Recommended Podcast: Don’t Act Your Age

Recommended Podcast: Don’t Act Your Age

Did you know there are over 660,000 podcasts floating around in the world?  Yep, you read that correctly: over half a million podcasts, eager for your ears. So how do you find that needle in the haystack?  Well, here's a podcast I recommend, hands down, for anyone...

Celebrate Caregivers in November with the Alzauthors eBook Sale!

Celebrate Caregivers in November with the Alzauthors eBook Sale!

Did you know that November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month?  This is an excellent time to recognize the long hours, sacrifice, patience and love -- not to mention hard won humor! -- all caregivers bring to the task of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's...

Why 14% of Millennial Caregivers Stop Working

Why 14% of Millennial Caregivers Stop Working

We often think of caregiving as something done mostly by baby boomers, but a new report titled, Millennials and Dementia Caregiving in the United States highlights the reality that millennial caregivers account for almost one out of four caregivers for those with any...

The Overlooked Demographic in the Opioid Crisis

The Overlooked Demographic in the Opioid Crisis

“You Don’t Respect What You Don’t Inspect.” These words of wisdom from Peter Rosenberger, the self-described crash test dummy of caregivers who I recently interviewed for The Agewyz Podcast apply in so many ways to caregivers -- everyday warriors who care for family...

100 Episodes Strong

I’m old enough to remember watching the televised Watergate hearings, and today’s live broadcast of former FBI Director James Comey testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee was no less riveting. It was so hard to look away from the television, I nearly...

How to Make It To Age 100 (Or Close)

How to Make It To Age 100 (Or Close)

Ever wonder why some people live well into their 80s and 90s, even though they're overweight and have been on a lifelong "see-food" diet?  It's not because they're donning googles like these, that make food look 50% bigger when eating. According to Dr. Nir...