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FACE IT: We All Have Our Uh-Oh Moments

Michele Willens | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Self Esteem, Aging, Middle Age, Relationships, Uh Oh, Face It, Body Image, Psychology, Michele Willens, Living News
Michele Willens

Many women come to their doctors for other symptoms, but eventually focus on how they feel about the role appearance has or had in their lives. Therapists call this important step the "uh oh moment."

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Sleep Problems: Not Necessarily Connected To Age

Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging, High Blood Pressure, Sleep Patterns, Age, Caffeine, Sleep Apnea, Fatigue, Sleep Disorder, Alcohol, Insomnia, Sleep Study, Diabetes, Aches, Exhaustion, Sleep, Living News

In a slate of recommendations for the treatment of sleeping disorders in older patients,10 leading sleep experts acknowledge that aging does bring cha...

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Holbrook Shines In Sun Movie

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The South, Hal Holbrook, Aging, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

You have heard it said a thousand times that such and such got better with age. Well in the case of the 84 year old Hal Holbrook in the new film, That Evening Sun it is true.

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Going High-Tech To Track Alzheimer's Patients

hosted.ap.org | Lauran Neergaard | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging, Dementia, Surveillence, Alzheimers, Health, Alzheimer's, Elder Care, Gps, Technology, Wellness, Family, Living News

The Alzheimer's Association is adapting technology developed for monitoring prisoners to let caregivers track where their loved ones drive or walk....

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Caregiver Crunch: How To Find Affordable Care

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Home Care, Alzheimers, Ken Dychtwald, Ltc, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Caregiver, Health Insurance, Health Care, Living News
Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

Living longer means more years to learn, work, play and enjoy time with those we love. However, there's also the increased possibility of health problems along the way.

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Few Americans Make End-Of-Life Wishes Known

hosted.ap.org | Matt Sedensky | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging, Americans, Dying Wish, Dying, End of Life Care, Relationships, Grief, Health, Mourning, Death and Dying, Loss, Health Care, Nursing Home, Death, Living News

Unlike most Americans, Lillian Landry made her end-of-life decisions years ago: no heroic measures to save her and even instructions on the bar where ...

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Learning To Love Yourself And Your Body

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, The Balanced Life, Amputee, Self Care, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Active, Confidence, Wellness, Triathlete, Weight Loss, Body Image, Body Image Mastery, Forget Perfect, Perfectionism, Self-Help, Negative Body Image, Triathlete Amputee, Healthy Eating, Athlete, Acceptance, Self Love, Look Better Naked, Women and Leadership, Self Esteem, Self-Esteem, Consciousness, Aging, Fitness, Self Mastery, Women Leaders, Self-Improvement, Living in the Moment, Relationships, Living News
Susan Harrow

Myers says that we can locate virtues inside our bodies. For example, she houses courage in her diaphragm. That's where she goes to find the energy to do a handstand in Yoga.

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Aging: Giving Up 'Giving Up'

Jim Selman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Habits, Aging, Fear, Wisdom, Relationship, Values, Retirement, Transformation, Freedom, Future, Prejudice, Resentment, Growing Older, Choice, Eldering, Happiness, Living News
Jim Selman

What if wisdom has more to do with 'giving up' our beliefs and attachments than 'getting' more insights or having 'more, better and different' of whatever we think is important?

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What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis

Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Aging, Smoking, Vitamin D, Supplements, Menopause, Post-Menopausal, Wellness, Vitamins, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Health, Bone Health, Alcohol, Calcium, Calcium Supplement, Living News
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.

This is the first of three articles on what helps keep bones healthy and strong -- and what does not. We will be covering both prevention of and treatment for osteoporosis for women as well as men.

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WATCH: 87 Year-Old Woman Dance, Rock, and Blow Your Mind!

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Dance, Aging, The Balanced Life, Inner Life, 87 Year-Old, Happiness, Living News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

Do you think you can dance? Wait till you see the lady in this video!

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TEDMED 2009: Do You Want To Live Forever?

Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 10.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Resveratrol, David Sinclair, Aging, Ted Med, Ted Med 2009, Health, Eric Dishman, Tedmed 2009, The TED Conference, Intel, Aubrey De Grey, Tedmed, Living News
Alana B. Elias Kornfeld

The elderly have lost the vigor and mental agility they had as young adults and while it's nice that they have more experience and wisdom, they don't have the strength to do much with it.

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Ageism 2009

Jim Selman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Ageism, National Organization of Pissed Off Elders, Aarp, Discrimination, Elders, Aging, Generation Gap, The Balanced Life, Living News
Jim Selman

At a time when we need family and community solidarity more than ever, we are witnessing a growing wave of age-based debate and controversy.

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The Ravages Of Time

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging, Time, Death & Dying, Death and Dying, Memory, Parenting, The Inner Life, Ageing, Family, Living News
Stephanie Gertler

Time colors and shades memories in many ways. So, although I think that I remember clearly the day that my family moved into our "new" apartment on November 1957, I probably don't.

