How to Prepare For The Silver Tsunami
By the year 2030, more than 20 percent of Americans will be 65 or older and a quarter of this demographic will have four or more chronic conditions and account for 80 percent of the rapidly growing Medicare budget ($583 billion in 2013). How are Americans preparing...6 Myths About Aging and How to Get Past Them
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing an 82-year-old Floridian who rattled off anecdotes from her past with the energy of someone at least half her age. She still drives, is socially engaged, and takes pleasure in every day she’s given. Her lifestyle...How Old Do You Feel?
Mark Twain said, “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” That’s pretty much the same conclusion researchers Andrew Steptoe and Isla Rippon came to after conducting a long-term study of close to 6,500 men and women. The...Media Makeover Needed to Counter Negative Images of Aging
We all interact with some form of media every day—whether it’s radio, TV, Internet or that old standby, print media—and when it comes to portrayals of older adults, mixed messages abound. But the way people actually feel about getting older often contradicts what they...Scattered
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