Aging

loneliness is deadly

Loneliness is deadlier than obesity, study suggests

Loneliness Is Deadly We need to rethink Loneliness. This has become far more than a quick feeling of isolation while friends or family are away. Loneliness has become a lifestyle and is a deadly precursor to many diseases. Like many other Lifestyle diseases, the treatment goes beyond a pharmaceutical or surgery.  While the US continues

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downwardly mobile retirement

Almost half of middle-class Americans face downward mobility in retirement | BenefitsPRO

A Downwardly Mobile Retirement During the Golden Age of the US Middle Class, Hollywood often portrayed retirement as that time when an employee received a memorable gold watch for decades of loyal service and then headed off to some warmer clime to enjoy the “twilight years”. That is no longer the case. Today’s retirees face a

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Loneliness might be harmful to more than just your mental health

Is Loneliness The Real New Smoking? There has been a flurry of headlines declaring that sitting is the new smoking. There is certainly merit in getting folks up and about. Those nifty elevating desks might even make sense for some. However,  perhaps loneliness is the real new smoking. The UK has already appointed a Loneliness Minister. 

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Ultrasound could cure dementia without any side effects | Daily Mail Online

Ultrasound Could Cure Dementia New research published in the journal Brain Stimulation by an international team may offer a new, non-invasive treatment for dementia. Conventionally known as a medical imaging technology, ultrasound could cure dementia with low risk and no adverse events. This is especially exciting news for those who need treatment for dementia but

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Surprise! Longitudinal Effect Of Meds Can Affect You Years Later

Longitudinal Effect It might have been comedian George Carlin who coined the phrase “the 60’s were good to you”, implying a continued side effect from drug use even decades later. However, there is an element of longitudinal affect from pharmaceuticals to which we should pay serious attention. As our bodies change with age, Lifestyle, toxic

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Menopause can be unsettling. These habits can help smooth the transition

Preparing For Menopause As a Society it is perhaps time that the US stop leaving the conversation of menopause to comedians. It is a natural (and healthy) progression for women, not just “hot flashes” and “mood swings”. Ancient medical systems like Traditional Chinese Medicine have treated menopause not as an illness or a condition to

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The link between cultural participation and well-being in later life – The Economist

Art Benefits Life There is certainly room to question this study that art benefits life. Assigning causation can be particularly difficult in analytics. However, there is at least a correlation. What is the harm is adding a bit more art and culture into our lives? The risk is pretty well 0 (even a bad book

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