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Can Diet Help You Live Long and Avoid Alzheimer’s?

Here's something you may not know: 5.2 million people across this country have dementia or Alzheimer's Disease. We don't know what causes it and we don't know how to stop it. But, there are things that probably can help us prevent this brain killing disease. There is increasing evidence that…

Mikol DavisApril 11, 2014

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5 Things Happy People Are Doing To Age Gracefully

Carolyn and Mikol here. Carolyn speaking: We are away from home and are surrounded at this moment by grey or white haired people. Some look to be aging well. Others not. What's the difference? We are having a little getaway in beautiful Lake Tahoe with perfect weather, blue skies and…

Mikol DavisApril 5, 2014

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What If You Try To Help Your Aging Parent With Dementia And No One Listens?

Hi, Carolyn here. I hope you are doing well and getting through your day. Today we’re discussing frustrations with the healthcare directive (a document that enables you to act on another person's behalf for healthcare decisions). Sometimes its also called a healthcare power of attorney, or a living will. Not…

Mikol DavisMarch 31, 2014

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Wrinkles And True Grit: How Some Women In Our Sixties Are Defying Aging

Do you ever look in the mirror and wonder who that person is with the crow's feet? And how about the body? What happened to your muscles, you may wonder. Am I getting "old"?? I wonder about these things all the time. I did have an uplifting experience, though, with…

Mikol DavisMarch 28, 2014

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45 Lessons Life Taught Me

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column…

Mikol DavisMarch 24, 2014

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A Letter from "Mom and Dad"

A Letter from "Mom and Dad"... My child, When I get old, I hope you understand 'n have patience with me In case I break the plate, or spill soup on the table because I’m losing my eyesight, I hope you don’t yell at me. Older people are sensitive, always…

Mikol DavisMarch 24, 2014

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5 Things You Should Do As Soon You Retire

Have You Planned For Increasing Your Healthy Years? Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. If you’re like we are, lots of your Boomer friends are retiring, have already retired or are planning it. Being responsible, supporting a family, running a business, being a terrific employee or whatever you did…

Mikol DavisMarch 12, 2014

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Thoughts On Turning 66

Thoughts On Turning 66 66! Yikes! Isn’t that when you’re OLD? I looked in the mirror and I didn’t see an old person, so maybe it’s a myth. I definitely didn’t see a young person though. I had lunch with my daughter and she asked me if I feel…

Carolyn RosenblattMarch 2, 2014

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The Saga Continues: Should You Support Your Low Income Aging Loved One?

As many of your may know, my brother had a massive stroke and was hospitalized for weeks. He went to a rehab facility (aka nursing home) where he got physical therapy, speech and occupational therapy. When it came time for discharge, a decision had to be made: go to a…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 1, 2014