Valuing A Life By Louise Applebome
October 9, 2024
By Louise Applebome Oct. 7, 1975: “Well here I go attempting another journal. This time I feel like I’ll enjoy continuing it because the idea was proposed by someone I have the most respect and admiration for.” That first entry in a black, leather-bound journal, on unlined…
Play To Your Strengths: Older Adults Need Strength Training
October 2, 2024
Our efforts to encourage you to take up strength training have been strong and steady. As an essential form of exercise, strength training (also known as weight training or resistance training) can provide you with numerous physical and mental health benefits, in addition to improving your level of energy and…
Better Eating For Better Brain Health: An Interview with Dr. Annie Fenn, Physician, Chef, And Author Of Brain Health Kitchen
October 2, 2024
If you’re an agebuzz reader, you likely understand the direct connection between what you eat and how well you’re aging– especially how your brain functions. While you likely have a sense of a healthy diet, there is a science behind the nutrition available from specific foods and the aging of…
Change Of Face: How To Consider Cosmetic Procedures, Small And Large
October 2, 2024
It’s a dilemma that many older women (and some men) confront: Whether to allow your face to age naturally without “intervention” or whether to embrace procedures, either (or both) small or large, to limit the effects of gravity, the loss of collagen, skin eruptions and other facial factors that affect…
Triple AAA: Activism Against Ageism
October 2, 2024
It wasn’t too long ago that we urged you to push back on the everyday ageism you likely encounter. But since next Wednesday, October 9th, is Ageism Awareness Day, we thought we’d briefly return to the topic to make sure you’re well-equipped to identify ageism when you encounter it and…
Consider Pet Acquisitions Carefully By Susanna P. Barton
October 2, 2024
By Susanna P. Barton Make no bones about it, pets make us happier, healthier humans – throughout life and especially during our second half. A recent report from the American Psychiatric Association shows 86% of participants believe pets have a mostly positive impact on their mental health. A 2019…