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You don’t have to be lonely this festive season

For most people, the holiday season is a time for festivities and merriment. It’s a time for carolling around the Christmas tree and indulging in eggnog. A time for catching up with loved ones, showering them with gifts and feasting on a grand turkey dinner…

ByByAnastasia HadjidemetriDec 17, 20188

Positive lifestyle choices, not pills, to potentially ward off Alzheimer’s disease

Positive lifestyle choices are increasingly showing to have beneficial effects on our brain health, to the extent we can now help reduce types of dementia such as the most common, Alzheimer’s disease. In 2016, the University of California, Los Angeles released results from a four…

ByByAnastasia HadjidemetriDec 10, 20180

Around the world in 80 Stitches

Talk about a crazy trip. Phileas Fogg’s journey around the world took eighty days to complete. I had to do mine in ten! It began with a business meeting scheduled in Phoenix, Arizona, followed by the 2018 Great Stitch Get-Together in Saratoga Springs, New York.…

ByByAndrew DowlingOct 23, 20187

The men in your life could be experiencing this … and you probably don’t know it

Smallpox. Cholera. The plague. Infectious diseases as the above automatically spring to mind when we think of epidemics. What doesn’t automatically spring to mind is loneliness. Or social isolation. However that is exactly how loneliness and social isolation is being heralded – as a 21st…

ByByAnastasia HadjidemetriOct 17, 20182

Have you ever felt harassed on online dating sites? If so, you’re not alone.

When dedicated social media accounts are set up to expose the lewd and inappropriate comments and behaviour of men on online dating forums, you know we have a problem. An increasing number of women are coming forward to expose the lewd and inappropriate comments and…

Is it possible to think yourself younger?

The year is 1981, and two groups of men in their 70s and 80s are taken to an old monastery in New Hampshire. The monastery, they discovered, was decorated as if it were 1959, 22 years in the past. Everything from the furniture and carpet…

ByByAnastasia HadjidemetriSep 18, 20180

Why does this island have so many centenarians?

In developed nations, women live on average 6-7 years longer than men. This is true in all locations except for one – Sardinia, a remote and mountainous Italian island in the Mediterranean. It is here where longevity is prevalent among women and men. It is…

How long does it take to make a friend? The number of hours will surprise you

We all know the importance of friendships on our health and wellbeing, but how long does it take to progress from acquaintance to casual friend? Casual friend to true friend? According to Jeffrey Hall from the University of Kansas, it takes roughly 50 hours to…

ByByAnastasia HadjidemetriAug 23, 20184

Ageing and fitness: It’s about more than staying in shape

This article is a guest post written by our friend Danielle Kunkle Roberts, a Medicare insurance expert at Boomer Benefits. Her team help baby boomers navigate Medicare in the USA.  In my many years as a Medicare insurance expert, I’ve had the opportunity to see how…

ByByAnastasia HadjidemetriAug 16, 20180

Good friends prolong your life, studies reveal

Drink water. Don’t smoke. Exercise regularly. We know what we have to do to stay healthy; after all, we’re told often enough. What we’re not told often enough is this: that our friendships and relationships play a prominent role in keeping us happy and healthy,…

Happy International Day of Friendship!

Search the internet and you’ll find that on any given day the world is celebrating something, whether comical or profound. From Pirate Day, International Joke Day or Peach Month, there’s no shortage of interests to recognise and commemorate. Today is a celebration we wholeheartedly embrace…

ByByAnastasia HadjidemetriJul 30, 20180

Upcoming changes to the Stitch Forums

I’ll start this post with an apology: it’s a long one, as there is a lot to cover! If you are short on time, however, don’t be alarmed. I’ll start with an executive summary so you don’t need to read the whole dang thing. Executive…

ByByAndrew DowlingJun 21, 20182

The 2018 Stitch Global Get-Together: Seeing the Falling Leaves!

If you’re not yet a Stitch member, you won’t know about the exciting plans for our historic 2018 Global Get-together, this time in Saratoga Springs, New York, from October 5th to 8th. Inspired by the success of Stitch’s inaugural gathering in 2017 in Monterey, California,…

ByByAndrew DowlingMay 29, 20180

New Feature Roundup, March 2018

Stitch New Feature Roundup We’re constantly making improvements to Stitch and how the community works, which means it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all the latest changes. That’s why, every so often, we do a roundup of all changes, new features, and…

ByByAndrew DowlingMar 18, 20182

Why online dating over 50 doesn’t work … and what you should do about it

Why online dating doesn’t work … and what you should do about it The last decade has seen an explosion in the number of online dating sites around the world, and the number of people using them. According to some estimates, there are over 8,000…

ByByAndrew DowlingNov 21, 201728

Top 5 European travel destinations for active boomers

This article is a guest post written by our friends at Saga Travel UK, one of the leading travel providers for mature travellers in Europe. We thought their expertise and advice on travel in Europe may be of interest to some of our members; hope…

ByByAndrew DowlingOct 29, 20170