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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…

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…

While most of us appear to understand the seriousness of the coronavirus spread throughout our communities, and the special risk it poses to older and immune-suppressed populations, there are nonetheless multiple reports and survey results that suggest Baby Boomers may not be taking this as seriously as they should. For…

The news comes fast and furious these days, and with it, the latest news about viral spread, health care system overloads and other vital news, along with a healthy dose of untrustworthy anecdotes and suspicious reports that may give you false information. At no time has it been more important…

So by now, if you’re following CDC guidance, your hands are looking pretty raw and unhappy. Because, as you know, hand washing has been promoted as one of the primary and most important ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. And it’s not just the once over under the…