Perhaps this is a taboo topic, but to anyone concerned about the environment, it’s important to understand how current funeral practices are resource wasteful and even toxic to the environment. And in response, there is now a growing ecologically-driven death care industry that looks to create new funeral rituals for…

Anyone with a pet knows how much love and affection can be derived from that relationship. The psychological benefits of pet ownership can be profound. But the physical benefits of owning a pet can be significant as well. A new research study found that dog owners are more likely to…

You may know her as the Dowager Countess of Grantham from Downton Abbey or as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films. But Dame Maggie Smith, now 83, has had a long and remarkable acting career that was very well established prior to these more recent roles. In a just-released…

Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   -Dog Days: New Data Supports Dog Walking For Seniors -Eat It Up: Broccoli- A New Diabetes Antidote -Through Thick And Thin: Social Security For Former Spouses -Watch Out: Your Blood Pressure Monitor May Be Wrong -Tech Trends: Social Seniors On…

Those of us with high blood pressure are advised to always be vigilant- to watch what we eat, to take our medications, and to monitor our blood pressure if we can. In fact, home monitoring blood pressure devices are so commonly used now that the global market for their use…

Following divorce, women are often in more a more vulnerable financial place than they had formally been. Many are not properly informed about benefits available to them from their former spouse despite the divorce, and this is especially troublesome if retirement is looming. For example, consider Social Security. Did you…