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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...

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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...

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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...

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Changing the Culture of Aging – Smilecast 103

Changing the Culture of Aging The following Smilecast is from Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio with Lori La Bey. We talk about changing the culture of aging care. As a gifted singer-performer, Anthony Cirillo has been to Nashville to record and has sung around the country. He uses his performing gifts in...

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4 YEARS, 5 DEATHS AND 4 POWERFUL CAREGIVER LESSONS

4 YEARS, 5 DEATHS AND 4 POWERFUL CAREGIVER LESSONS (These caregiver lessons are reposted from my Sixty and Me article.) I’ve decided to just come out and say it. The last four years of our lives have sucked! ‘Our,’ as in my wife, Kathy, and I. Here is a rundown...

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Key to Multitasking Effectively and What It Means to Brain Health-Video

Effective Multitasking Can Be Learned Although “multitasking” is a popular buzzword, research shows that only 2% of the population actually multitasks efficiently. Most of us just shift back and forth between different tasks, a process that requires our brains to refocus time and time again — and reduces overall productivity...

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Stiltz Home Elevators – Where Mobility Meets Style

Home Elevators – More Affordable and Needed Than You Think (The following is a paid, sponsored blog.) Ageing is inevitable, but why do it awkwardly when you can do it exceptionally! Pennsylvania-based home lift brand Lifton is leading the charge with its groundbreaking residential elevator, specifically designed to break the...

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Prepare for Aging – Sooner is Better – Smilecast 102

Prepare for Aging – Sooner is Better When it comes to issues regarding growing older, most people don’t want to talk about it. Yet we must because when you prepare for aging sooner in life – physically, emotionally, financially – you can avoid a crisis later in life. How you...

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