Facial Aging: How To Make Sense Of All The Potions And Procedures
February 1, 2023
It’s challenging enough to keep adding candles to the cake each year. But to then also feel shame or guilt or anxiety because your face reflects those many years feels deeply unfair. It’s largely an artifact of marketing departments for beauty products and a culture that celebrates a false facade…
Normal Aging: Memory Problems Are Not Always A Sign Of Dementia
January 18, 2023
We’ve all experienced it. Introduced to some new people in a social setting, you feel confused as to who was whom when discussing the gathering later that evening. Or, when asked a question, it takes you longer to retrieve the answer than it previously might have. Or maybe a friend…
At Home: Have You Done The Planning To Age in Place?
December 14, 2022
This past spring, a survey was conducted by The Associated Press and NORC at The University of Chicago to find out whether older adults are worried about “aging in place.” As it turns out, not so much, at least among those who are 65 and older. According to the survey…
Aging And Anxious: The Plight Of LGBTQ Older Adults
October 26, 2022
He’s known for his guest columns in the Washington Post and his recent humorous book, “Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong.” But there’s nothing funny about his most recent column, entitled “The…
Nutrition and Cognition: Can A Daily Multivitamin Support Your Aging Brain?
September 21, 2022
There’s no doubt that prior evidence has been mixed at best. While some assessments come down on the side that, generally speaking, adults do not need to rely on vitamin supplementation for healthy aging, other studies have shown that in certain cases, for certain health problems, some additional supplementation (either…
A Diet That Delivers: Foods That Can Give Your Aging Brain A Boost
April 27, 2022
It’s a mantra that’s worth repeating over and over: You are what you eat. And to that, add the following tag-on: What you eat can benefit your brain. While some may think that cognitive impairment or even dementia are inevitable aspects of growing older, in fact, what you do- and…