Sage Advice: Expert Guidance On What And How You Should Eat
March 11, 2020
Perhaps it’s more important than ever to think about how you get on a path toward healthier aging and a longer healthspan (and maybe even lifespan). One essential component of healthy aging that’s largely within your control? Your diet- what you eat, how much you eat and even when you…
The Powerhouse Patient’s Homework: Research The Information You Need To Make The Right Medical Decisions For You By Julie Buyon
March 11, 2020
By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon Nearly everyone asks Dr. Google for information about their health concerns, but Powerhouse Patients know how to dig deeper to get information that can help make the medical decisions right for them. Use these three questions as a guide for any health…
Brand New: Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: I Want to Send My Head Out for Repairs
February 26, 2020
I Want to Send My Head Out for Repairs by Alice Herb I am losing patience. When I retired, I made a pact with myself that I would not be running to see doctors every week like so many of my retired friends. Now, many years later, I am…
Tongue-Tied: Hard Conversations With Aging Parents
February 19, 2020
For anyone with an older parent, hard conversations may be in your future: about money, housing options, caregiving responsibilities and even about relationships. These conversations are difficult enough when everyone agrees. But they can become heated and fraught with tension if there’s disagreement or if your parent has diminished decision-making…
Getting By With A Little Help From Your Friends
February 5, 2020
By agebuzz contributing editor Julie Buyon Asking for Help EVERYBODY needs a little help now and then, even a Powerhouse Patient. Sometimes it can be small things, like making chicken soup, changing the linens, walking the dog or sometimes larger things, like note-taking at a doctor’s appointment,…
Drink To That: New Research On Healthier Drinks As You Age
January 22, 2020
What’s your go-to beverage? A cup of tea as you settle in with a book? A cold glass of milk (and maybe some Oreos) as you begin an evening of tv binge-watching? A cool, crisp Chablis as you prepare dinner? Well, whether it’s wine or something less seductive, it turns…