Treating Your Tresses: Are You Losing Hair At This Point?
September 2, 2020
COVID-19 seems to be wreaking havoc on all aspects of the body– from the cardiovascular system to the brain, from one’s sense of hearing to the ability to smell. In fact, the coronavirus is clearly a comprehensive threat to your overall health and well being. Even if you survive with…
Hold The Phone: What’s Your Take On Telemedicine?
August 19, 2020
According to a brand new survey from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, up until May of 2019, only 4% of adults age 50-80 had ever experienced a telemedicine visit with a health care provider. However, from the 3 months of March- June 2020, 26% of respondents had had such…
Walk it Off: More Meditation Recommendations To Help You Cope
July 29, 2020
Those of you who have followed agebuzz for a while know that the evidence to support meditation and mindfulness is clear and compelling: For stress reduction, cognitive and emotional health, and a myriad of physical ailments, the ability to focus one’s mind and heighten one’s attention to the moment can…
Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Haircut, Pedicure, Now What?
July 29, 2020
Haircut, Pedicure, Now What? By Alice Herb Hair cut done! Pedicure done! 4th of July at my beach house, wonderful! But now what? Stupid question? No- all the pleasure I felt at being myself again did not keep me from knowing the crisis hadn’t ended. I’m still having…
Remain Standing: Your Sedentary Pandemic Lifestyle Is Harming Your Health
June 24, 2020
If there’s one thing we’ve likely all shared during the pandemic and the lockdown, it’s this: most of us have spent a lot more time sitting with less physical movement than usual. We no longer trek to an office, shlep to the store, or head out to social gatherings, and…
On Balance: An Interview With Balance and Falls Expert Molly Roffman
June 10, 2020
On Balance: An Interview With Balance and Falls Expert Molly Roffman by Connie Zuckerman Molly Roffman, PT, MA, CEEAA is the founder and director of StepWISEnow Balance Fitness. She is a licensed New York State physical therapist specializing in fall prevention and balance training. Molly’s experience in the rehabilitation…