If the stress of the COVID-19 quarantine is beginning to weigh on you (no pun intended), you’re not alone. Stress can take its toll on your body in many ways, including “stress” or “emotional” eating: that is, eating (or not eating) as a way to lessen or mitigate negative emotions….

Certainly, there’s nothing new about ageism in our society. Bias against older individuals, and treating seniors as second class citizens, is something many of us have experienced as we’ve entered our later years. Perhaps what’s new, however, is the public airing of attitudes that were previously kept private, due to…

It’s no secret that social isolation can take an enormous toll on older adults. And in a twist of irony, it seems clear that cutting off social and physical connections, as we are doing during the coronavirus outbreak, makes it harder for people to fight off infection, among other detrimental…

Do you ever wonder why so many people seem to have earphones or headphones on all of the time? Is it just to tune out the world? More likely, it’s to tune in to an engaging and enlightening broadcast on an interesting topic. If that’s not a familiar concept to…

If you’re practicing good social distancing and quarantine etiquette, then you’re probably not venturing out of the house for your normal medical check-ups. Which doesn’t mean you don’t have questions for your physician or problems you think warrant attention. But given the stress on medical facilities and the constraints on…

Life goes on during a pandemic, and so do such essential tasks as feeding yourself and loved ones. But in a time when we’ve all been advised to stay indoors and minimize social contact, the question becomes how do we get food? Do we order in from still-open restaurants? Do…