Patricia A. Bloom, MD, is an Associate Professor of Geriatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, and Director of Integrative Health for the Martha Stewart Center for Living/Coffey Geriatrics Practice at Mount Sinai. Dr. Bloom’s major interest is the promotion of healthy aging, including mindfulness/meditation, stress reduction and integrative medicine.
Fatigue is a problem faced by many older adults, but it frequently goes unreported because—much like pain—it tends to be accepted as just another sign...