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If you were to close your eyes and let your mind wander, how would you think about your current self? What age do you feel like you are? Does your sense of yourself jive with your actual birth date? What do you think people your actual age should look like?…

By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon   We all know that healthcare can be very expensive, and for some people, it can cause significant financial hardship.  But there are many ways a Powerhouse Patient can reduce the cost of medications, get help with co-payments, as well as get a helping hand…

Have you been back? Are you fearful of what will be found? Are you balancing the risk of ongoing dental problems with the embarrassment you may feel when your dentist finds out how poorly you’ve managed your dental hygiene during the pandemic? If you’re fearful and concerned about sitting back…

Perhaps you made the new year’s pledge to begin to exercise, but you’ve yet to develop a plan. Or maybe you were gifted a new gym membership but your anxiety about going to a gym has stopped you in your tracks. The inertia, the fear, the “gymtimidation”- they’re all real…

For many, it’s an ongoing saga. One of the most visible signs that you’re getting on in years is the appearance of your hair. In many previous posts, we explored the decision to stop coloring your hair and go gray, along with the pros and cons that accompany that choice….

One of the many lessons to be learned as a result of the pandemic is that we need to talk more about death- and about grief- both on a societal as well as on an individual level. Far too many of us have been unprepared for the loss of loved…