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We Are Living Longer, Sicker and Happier Lives

WEBTwo major studies about aging dominated the headlines this week presenting drastically opposing views on what old age has to offer — years of painful …

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Technology For Aging in Place

WEBThe next wave of advances in aging in place technology is focused more on incorporating software programs and monitoring device into homes, which will help to …

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Why ‘Ageism’ is Bad For Your Health

WEBWhy ‘Ageism’ is Bad For Your Health. According to research conducted by Levy, Slade, Kunkel, and Kasl in 2002, the average lifespan of those with high levels of …

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Trust at Stake: Alzheimer’s Association’s role in FDA’s approval of

WEBAs we know, AA’s campaign realized its goal when the FDA approved the drug on June 7, 2021 (Belluck, P. & Robbins, 2021). In effect, Johns’ statement …

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Changing the Culture of Aging

WEBThe Pioneer Network’s motto “Changing the Culture of Aging in the 21st Century” has put me in mind of a book chapter I recently completed for the upcoming …

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Cognitive Wellness

WEBSeligman, Martin. (2011) Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being. New York. Free Press.. Related Posts. Tweet. Share. Share. …

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Polypharmacy Is Not Jolly!

WEBDr. Cathy Rosenbaum is an evidence-based, holistic clinical pharmacist and author of Don't Sweep It Under the Drug!:Integrating Evidence-Based Body Mind & …

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The Healing Powers of a Drum Circle

WEBUsed by shamans and healers for thousands of years, drum therapy is the practice of using rhythm to promote healing and maintain physical, mental and spiritual …

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Elderspeak: Babytalk Directed at Older Adults

WEBElderspeak assumes that all older adults equally suffer from memory problems, hearing problems, energy problems, etc. Public health experts have found …

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Fighting the Three Plagues of Institutional Care at Home

WEBIn December, Senior Services held a three-day training for 20 employees and other leaders in local aging organizations, led by the co-founders of the Culture …

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20 Reasons Why We Need to Know the Early Life History

WEBKnowing, understanding, and thoughtfully using the life history of the person with dementia are the keys to creating and maintaining this foundation. 3. The only way …

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What Are the Best Books on Aging

WEBGraydon, Shari, I Feel Great About By Hands: And Other Unexpected Joys of Aging Green, Brent, Generation Reinvention Grossman, I.Michael, Coming to Terms …

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Why Medicare Exists

WEBThe idea of abolishing Medicare is gaining attention in Washington, D.C. This blog will be defending Medicare in this battle so buckle your seat belts. I thought it might …

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Age justice requires disability justice—and vice versa

WEBA terrific special section of July 25th’s New York Times was devoted to the 30 th anniversary of the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act. There is no …

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Emergency Department Designed to Focus on Issues Faced by …

WEBSenior Emergency Department at Holy Cross Hospital. When patients who are over age 65 come into the emergency department at St. Mary Mercy Livonia …

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Articles and Stores about Blogstream

WEBThat headline, “When Aging is a Good Thing,” turned up earlier this week in the Wall Street Journal but hardly in a positive sense. Since the story is about aged beef at a certain …

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Martin Bayne Talks about Life on the Inside

WEBToday’s must read is an interview that Martin Bayne recently gave to the New York Times. Those who follow his writing here at ChangingAging know that Martin …

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A Brief History of Modern Medicine

WEBHomeopathy was the creation of Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), a German physician who developed the “law of similars” into a practical medical …

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Dr. Bill Thomas, Author at ChangingAging

WEBThe mainstream media continues to reinforce negative stereotypes about elders and people who work with elders. We are going to have to use new social media and social …

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