RETHINKING THE AGING PROCESS: 5 STEPS TO CONSCIOUS AGING As part of my Caregiver Smile Summit, I have had the pleasure of interviewing more than 50 experts in the health, aging and caregiving fields. Dr. Maria Zayas, a practicing psychologist and a faculty member of the Psychology Department at Brenau...
Archives: March 2018
Three Keys to Having a Healthy Body and Mind
Investing in Your Health as You Grow Older As we age, we expect to feel less well, have less energy and experience more aches and pains. It seems inevitable; after all your body has constantly been working for sixty or seventy years, and like anything, it is bound to suffer...
Home Sharing – Is it for you? Charlotte Today
Home Sharing Catching On! Many baby boomers have a real desire to age in their own home, provided they are capable and it is safe. But sometimes the economic realities, the need for companionship and socialization, and even help around the house makes you want to consider a more formal...
Healthy Heart When Young = Healthy Brain When Older-Video
Healthy Heart in 20s = Healthy Brain in 40s People who take simple steps to keep a healthy heart in young adulthood, such as exercising, eating a healthy diet and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol, may keep their brain from shrinking decades later. People who take care of their heart health...
Home Sharing – Is it for you? Charlotte Today
Home Sharing Catching On! Many baby boomers have a real desire to age in their own home, provided they are capable and it is safe. But sometimes the economic realities, the need for companionship and socialization, and even help around the house makes you want to consider a more formal...
Moderate Alcohol Consumption-Live Longer Without Dementia – Smilecast 106
Moderate alcohol consumption helps people live longer without cognitive impairments. This is according to a University of California San Diego School of Medicine-led study in findings published in the August issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Previous studies have found a correlation between moderate alcohol intake and longevity. “This study is unique...
Our Friday Song of the Week – Make You Feel My Love
Our Friday Song of the Week – Make You Feel My Love
How to Help People Who Are Grieving – Smilecast 105
In Grieving: How To Help A Senior Handle The Loss Of A Loved One Losing a spouse is a terribly difficult thing to go through at any age, but for seniors, the loss may hit particularly hard. Going through decades together builds a strong bond that many of us can...
Bacteria in Gut May One Day Slow Aging-Video
Want to Slow Aging? Check Your Gut! Slow aging might be possible one day with supplements derived from gut bacteria. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have identified bacterial genes and compounds that extend the life of and also slow...
Smilecast 104 – My Interview with Maggie Linton on Sirius XM
Maggie Linton Interview The following Smilecast is taken from an interview I did several years ago with Maggie Linton of Sirius XM. She was an informed host, read my book and asked intelligent questions. We covered the usual; assortment of topics about aging, senior care and caregiving. I shared my...