{"id":1464,"date":"2022-10-31T06:29:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2022-10-31T06:33:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:33:21","slug":"the-best-30-years-staying-happy-connected-and-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/the-best-30-years-staying-happy-connected-and-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best 30 Years: staying happy, connected, and healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1464\" class=\"elementor elementor-1464\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40cdfdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40cdfdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bae8cf\" data-id=\"5bae8cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d429d9 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d429d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>T<strong>his week on The Best 30 Years TV series, we explored the challenges of loneliness as people get older, and the importance of maintaining connections with friends and community.<\/strong><\/p><p>It\u2019s important to maintain your happiness, passion, and friendships as you get older \u2013 loneliness, stress and sadness can weigh on your body and accelerate the aging process. With the help of our experts, we found out <strong>ways you can stay happy and healthy<\/strong> for longer.<\/p><p>We also had a look at<strong> land lease communities<\/strong>. Unlike traditional retirement villages, when you buy a home in a land lease community, you own the home \u2013 you simply rent the land it sits on from the company that owns the community.<\/p><p>To find out more about communities and land lease, watch Episode 2 of The Best 30 Years, <strong>\u201cPals, Pastimes, Passion and Land Lease Communities\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebest30years.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; or simply click PLAY above.<\/p><p>Also, don\u2019t forget to tune in for <strong>Episode 3 of The Best 30 Years, where we cover retirement villages<\/strong>. You can catch it live at <strong>1pm Saturday, 5th November on 9GEM<\/strong>, or tune in after through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9now.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9NOW<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebest30years.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on The Best 30 Years TV series, we explored the challenges of loneliness as people get older, and the importance of maintaining connections with friends and community. 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