Extending ‘Healthspan’ — Brain Scientists Tap Into Secrets of Living Well Longer
By Sharon Jayson AUSTIN, Texas — Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell,...
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Category: Aging Fiercely!
Parenting Your Parents When They Don’t Want Help
How adult children communicate with parents can go a long way toward easing tensions. Instead of telling your parent what to do, ask how they’d prefer to solve problems. Elicit their priorities and recognize their values when making suggestions.
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Resolution Reality Check: 5 Goals That You Can Hit!
The good news is that you’re 10 times more likely to keep a New Year’s resolution than...
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Barbara Hillary, 1st Black Woman to Visit North and South Poles, Dies at 88
Not one for boring trips with boring people, Barbara Hillary became hooked on adventure travel...
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A Peace Corps for Caregiving
By Judith Graham Imagine a government program that would mobilize volunteers to help older adults...
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For Meshelle, Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
Meshelle the Indie Mom of Comedy tells Fierce fitness adviser Dr. Ro how she stays fit — and how...
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Jessye Norman: Farewell to a Down-to-Earth Diva
Jessye Norman would be thrilled by the four-day celebration of her life in Augusta, Georgia, the...
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When Is It Time to Take an Elder’s Cell Phone?
Whether it’s the keys or the keyboard, family members must be vigilant about safety — and...
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As You Age, Good Health Is Also a State of Mind
A common myth about aging is that older adults are burdened by illness and feel lousy much of the...
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When Needs Arise, These Older Women Have One Another’s Backs
Like many women aging alone, Eileen Kobrin worried that an accident could compromise her...
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Studies Show a Healthier Diet Significantly Protects Against Alzheimer’s and Other Degenerative Diseases
A study on the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet proves that...
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An Easy, Delicious Way to Keep Your Mind Young
Great-great grandma was certainly on to something when she touted the benefits of pot likker and...
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Saving Our Children
Stacey Patton provides a powerful, heart-breaking look at the link with white supremacy and why it's time to stop hitting our children, for their sake and the future of black families. Click here to read.
Click to Hear Your Nutrition Coach — Fierce Adviser Dr. Ro!
