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I’m a Pluviophile
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A pluviophile, from the Latin words for rain and love, is someone who revels in rainy days. That describes me […]
Author: Sondra Forsyth
Sondra Forsyth is a 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.
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Skin Health
How to Prepare for a Telemedicine Appointment
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Tips from board-certified dermatologists Consumer demand for virtual health care has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to telemedicine, patients … Read More→
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Parenting
13 Tips to Help Children and Teens Avoid Technology Overuse During COVID-19
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Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development has brought together leading international experts in the fields of … Read More→
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Elective Surgery Checklist for Patients During COVID-19
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While our country is figuring out how to open back up and lift some restrictions that were set in place … Read More→
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Home Alone, 2020
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I’m alone as I “shelter in place” while writing this during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Yet although I know […]
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Parenting
Keeping Kids Safe in the Information Age: Caution Regarding Some Apps
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With schools currently closed, kids and grandkids are home with more time than ever to be on the Internet. Here … Read More→
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Medical Directive Leaders Urge the Public to Create a Plan Amid COVID-19
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Amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic, leaders with MyDirectives are urging Americans to create an advance care plan and share it … Read More→
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Pets
5 Reasons You Should Microchip Your Pet
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A microchip is an electronic way to identify a pet. It is the size of a grain of rice and … Read More→
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Senior Health
Sound Can Directly Affect Balance and Lead to Risk of Falling
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What people hear and do not hear can have a direct effect on their balance, according to new research from … Read More→
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Advice About Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Travel Insurance
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There continues to be significant concern about travel as the new coronavirus wreaks havoc with travel plans, including for those … Read More→
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Senior Health
Obesity, Other Factors May Speed up Brain Aging
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The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, … Read More→
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5 Ways Retirement Abroad Is Changing
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Forty years ago, retirement abroad looked much the same as retirement at home—but today, retirees are living longer, staying healthier, … Read More→
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New Year, New Decade
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The dawn of a new decade ushers in the feeling that fresh opportunities and unforeseen adventures could lie on the […]
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Dancing in the Rain
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As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote in his 1842 poem The Rainy Day, “Into each life some rain must fall.” I […]
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Caregiving
9 Self-Care Tips for Caregivers
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Are you making time for yourself while caregiving? Check out these 9 ways to put your own health and well-being … Read More→
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AIDS/HIV
How to Better Reach Men for HIV Testing
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Providing pregnant women with HIV self-testing kits to pass along to their male partners can boost the partners’ rate of … Read More→
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The Wisdom of Children
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On a long-ago spring morning when my son was six and my daughter was three, we headed out the door […]
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Rose Hip: Traditional Uses and Pharmacological Profile
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The genus Rosa from family Rosaceae is one of the most widespread species from the family. One species, rose hip … Read More→
