heart.

Answered 3/31/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

When: When we keep our minds active we age more gracefully.

Answered 4/1/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

I: I was follow your passion, because it will lead to a beautiful life lived gracefully.

Answered 4/1/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Follow: Follow your heart, and open yourself to all possibilities to enjoy your life more fully.

Answered 4/1/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Follow your passion: Follow your passion, because it will lead to a life lived gracefully.

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Plenty: Plenty of rest does the mind good, including a good night's rest.

Answered 7/26/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Always: Always have fun at any age. If your alive , you can dance, smile, and laugh, and create joy!

Answered 7/26/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Life: Life is not a race in time, it's enjoying all the moments along the way with people we love!

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

The: The more space we create in our lives, the more time we seem to have. The converse is true too!

Answered 7/27/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Never: Never say never, life is too short! You may end up doing what you said never to.

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Time: Time is an artificial creation of the mind. Health is a timeless reality.

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Do: Do try to make time for the good things in life. They are worth celebrating!

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Do: Do fun things each day, so that you have joy in your life that makes it worth living fully in the present moment.

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Isn't: Isn't it nice that were here to enjoy the ride, and the scenery with nice people along the way?

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