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Rob Lowe’s advice to caregivers:Take care of yourselves
in the decade before winning his first Screen Actors Guild Award, actor Rob Lowe was cast in a different role. “When I was in my...
Who Needs Assisted Living? (And what kind of assistance?)
According to the Family Caregiver Alliance there’s a 68 percent probability that a disability will keep people 65 or older from...
What most people “know” about aging just isn’t so. (And could lead to shorter lives.)
According to a 2002 National Institutes of Health study, false negative perceptions of aging can take an average of 7½ years off a...
Self-quarantine doesn’t have to be house arrest
By now, you’ve probably heard or read all you need to know about self-quarantining and social distancing – and then some. But one thing...
What disabled employees can tell you about working from home
When George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law in 1990, one of its provisions required workplaces with more...
Can your blood type affect your health?
Humans have four different blood types – eight if you count Rh Positive and Negative. And according to a recent Swedish study, there are...
Dementia isn’t a singular noun. Part 3: Stages of dementia
Of the nine forms of dementia I described in the previous post, at least eight are irreversible. (The one, partial, exception is Normal...
These self-quarantine tips could help prevent something worse than coronavirus
Long before the Coronavirus outbreak, thousands of people over 65 have been quarantining themselves – not from pandemic disease, but from...
Medical research reveals 7 totally unexpected ways to live longer. (Flossing your teeth is one.)
Did you know that flossing your teeth can help you live an average of 6.3 years longer? That’s what Dr. Michael Roizen writes in his...
When’s the right time for hospice care? Sooner than you might think.
Medicare Part A covers hospice care for terminally ill patients “with a life expectancy of six months or less,” as determined by the...
If you don’t have a healthcare advocate, get one.
Doctors and hospitals, even the very best, are neither infallible nor omniscient. Moreover, since they see you only from time to time,...
Retirees don’t spend their money according to stereotypes
Stereotypes – including those held by economists and retirement analysts – are just plain wrong, it turns out. Seniors are not spending...
Dementia isn’t a singular noun. Part 2: Types of dementia
In the previous post , I wrote about what dementia isn’t, and how dementia differs from natural aging. Now let’s talk about what dementia...
Dementia isn’t a singular noun. Part 1: What dementia is not
As of 2019, an estimated 57.4 million people worldwide were living with dementia. With population growth and aging, that figure is...
Growing older doesn’t have to mean growing frailer
According to a 2015 John Hopkins University study, about 15 percent of adults 65 and over are frail. And according to Dr. Linda Fried,...
Is stress good or bad for you? (Yes)
Conventional wisdom links stress with chronic illness, emotional issues, and other physical risks. But is the oppoite true? Does the...
How millions of seniors undermine their own independence
Three low-cost, low-tech devices could help some 5 million seniors live independently at home years longer – if only they were willing to...
Guess what’s poised to become the new Boomer fashion trend
The generation born between 1946 and 1964 has ushered in many fashion trends – some very attractive and useful, like the progressive...
How 9 healthy foods can actually help you feel happier
If the prolonged COVID lockdown proved anything, it was that when people are stressed or feeling down, they often turn to food for...
Can your blood type affect your health?
Humans have four different blood types – eight if you count Rh Positive and Negative. And according to a recent Swedish study, there are...
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