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Fun and Different Activities for Seniors – Charlotte Today – Smilecast 66
Fun and Different Activities for Seniors – Charlotte Today Seeking out engaging and fun activities for seniors? Forget the novelties of gardening and golfing, and try a little something new with these fun ideas! This segment is from my appearance on the Charlotte Today Show. We discussed different categories of...
Estate Planning is for Everyone – Charlotte Today
Estate Planning is not Just for the Rich Estate planning is misnamed, because it implies that one must have extensive assets to even consider an estate plan. That is not true. “Everyone needs an estate plan because it is simply about control and protecting the ones that you love,” according...
What We Can All Learn About Living in the Present – Smilecast 65
What We Can All Learn About Living in the Present My good friend Sandy Halperin, who has early onset Alzheimer’s was recently honored along with Sanjay Gupta, M.D. with the 2016 Proxmire Award, which recognizes national figures who have “demonstrated leadership and positively impacted public awareness around Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.”...
Gastric Bypass Surgery Can Lead to Alcohol Abuse – Smilecast 64
Gastric Bypass Surgery Can Lead to Alcohol Abuse Patients who had gastric bypass surgery faced double the risk for excessive drinking, according to a study released by in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The surgery shrinks the stomach’s size and attaches it to a lower portion of the intestine....
Alcohol and Older Adults What You Don’t Know – Smilecast 63
Alcohol and Older Adults What You Don’t Know Alcohol and Older Adults – What You Don’t Know You can become more sensitive to drinking as you get older. The same amount consumed may have a greater effect on an older person than on someone who is younger. Heavy drinking can make...
Older People with Positive Outlook on Aging Recover Better – Smilecast 62
Older People with Positive Outlook on Aging More Likely to Recover from Disability Older people who embrace positive stereotypes about aging are more likely than those who hold negative stereotypes to recover after suffering from disability, a study by the Yale School of Public Health has found.A positive outlook goes...