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The Hidden Epidemic: Drinking Habits of Baby Boomers Are Being Carried Into Retirement
“In a July 2019 article from Time Magazine, a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that, from 2015-2017, more…
How To Beat the Winter Blues
If you can’t escape the long winter months of Upstate New York, it’s easy to fall into a funk. This time of year proves especially…
What do you bring to the conversation?
Have you ever come away from a gathering of peers and thought to yourself: It’s always the same conversation: People expressing dissatisfaction and annoyance around…
What Does HIIT Mean? Is it Good for Seniors?
HIIT is an acronym for an exercise workout called High Intensity Interval Training. If you think this type of training is for Olympic or Ultra…
How to Benefit from an End of Life Doula
“I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a…
Is Polypharmacy Destroying Your Health?
Overdosing is not just an epidemic for “the younger generation”. It is also epidemic among our geriatric population. In order to understand what is happening…
Measure Your Happy Aging Quotient
Read the quotes about aging below. Reflect on their substance and meaning. Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Write “Y” for yes, if…
Why Community Living is Making a Rebound
Poet John Donne said it explicitly: “No Man is an island, Entire of itself”. He went on to say “because I am involved in mankind”. …
Aging and the Benefits of Spirituality
Many older people cope well with losing their spouse and loved ones, serious medical issues, and facing their own mortality. They seem to intuitively know…