Tag: aging

NC Boomers Fat and Flat Broke

There is an article in the Charlotte Observer today entitled Some N.C. boomers: Fat and flat broke. Worth a read because I am sure that it applies to more than just N.C. boomers. Some of the highlights: Those among the first decade of boomers – now at retirement age or...

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Protein Found in Jellyfish Improves Cognitive Function

From Mcknights – A small-scale clinical trial has shown promising results in improving cognitive function among individuals with memory problems through the use of a protein found in jellyfish. Researchers with Quincy Bioscience have extracted a calcium-binding protein called apoaequorim from the Aequorea victoria jellyfish‰ÛÓalso known as the crystal jelly‰ÛÓfor...

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Compare the Cost of Care for Long-Term Care Around the Country

Genworth Financial has an interactive map to compare your state or region’s median cost of care to other areas in the country. Go here and click a state or region to view and calculate current and projected long term care costs. You actually can view the cost of care for...

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When Seniors Tutor Kids They Sharpen Their Own Mind

[embed_youtubea href=”http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=635874″>Here is an interesting article from Health Day worth a read. [embed_youtube/a>It backs what we have been saying regarding not only the need to stay active and lifelong learning but also the value and importance of inter-generational programs.

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104 Year Old Still Drives and Lives Independently

[embed_youtubespan class=”storyDateline”>OATESVILLE, Pa. – May 24, 2010 (WPVI) — [embed_youtube/span> She’s about to turn 104-years-old, yet she lives alone and still drives![embed_youtubep> So what’s her secret? [embed_youtube/p>[embed_youtubep> “A lot of it is mental, a lot of people give in to something and they wait for the graveyard. It’s going to...

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Happiness is Good for Your Heart

From Health Day News – Researchers from Columbia University report that people who are enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease. Researchers concluded that if everyone did more of the things that made them happy, they could significantly reduce their risk of heart attack and angina. [embed_youtubep>”We...

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Going Down – How Elevators Harm the Elderly

According to Health Day, over 2,600 senior citizens suffer serious elevator-related injuries each year in the United States according to the first large-scale study of these events. [embed_youtubep>Slips, trips and falls accounted for more than half of the injuries, and about one-third were caused by elevator doors closing on a...

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Social Security – What You Need to Know

“It is among the most popular and important social programs in America, yet many Americans have only a vague idea about how it works. What nearly every American knows is that it’s in trouble.” A good article in the Chicago Tribune spells things out.

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