My healthy living message is simple: eat nutritious food in reasonable amounts, move your body more and manage your stress. It’s not rocket science. You don’t need to be a registered dietitian to know that a salmon and broccoli dinner is a better choice than a Carl’s Jr. Double Western Double Cheeseburger with large fries. …more
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Have you walked into another room to get something and forgot what you went looking for? Have you stopped in mid-sentence to search for the word you wanted to use? Have you begun an introduction only to forget a name? Do you find yourself searching for misplaced keys or a misplaced cell phone? It’s common …more
Chocolate, nicknamed “the food of the gods,” has been around for 2000 years and helps our aging mind and bodies stave off some of the consequences of growing older. Research indicates that: A square of dark chocolate two or three times a week reduced inflammatory C-reactive protein by 17%. (Journal of Nutrition) A small piece …more
For many suffering from painful or debilitating disease, death is the only real relief. For many caregivers, it is the same. Often, worn down by years of attending to the needs of a loved one; years of watching the mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia; years of watching the frustration and …more
Millions of people are affected by dementia, and unfortunately many of them do not have all their estate planning affairs in order before the symptoms start. If you or a loved one has dementia, it may not be too late to sign a last will and testament or other documents, but certain criteria must be …more
Many people take it upon themselves to offer advice to those of us entering into retirement. Advice flows, telling us to keep busy and don’t sit on the couch all day watching Judge Judy. My eighty-eight year old mother is no exception. I call her every day and she recently said to me, “Now that …more
In their haste to move to the sun, many expats ignore the facts relating to getting old and the possibility of becoming infirm. There are now several generations of expats, who found themselves in a good financial position following the rapid rise in UK houses prices a decade or so ago, and others who managed …more
Most people understand that they can enroll in Medicare at age 65, but beyond that our nation’s health insurance program for seniors is a mystery. Navigating the Medicare waters can be stressful because there isn’t any frame of reference for it unless you’ve had prior experience helping a parent or a friend. Fortunately, Medicare can …more
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