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By now you know we regularly sing the praises of geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, whose website, Better Health While Aging, is a source of wisdom and practical guidance. Recently, Dr. Kernisan wrote an in-depth piece about dehydration in seniors: it’s more than just being thirsty and it’s a problem beyond the hot summer…

Hot weather often means the need for additional hydration, especially when you’re exerting yourself and heavily sweating. For older individuals, even modest dehydration can spell serious trouble, and the signs and symptoms may be subtle rather than obvious. So with aging people, it’s important to keep an eye out for…

You may not remember every factor or strategy, but over the years, we’ve regularly addressed memory problems in people as they age. But it’s always helpful to do a bit of review, and to add new insights and studies as they arise. After all, few of us can remember everything…

Sometimes expert advice can feel misplaced or not applicable to your situation. And certainly, many people claim to be authorities, but as Paul Newman once said, “Who’s to say who’s an expert.” But when it comes to cosmetics, there are some acknowledged experts, especially for older women and especially from…

Knee deep into the dog days of summer, most of us continue to face ongoing levels of record heat. Though we previously noted that 2023 was the hottest year on record, it looks like we’re on track for 2024 to outpace 2023, with an estimated 61% chance of surpassing the…

Over the last several weeks we’ve spotlighted the concern about excessive sun exposure (causing skin cancer and requiring cautionary behavior) along with the dangers posed by excessive heat. This is all in anticipation of the extreme heat many of us are likely to face this summer (and some of us…