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My Aging Brain

 

Grandparent Health Participating in meaningful medical research

 

By Robert St. Germain

 

Have you ever been a guinea pig for science? Would you like to know what it is like? In a word, it’s fascinating! I am talking about leading-edge medical research. I am talking about helping to conquer a dreadful disease [...]

Top 10 Health Issues of People 55+

By Colleen Sell

The Rochester Medical Center Division of Geriatrics and Aging recently identified the nature and causes of health problems afflicting and expected to afflict the aging population.

1. Physical activity and nutrition: Physical activity and good nutrition prevent or delay many diseases and conditions. As we age, many of us become [...]

Aging at Home

Know Your Homecare Options Before You Need Them

By Jeff Huber

 

No matter how many good arguments might be made for a senior to leave home, remaining where decades of memories were created is often the best reason to stay.

In fact, industry surveys tell us that [...]

How to Communicate With A Parent or Grandparent Who Has Dementia

By Karla Sullivan

She was assisting her mother with the stairs in her home. While descending together, her Mom froze, cried out and frightfully stared at the last stair. Her mother was recovering from hip surgery and the daughter thought that it was physical pain that she was expressing. But it was not.

Signs of [...]

For Father’s Day…Celebrate Like There’s No Tomorrow

 

By Dwayne J. Clark

This Father’s Day, if you’re lucky enough to have a father (or stepfather, father-in-law, or another father figure) in your life, celebrate like there’s no tomorrow. There may not be, as some of us have learned through first-hand experience.

We can lose a loved one suddenly, through an accident, disaster, [...]

Top 10 Tips to Keep Your Brain Young

Do you fear there’s no way to protect yourself from Alzheimer’s? Good news: There’s a host of things you can do to reduce the risk of early memory loss, including brain stimulation games from Anti-AgingGames.com.

• First of all, watch this free video at http://bit.ly/BrainTips: “Top 10 Tips to Keep Your Brain Young: Findings from [...]

How Health Care Can Stay Afloat

Riding the Age Wave: How Health Care Can Stay Afloat

In an ancient Greek fable, Eos, the beautiful goddess of the dawn, falls deeply in love with the warrior Tithonus. Distraught over his mortality, she goes to Zeus’s chamber to request a special favor: She wants to love Tithonus until the end of time and [...]