Mental Health

Don’t Let Injuries Hold You Back
Personal Care

Don’t Let Injuries Hold You Back

Are you keeping active as you age by playing a sport? Many adults enjoy golf, tennis and other activities well…

How to Decide If You Need a Statin
Personal Care

How to Decide If You Need a Statin

When your doctor broaches the topic of taking a statin drug to lower your cardiovascular risk, you may wonder if…

A Perfect Celebration of a Life Well-Lived
Common Threads

A Perfect Celebration of a Life Well-Lived

No, it wasn’t a funeral. It was a retirement party for a man who, in my opinion, is a role…

Conquer Insomnia Now
Personal Care

Conquer Insomnia Now

Tossing, turning, thoughts racing—insomnia has become widespread since the pandemic. In fact, more than 60% of people report an increase…

Take a Break…I’ll Do the Worrying for You
Personal Care

Take a Break…I’ll Do the Worrying for You

A family member recently passed. I attended the wake, the funeral mass, the graveside service and the repast. Maskless, I…

Spring Fever
Wellness

Spring Fever

Is spring fever a real illness or just a quaint way to excuse the atypical behavior we find ourselves doing…

Severe COVID-19 Causes the Brain to Age
Personal Care

Severe COVID-19 Causes the Brain to Age

Brain fog, being unable to focus, memory issues—the same cognitive changes associated with an aging brain—are plaguing many people who…

Protect Your Health On a Changing Planet
Wellness

Protect Your Health On a Changing Planet

When you think of climate change, you probably think of problems with ecological health, like drought, rising sea levels, and…

I Can’t Remember Sh*t, But I’m Still Smarter Than the Young Whippersnappers
Common Threads

I Can’t Remember Sh*t, But I’m Still Smarter Than the Young Whippersnappers

From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life sounds like a great…

Pain in the Backside
Wellness

Pain in the Backside

Sciatica is surprisingly common. According to a study published in 2020 in the Journal of the AAOS (the American Academy…

3 Unexpected Ways to Protect Your Heart
Wellness

3 Unexpected Ways to Protect Your Heart

We all know that eating well, exercising, and avoiding smoking are key to heart health, but some pleasant habits may…

Ageism… or Not aging Gracefully?
Appearance

Ageism… or Not aging Gracefully?

I am sure many of you saw Madonna at the Grammy Awards. I’ll be honest—I grew up watching and listening…

Stroke: New Treatments Mean New Hope
Personal Care

Stroke: New Treatments Mean New Hope

Just the thought of a stroke is frightening. But there is good news—today’s new treatments mean that strokes are treatable…and…

An Endodontist Can Save Your Teeth and Your Money
Personal Care

An Endodontist Can Save Your Teeth and Your Money

You’re eating ice cream with your grandchild when a sudden, intense jolt of pain shoots through your molar and lingers…

New Health Tech
Personal Care

New Health Tech

Thousands of technology companies exhibited their latest products at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this past January.…