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N.O.P.E.: National Organization of Pissed Off Elders

Jim Selman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Social Security, Elders, Drag Race, Bureaucrats, Power, Capitalism, Common Sense, Compassion, Ideology, Decency, Politics, Scooters, Freedom, Principles, Slogan, Goodwill, Customer Service, Nope, Zoomers, Sex, Living News
Jim Selman

I want to create a new organization to stamp out stupidity and indifference and restore common decency and goodwill into society. I think I'll call it the National Organization of Pissed-Off Elders (N.O.P.E.).

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Working After Retiring Can Be Good For Health

reuters.com | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Mental Health, Work, Health, Retirement, Work-Life Balance, Physical Fitness, Disease Prevention, Living News

People who keep doing some work in their field after they retire may enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop work completely or sw...

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The Best Aging Secret: Make Time Your Friend

Deepak Chopra | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Time, Beauty, Vanity, Deepak Chopra, Living News
Deepak Chopra

We've all been conditioned to look upon time as our enemy. This belief is wrong, but it's so deeply ingrained that if affects even the most gifted people.

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The Awkward Age

Daniel Krotz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Arkansas, The Awkward Age, Aging, Bucket List, Henry James, Bookseller, Berryville, The Balanced Life, Living News
Daniel Krotz

I'm caught between a lingering fantasy of a Roman Holiday, and the aspirations of a Care Consultant who hopes I am infirm enough to require batteries for effective locomotion. Goodness, what an awkward age!

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New Documents Show Increased Cancer Risk For Baby Boomers After Nuclear Testing

Politics Daily | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Baby Boomers, Cancer Deaths, Aging, Nuclear Weapons, Cancer Rates, Generation, Nuclear Testing, Nevada, Cancer, Cancer Risk, Cold War, Living News

Even with a half century's hindsight, the U.S. government's willingness to risk the health of the nation's children seems somewhere between unfathomab...

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We Need Health Care, Not Disease Care

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Heath, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Prevention, Disease, President Obama, Alzheimer's, Obama, Health Care, Scott Mendelson, Wellness, Barack Obama, Elderly, Aging, Living News
Scott Mendelson, M.D.

The dollar costs of caring for the increasing numbers of elderly Americans expected to develop Alzheimer's dementia over the next 30 years will decimate the personal savings of millions of families.

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A Triathlete Amputee's Thoughts On Her Body: Missing An Arm, But Not Courage, Part 1

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, Perfectionism, Healthy Body, Self Care, Negative Body Image Amputee, Eating Disorders, The Inner Life, Wellness, Self-Help, Look Better Naked, Active, Body Image, Body Image Mastery, Living in the Moment, Fitness, Self-Improvement, Weight Loss, Triathlete, Confidence, Physical Benefits of Yoga, Healthy Eating, Triathlete Amputee, Yoga, Aging, Forget Perfect, Athlete, Self-Esteem, Self Love, Acceptance, Sports, Self Esteem, Consciousness, Health, Self Mastery, Benefits of Yoga, Living News
Susan Harrow

Leadership expert, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children, DeeDee Myers is never without lipstick in her purse. She's always prepared, always presentable, no matter what.

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NY Department Of Aging Employs Idle School Buses For Senior Day Trips

New York Times City Room | Sarah Maslin Nir | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: School Buses, Senior Mobility, Meals on Wheels, Department of Aging, Aging, New York Department of Education, New York Department of Aging, Senior Citizens, New York, New York City, Ageism, New York News

Gossiping and laughing, they climbed onto the big yellow school bus on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning. But the 20 people clambering ab...

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Two Kinds Of Deaths

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Creativity, Fear, Aging, Dying, Jack LaLanne, Novelty, Death, Death & Dying, Death and Dying, Susan Smalley, Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

It is an interesting dichotomy - one group seems to open with age, the other seems to close. With openness, it seems that death is much less frightening as if it is merely another viewpoint of sorts.

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Two Women Bare It All

Holly Robinson | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Resorts, Women, Aging, Friendships, Nudist Colony, Body Image, Naturists, Nudists, Nudism, Living News
Holly Robinson

Our first morning at Berkshire Vista Resort, my friend Mandy sleeps late while I muster the courage to leave our room. The question isn't so much what to wear, here, as what not to wear.

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Philip Roth's The Humbling Is, At 140 Pages, His Best Book In Years

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.08.2009 | Books

Read More: Theater, Fiction, Aging, Philip Roth, Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach, The Humbling, Goodbye Columbus, Simon Axler, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

Roth is 76 now. He's outlived all of his rivals. He's our most prominent novelist. And over 30 books, he's learned how to disturb us -- and keep us reading.

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Saving Face: Cosmetic Options for the Modern Man

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Burt Reynolds, Kenny Rogers, Aging, Brad Pitt, Wayne Newton, Bruce Jenner, Dr. Neil Sadick, Cosmetic Surgery, Thermage, Style News
Nelson Montana

I had considered surgery, but after some investigation I decided it wasn't the way to go. Face-lifts on men don't fare as well as with women.

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