What's for Dinner? By blog If you are 60 and have been on your own as an adult since you were 20, you have been […]
Stress-Free Living Hugs May Keep Stress from Lowering Your Resistance to Germs By Jane Farrell article Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University tested whether hugs act as a form of social support that protects stressed people from … Read More→
The Female Brain: 5 Sexual Secrets Every Man Needs to Know About Women By blog Most of the men and women I work with as a therapist are worn down by the ΓÇ£battle of the […]
_ Cancer Overview Lung Cancer Improved Quality of LIfe for Lung-Cancer Patients By Jane Farrell article African-American and older patients with advanced lung cancer can be effectively treated with a new, federally approved therapy, according to … Read More→
Want a Healthy Relationship? Practice the Platinum Rule By blog My husband, David, and I have been married 37 years. What’s the secret to the longevity of our relationship? I’m […]
Success is Not Always Doing What You Love By blog Often the way to reach a treasured goal is to do what is difficult for you. ItΓÇÖs not enough to […]
_ Mental & Emotional Health The Brain's Dilemma: Fear or Reward? By Jane Farrell article When it comes to learning tricky tasks, it seems weΓÇÖre motivated more by avoiding punishment than by getting a reward. … Read More→
_ Relationships & Love The Silent Relationship Killer By Jane Farrell article If you have engaged in relationships of any kind, you have experienced and likely battled against ΓÇ£silent agreements.ΓÇ¥ While most … Read More→
The Underlying Cause of Gridlock Is Complexity: Learn How You Can Break Free By blog It seems that ΓÇ£gridlockΓÇ¥ has become the norm in the world these days. We are increasingly stuck in traffic, our […]
_ Marriage The Bad-Marriage Factor in Obesity By Jane Farrell article A bad marriage can cause metabolic changes that may lead to obesity, according to new research. The study also showed … Read More→
_ Daydreaming Boosts Mental Performance By Jane Farrell article A long-standing belief that daydreaming and reminiscing must be avoided when weΓÇÖre trying to solve a mental puzzle has been … Read More→
Manopause and Low T: Two Issues Whose Time Has Come By blog The August 18, 2014 issue of Time magazine had a cover story lead article titled: ΓÇ£Manopause?! Aging, Insecurity and the […]
_ Prostate cancer Many Men Aren't Following Guidelines for PSA Screening By Jane Farrell article Although medical experts have issued guidelines recommending against the routine screening of elderly men for prostate cancer, the effect of … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Recovery at Midlife: If Not Now, When? By article September is not just the month school starts again. It is the 25th Annual National Recovery Month. The mission is … Read More→
How Competent Are You? By blog Competent is a word that describes people who know what they are doing. When everyone raves about your apple pie compared to other apple pies theyΓÇÖve eaten, you become known as an authority on the subject of apple pies. But what about the baker who thinks her apple pie is just as good as yours, maybe even better, in spite of evidence to the contrary? This is a sign of incompetence, according to a study done by researchers at Cornell University.
_ Caregiving 5 Questions About Long-Distance Caregiving By Sondra Forsyth article What is long-distance caregiving? It can be helping Aunt Lilly sort through her medical bills or thinking about how to make the most of a weekend visit with Mom. It can include checking the references of an aide whoΓÇÖs been hired to help your grandfather or trying to take the pressure off your sister who lives in the same town as both your aging parents and her aging in-laws. Here, from the National Institute on Aging, are the answers to five key questions about long-distance caregiving:
_ Heart Health Mayo Clinic Challenges Cholesterol Guideline By Sondra Forsyth article A Mayo Clinic task force has challenged some recommendations in the updated guideline for cholesterol treatment that was unveiled by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) in 2013. The task force concludes, based on current evidence, that not all patients encouraged to take cholesterol-lowering medications such as statins may benefit from them and that the guideline missed some important conditions that might benefit from medication.
Wise Words By blog Today I met with TimΓÇÖs doctor from Hospice. She has agreed to read my second book, ΓÇ£Life After Death on This Side of Heaven.ΓÇ¥ My hope is that she will write a blurb for the back of the book, or even better, write the foreword. She is an amazing doctor, her experience lies with helping to usher people into the next life, and like me, she has lost her husband.