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As you may remember, last June agebuzz readers were lucky to learn from the wisdom and advice of Molly Roffman, the balance and falls expert who runs the studio StepWISEnow. The interview with Molly was one of our most popular posts from 2020, and now she is back to share…

Admit it. You’re probably giving it some thought, if not daydreaming of the day in the (hopefully) not-too-distant future when you can take off again and travel out into the world. In fact, this week was the newly anointed holiday, “National Plan For Vacation Day!” Did you celebrate? Pick a…

The British documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis once said, “Documentaries shouldn’t just reflect the world: they should try and explain why reality is like it is.” If that’s the case, then two recent documentaries featuring older adults reveal a duality of what aging is like in this day and age. On…

There’s no shame in admitting it and you’re certainly not alone: around the world, the pandemic has led to a significant number of us indulging in stress eating, unhealthy calorie consumption, and inevitable weight gain as a result. If you’ve been snacking on french fries rather than fruit or consuming…

For most people, a dementia diagnosis, either for oneself or a loved one, feels like a devastating blow: a strike at the heart of what makes a person uniquely human. Few would greet such a diagnosis as an opportunity for reimagining what is possible and positive in life. Yet, for…

At this point in the pandemic, all eyes are on the triple “Vs”: The virus, the vaccines, and the variants. As we cross the demarcation of 400,000 Covid deaths and deal with the mismanagement of the vaccine roll-out, we now need to keep a close eye on the multiple variants…