A little less food, a little more exercise, pounds come off. Right? It’s science. But even for people who commit to that simple formula, sometimes it just doesn’t work. Or doesn’t last. For many, the missing ingredient is encouragement. That’s the TOPS recipe for success. TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly, not-for-profit support group – […]
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The famous old bakeries of Illinois
When my family lived on South Lincoln Street in Springfield, we could turn the corner onto Governor and satisfy our sweet teeth with gooey butter cake from the Community Bakery. Once it closed, we followed the crowds to B & Z Bakery, a downtown institution for many years. While those and other old-style bakeries are […]
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Healing art
I didn’t get my first tattoo until my 50th birthday. In my younger years the perception was that a tattoo was a sign of rebellion or roughness. And of course, as my mom would say, “How are you going to get a job with that?” But then I met Jason Lee. His statuesque 6-foot-4-inch frame […]
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Ageism is not OK
This Chair Rocks – A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite. $17.99, Celadon Books The recent headline, “Age Issue Dogs Biden as He Turns 80,” may be one the author of This Chair Rocks – A Manifesto Against Ageism would probably call out as unfair. “Chronological age is an increasingly unreliable benchmark of pretty much […]
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Little deaths
Life is in a constant cycle of regeneration, with both a flowing of abundance and a vast emptiness. It is an ongoing dance of creation where the fullness secretly contains the emptiness, and the void of emptiness contains the elements of abundance. Older ways of seeing considered all aspects of creation to have purpose and […]
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Editor’s Note ReGeneration Fall 2022
ReGeneration is the magazine for active and creative grownups, members of The ReGen generation. The ReGen is age 50- plus, yet this generation is not so much an age but a lifestyle. The ReGen includes people willing to try new adventures, to give back, to reinvent themselves and their community. They take their health and […]
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DOCS
What started as a story between friends became a movie, and that movie spawned the creation of a documentary film company. Nicole Florence and Maria Ansley, a pair of 50-somethings, have been friends for years. Florence, 53, is a physician at Memorial Wellness Center and Ansley, 52, is a medical photographer at Southern Illinois University […]
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Business with heart and soul
How often, since the pandemic, do we hear of individuals who are reexamining their jobs, determining that they want more out of life or that the work they have been doing is not giving them satisfaction? Workers leave; employers must find new employees. Jack Uldrich and Camille Kolles, Re Generation – Sowing Seeds for a […]
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The seasons of life
When the story of the world becomes less clear, we can look for guidance at the patterns of nature as well as continue unfolding the inner life of the soul. After we grow up in life, the next turn is to grow down, to grow deeper and fuller. This is the way of the true […]
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People prefer pickleball
The fast-growing sport with a funny name, oversized paddles, short rallies and small courts arrived in Springfield in 2010 and just keeps growing. In fact, says Jack Handy, Springfield Pickleball Club president, “We need more courts.” In the past five years, Handy says, the number of pickleball players in the U.S. has increased from 2.5 […]
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Event calendar
As events may be canceled or rescheduled at the last moment, please first check with the host or venue when making plans to attend an event. September PrideLinc Senior LBGT Connections Thursdays, 11:30am. Weekly congregate meals open to LBGTQ seniors and an ally or caregiver. Includes time for education and socialization. Call by Tuesday for […]
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Nutrition Nuggets
1. Fill up on fruits and veggies. Eating an abundance of plant food will help crowd out the junk food. Plants are full of fiber and water, helping to fill you up. They are also loaded with nutrients, signaling to your body that it has what it needs. Eating these first in your meal instead […]
