Health and Fitness
A Cheaper Alternative to US Long-Term Care
Just recently we encountered two troubling personal stories reflecting the costs involved in caring for loved ones who are aged or in need of medical management or assisted living. The first was a woman whose husband has Alzheimer's. Susan “signed over” their home to a continuous care facility in the U.S. in payment for her husband...Read More
My High Energy Regime Is…
The last few months, a number of people have remarked that I seem to have a lot of energy for my age (70 in less than two years). Or they have asked me, “From where do you get all your energy?” I have always been a high energy person. I don’t know if it’s in the genes, but I do believe that a lot of it has to do with one’s state of mind. There is a...Read More
Intimacy and Aging: Use It or Lose It
Aging Americans can and do enjoy high levels of sexual satisfaction. A study published in the American Journal of Medicine on sexual activity in older American women contained both good news and potential concerns. The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine study,[1] followed 806 older women in a planned community for 40 years. They...Read More