Purposeful aging

It’s a point we’ve made over and over, but it bears repeating: Many of the factors that can lower your risk of dementia are within your control. Through lifestyle changes and with support and encouragement, you can do an awful lot to lessen the likelihood that you will someday be…

Receiving a diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia can be a jarring experience, to say the least. While some may despair or retreat upon hearing the news, others may feel a reason to reevaluate- or redirect- their lives going forward. Such is the case with agebuzz subscriber Wally Klatch, who…

No doubt you’ve heard about the array of efforts underway by both serious scientists and serial entrepreneurs to extend the length of life well beyond current human boundaries. And you’ve also likely read, in both agebuzz and elsewhere, about efforts to extend your “healthspan” along with your life span: that…

It’s a true quandary in our current times. With so much to be worried about (climate change, the future of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and political instability in our country and abroad), how is it possible to be happy and positive as the years go on? While many of…

We live in an era when problems outpace solutions and more help is necessary than we can possibly provide. We also live during a time when volunteers are stepping up in significant numbers to provide much-needed help. And at the same time, evidence is mounting to demonstrate that valuable health…

We know that agebuzz subscribers are enthusiastic book readers! We’re therefore excited to share with you the interview that agebuzz Managing Editor Connie Zuckerman recently conducted with Melinda Blau, a New York Times Best Selling author of 16 books, whose new book, The Wisdom Whisperers: Golden Guides To A Long…