I’m perfectly healthy; do I need to think about long-term care?
Let’s start with a story. I grew up with my mom’s best friend’s kids. I thought of Linda and…
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Late-diagnosed autism is growing rapidly, especially among women
Alex Morgan was lying in bed in the summer of 2022 with Covid. She was 58. A bit bored,…
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Medical gaslighting: How to advocate for yourself with a doctor
If you’ve ever walked into your doctor’s office with a feeling that something just seems off, but you can’t…
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One kidney, two friends … and a life saved
Twenty-five years ago, Rudy Vasquez was running an athletic training facility in San Antonio, Texas, when Nick Alvarado drove…
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How Your Hair Reflects Heart Health and Aging
We often call hair our “crowning glory” because of how it frames the face and shapes how we look…
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Challenges of caring for elderly family add up; get expert tips to help
About 106 million U.S. adults, including 39% of working Gen Xers and 25% of working baby boomers, care for…
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Want to be a better spouse? Get an exercise routine
For most of my 20s, my day started with a brisk three-mile run. It didn’t matter if I’d been…
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Why weight fluctuations matter in aging adults
Weight changes are a normal part of the aging process. You might unintentionally lose a few pounds, or gain…
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Just how long is “long” for long-term health care?
As we age, it’s natural to think (or maybe worry) about what happens once we near and enter our…
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Biohacking for Active Aging: Top Wearables Explored
Biohacking’s been a thing since The Washington Post coined the term in the late 1980s. I vaguely remember hearing…
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The truth about screen time, brain health concerns for older adults (yes, adults)
Part 2 of a two-part series on the challenges of screen time and technology advances; Part 1 looked at…
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The rise of ‘soft hiking’, where no pain IS gain
We’ve all seen the images: A rugged hiker standing atop a jagged peak, sweat-drenched and triumphant, looking like they…
