Smoke Signal: The Impact of Marijuana On Your Brain
August 30, 2018
Whether it’s a hazy memory from your youth or a swirl of smoke today, most of us have had some exposure to, and experience with, marijuana. And as a generation, baby boomers constitute the fastest growing demographic of cannabis consumers in the now- legal marketplace that exists for marijuana. In…
Final Acts: Planning Your Own Funeral
August 16, 2018
It’s hard enough getting older, but do we also have to contemplate our own funeral? Some of us have the irrational fear that if we make funeral plans it will hasten our demise. Others of us just can’t wrap our heads around the prospect of arranging for our own funeral, even if…
Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Time Is Relative, Change Is Certain, But Oh What Toil And Trouble
August 12, 2018
Time Is Relative, Change Is Certain, But Oh What Toil And Trouble By Alice Herb As I grow older, years zip by at a faster and faster pace. I remember clearly when a year was a lifetime. Now I barely have time to make New Year’s resolutions before the…
Deep Sleep: Our Ever-Increasing Understanding Of, And Attention To, Sleep
August 9, 2018
It’s truly one of those things that we can’t live without- literally. Scientists have come to the conclusion that restful sleep is essential for healthy human functioning and survival- even more than food. At the same time, there are so many negative factors affecting our sleep- from stress and electronic…
Early On: How Can We Diagnose Alzheimer’s Before It’s Too Late
July 26, 2018
When Bill Gates speaks, people tend to listen. And recently, he’s addressed an issue that’s on the minds of many: How can we find better ways to diagnose Alzheimer’s before it takes its toll and becomes untreatable? Even though researchers suspect that Alzheimer’s begins much earlier than when the first symptoms…
Between Friends: Sustaining Social Connections In Your Later Years
July 12, 2018
A sad but inevitable part of growing older is that old friends may pass away and making new friends is not easy. As a recent article in Kaiser Health News points out, acquiring new friends, especially into our later years, can be a daunting task. Yet we also know how…