One of the most pressing issues facing healthcare today is population aging. Sometimes called the “grey wave” or “silver tsunami,” population aging is the shift in average age of a population from younger to older ages. Current projections from the U.S. Census Bureau point to 2030 as a milestone year in which older people will outnumber children for the… Continue reading How Healthcare Can Enable Healthy Aging
Author: Sondra Forsyth
Sondra Forsyth is Co-Editor-in-Chief of ThirdAge.com. She is a National Magazine Award winner with scores of major magazine bylines and twelve books to her credit. Her most recent book is “Candida Cleanse: The 21-Day Diet to Beat Yeast and Feel Your Best”. Sondra was Executive Editor at “Ladies’ Home Journal,” Features Editor at “Cosmopolitan,” and Articles Editor at “Bride’s”. A former ballerina, she founded Ballet Ambassadors, an arts-in-education company in New York City, and served as Artistic Director for 16 years.
How to Become Resilient, Not Bitter, When Life Is Challenging
Over the past five years or so, words like “grit” and “resilience” have become trendy buzzwords that aim to provide a map for how to be successful, grow, and change for the better. The thinking goes: if you push out negative thoughts and keep your chin up, chipping away at whatever is difficult for you,… Continue reading How to Become Resilient, Not Bitter, When Life Is Challenging
Nutrition During Cancer Care
Under most circumstances, sitting down to a nice meal is an enjoyable activity— but for patients undergoing cancer treatment, mealtime can be a minefield. Unpleasant treatment side effects such as extreme fatigue, nausea, digestive upset, and warped taste buds, can make even favorite foods far from appetizing. When diagnosed with cancer however, proper nutrition can… Continue reading Nutrition During Cancer Care
Four Reasons Your Heart Loves Fiber
You may only think about your fiber intake when you are concerned about bowel regularity. Here are four reasons why fiber is even more important for heart health. It helps keep blood sugar in a healthy range. This is important for everyone, but even more so for those who are overweight or at risk for… Continue reading Four Reasons Your Heart Loves Fiber
Landscape Structures Provide Function and Beauty
Incorporate arbors, trellises and other structures into your designs when planning new or updating existing gardens and landscapes. These structures help form the framework of any garden, add year-round interest and provide years of beauty and function. Utilize arbors to define and connect distinct areas of the landscape. Invite visitors into your landscape with a… Continue reading Landscape Structures Provide Function and Beauty
Breast Cancer Surgery: Avoiding or Minimizing Postoperative Nausea
In the first 24 to 48 hours following surgery, about one-third of patients undergoing surgery with general anesthesia suffer post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Some patients find PONV more unpleasant and distressing than post-operative pain, making PONV a common problem that should not be dismissed as unimportant by patients, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. We can’t always… Continue reading Breast Cancer Surgery: Avoiding or Minimizing Postoperative Nausea
4 Important Cell Phone Safety Tips for Kids
Getting their first cell phone is now a rite of passage for most kids. Having a phone comes with a lot of responsibility, and parents who lay the groundwork for safety and boundaries give their kids the necessary tools to navigate the Internet’s muddy waters. Although they include helpful tools like calculators, cameras, and GPS directions,… Continue reading 4 Important Cell Phone Safety Tips for Kids
Tips for Parents to Ease Back to School Jitters
Did you know that anxiety issues are the most common mental health disorders in children? There are an estimated 18 million children and teens who suffer from anxiety. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that 25 percent of teenagers have issues of anxiety, and the statistics don’t take into account the young people who… Continue reading Tips for Parents to Ease Back to School Jitters
A Back to School Checklist for Children with Special Needs
When my daughter, Elizabeth, was young, I used to feel anxious and lose sleep over the transition from summer to the new school year, even as much as she was looking forward to it. Elizabeth was blind and in a wheelchair. She didn’t speak and used a lot of medical equipment to eat and breath… Continue reading A Back to School Checklist for Children with Special Needs
Tomato Troubles
You have waited all season for that first red ripe tomato only to discover less-than-perfect fruit. But don’t worry, you can still have a great harvest this year while improving things for next season. Blossom end rot is a common problem. It’s due to a calcium deficiency often caused by fluctuations in soil moisture, often… Continue reading Tomato Troubles
A Guide to Food Reactivity as You Age
Ahhh…the joys of aging. We work so hard on the way up the proverbial hill, but the ride down isn’t necessarily any easier. There are some bumps along the road that we all anticipate as we age, such as graying hair, decreased energy, wrinkles on our face and arthritis in our joints, to name a… Continue reading A Guide to Food Reactivity as You Age
Strategies for Growing Edibles Later into the Season
Don’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden-fresh produce. Extend the nutritional value and homegrown flavor into your fall and early winter meals with the help of short season crops and season extending strategies. Lettuce, spinach, radishes, turnips, and beets are quick to mature from seed to harvest. Plus, the cooler… Continue reading Strategies for Growing Edibles Later into the Season
5 Key Health Exams Millennials Should Have in 2019
Editor’s note: Parents and grandparents of millennials. As well as millennials themselves should be aware of Dr. Sonpal’s advice. With more and more millennials skipping out on annual health exams in favor of a quick as needed, visit to an urgent care facility, doctors fear the largest generation in America, may overlook serious health issues.… Continue reading 5 Key Health Exams Millennials Should Have in 2019
Still Time to Make Additions and Changes to Your Landscape
The cool wet spring delayed planting, deck and patio installations and other outdoor projects. Fortunately, there is still time to complete much of your outdoor work. Many gardeners missed or limited spring planting due to the weather. You can still add vegetables to your garden, mixed borders and containers. Just check the seed packets for… Continue reading Still Time to Make Additions and Changes to Your Landscape
The Real Reason You May Be Hooked on Junk Food
You may have every intention to eat better. But when your stomach starts to growl, all bets are off. You give into your cravings for chips and soda, again! Why is this happening? The 100 trillion bacteria living in your gut are telling your brain what they want to eat. And they want junk food.… Continue reading The Real Reason You May Be Hooked on Junk Food
5 Tips to Detoxify Your Body
As summer winds down, some people who ditched their New Year’s weight-loss resolutions may re-dedicate themselves to looking good. Even more important, though, is what we put in our bodies. What we eat and drink not only impacts how we look, but how we feel. And to properly set the tone for the inner body… Continue reading 5 Tips to Detoxify Your Body
Five Ways to Shift the Direction and Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
It is estimated that 5.8 million Americans are living with the effects of Alzheimer’s dementia. With a new case developing every 65 seconds, that figure is expected to surge to 7.1 million people by 2025. People who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease experience a progressive escalation of symptoms that increase like the temperature of a pot… Continue reading Five Ways to Shift the Direction and Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Considering Braces? Visit An Orthodontist Before Investing In Major Dental Treatment
Adults, including many in their 50s and older, are getting orthodontic treatment in record numbers. The rate has risen 40 percent in the past decade, according to the American Association of Orthodontics. Yet while orthodontists say there’s plenty of hope for adults to get their teeth straightened by braces, having a lot of other dental… Continue reading Considering Braces? Visit An Orthodontist Before Investing In Major Dental Treatment