Gerontology

Resolving to Talk with Your Loved Ones About Aging with Dignity and Independence

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Aging, Difficult Conversations, End of Life Care, Aging With Dignity, Retirement Planning, Aging With Independence, Gerontology, Health Care Reform, Long-Term Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Care, Financial Planning, Family, Long-Term Services and Supports, Fifty News
Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD

I invite you to think about what aging with dignity and independence means. Then take time to have the tough conversations with your loved ones about what is important to you as you grow older, and how you will get help should you require daily assistance.

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Why People Who Pray Are Healthier Than Those Who Don't

Richard Schiffman | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Longevity, Alternative Healing, High Blood Pressure, Gerontology, Health, Asthma, Meditation Benefits, Meditation, Prayer, Herbert Benson, Heart Disease, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Prayer and Meditation, Religion News
Richard Schiffman

If you want to achieve maximum health, here are a few things that you should do: exercise regularly, eat nutritious and minimally processed foods, drop those extra pounds -- and pray.

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Frightening Fact Of The Day: How Many Geriatricians Are There For Every 10,000 Boomers?

Posted 11.19.2011

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One -- that's exactly how many geriatricians there are for every 10,000 baby boomers. That's particularly disturbing considering that, as the firs...

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Boomers And The Holiday Season: It's The Most Difficult Time Of The Year

Mark Lachs, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mark Lachs, M.D.

I get to see another stressful family byproduct of the holiday season: the realization that mom or dad may be "slowing down" in ways one or more siblings might not have recognized during the preceding year.

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College Majors You Never Thought Existed

Her Campus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Her Campus

Think majoring in Celtic Languages is eccentric? Think again.

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Aging is Old Hat

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gerit Quealy

Summer movies usually mean blockbusters. But the new film To Age or Not to Age belongs more in the realm of myth busters.

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The Biggest Problem With U.S. Health Care -- And How To Fix It!

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

We should focus on re-visioning healthcare's purpose: to create long-lived, productive and healthy men and women.

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