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Are you experiencing some problems hearing your loved ones? Here are some tips for handling that transition to assistance for your ears. Give it a good chance to work for you.

Why face this visit alone?

Bring someone you trust to the doctor to help you make the wisest decision. You…

Based on the book, Mind Over Gray Matter, A New Approach to Dementia Care,

by Gontkovsky, Johnson, Johnson, and Sarafan, 2012

If you are helping someone who is declining due to this disease, there are ways to make the time more…

Lifestyle changes play more of a significant role in overall health than genetics. We do know this from research. The only question is how to begin to take action on it for yourself and your family.

Get Physical Exercise for Cognitive Benefit

Higher levels of physical activity can lower…

Based on the book, Mind Over Gray Matter, A New Approach to Dementia Care,

by Gontkovsky, Johnson, Johnson, and Sarafan, 2012

“Dementia is mistakenly believed to be part of the natural aging process. In reality, however, dementia is a cluster of symptoms…

Long implicated in health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, new evidence suggests that obesity alone is not the problem. The combination of obesity and mental health has also been investigated.

“A study that began in France in the early 1990’s surveyed 6,401…

On Feb 21st, Edythe Kirchmaier appeared on the Jay Leno show because she had just turned 105 and passed her drivers test. She says that she missed two questions on the test and it disappointed her. She started driving at 19 around the farm in her uncle’s car. You can view the video of the show snippet, its funny: …

Physical activity can make a huge difference in your health if you are elderly. But which activity, and how to do it?

It is time to become intelligent about how we do things. Just leaping up to run up a flight of stairs on a whim may no longer be wise as you age. You want to…

Do you expect to see the good in others, to be treated with kindness? Do you have an outlook on life that does not expect others to hurt you? Does this have to mean you are more likely to be scammed?

Too Much Trusting?

If you are older and were raised in a more trusting society,…

As a person ages, even moderate alcohol can lead to higher risk of cognitive impairment.

Previous research has suggested that light alcohol consumption may be beneficial to your health, but that has not been found to be true in a study presented at the 2012 Alzheimer’s Association…

Warning signs are often unnoticed until there is a nuisance complaint. Keep an eye on these to take action to delay or eliminate onset of vision loss.

Is Your Vision Fluctuating?

Two chronic conditions can damage the fine blood vessels of the retina. This can lead to vision…

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The movie “Grease” made a phrase popular: “Its Not Whether You Win or Lose. Its What You Do With Your Dancing Shoes!”

Your brain and your steppin’ rhythm are connected. How fast you walk, your length of step, and your speed are being studied for early signs of dementia.

Will we…

What Food Kills Bacteria?

Eat wild salmon twice a week for a natural source of vitamin D, a powerful bacteria and “virus-assassin”.

What carved delight boosts immunity?

Carve pumpkins after Halloweeen too! The pulp in them makes a great soup for boosting immunity. The…

Why would this be any different now that you are in your 60s, 70s or 80s? Surely people have not run out of creative stories, wild plots, and fascinating characters. Rekindle the excitement that once had you spellbound.

Reading helps Seniors Relax

It is a little different than…

Which seeds protect the body from toxic compounds in plastics?

Flax seeds, sprinkled on your cereal or yogurt, are a cancer-preventing food that can also protect you from toxins in plastics and in meat, dairy and pesticides.

Which vegetable shields against breast…

We know that exercise has a positive effect on the maintenance of physical and mental health. Similarly, research shows that involvement with music, dance, painting, drama and other arts may help keep our minds sharp as we age. There seems to be no age limit to positive effects of the arts in our lives. They assist…

These are Emotions that Plague Most Caregivers.

Expect Them. Accept them. Let them go.

Family caregivers often feel all of these feelings when they are doing home care for an elderly parent. Along with the emotions of past baggage, there is just no way to do the job well enough. How do you forgive…

The way to retire with excitement is to have a passion you long to explore and then be able to pick it up and run with it. Retire with strength instead of retiring in frustration or loneliness. There are explorations that involve staying in one place – on a beach, with a book, in your garden. There are other…

Here’s the Meat of the Situation

No, I’m not talking about sandwiches. The “sandwich generation” is the generation of people in their fifties and sixties who are trying to complete raising their own children and college expenses, only to find that their own parents now need them to function as…

Now, wait a minute that can’t be true! Actually it is – quality over quantity. A recent Canadian study showed that women who engaged in a weekly strength training program are more likely to show improvement in their physical and mental abilities than those who engaged in a bi-weekly program.…