_ Mental & Emotional Health How We Form & Change Habits By Sondra Forsyth article Much of our daily lives are taken up by habits that we've formed over our lifetime. An important characteristic of a habit is that it's automatic-- we don't always recognize habits in our own behavior. Studies show that about 40 percent of people's daily activities are performed each day in almost the same situations. Habits emerge through associative learning. "We find patterns of behavior that allow us to reach goals.
_ Aging Well Well-being Watch: How to Live Over 100 Years By Sondra Forsyth article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Travel Watch: Healthy Road Trip Snacks and Habits By article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Mental & Emotional Health Watch: Everything You Need to Know About Breaking Habits By Sondra Forsyth article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Medical Care Pharmacists Could Boost Drug Adherence By Sondra Forsyth article Community pharmacists can dramatically help their patients stick to their prescription regimens, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. The findings, published on August 4th 2014 in Health Affairs, suggest also that greater adherence to medications can lead to a reduction in emergency room visits and hospital admissions, thereby lowering health care costs for a variety of chronic conditions including diabetes and asthma.
_ Weight Loss Watch: The Shopping List That Could Help You Lose Weight By Sondra Forsyth article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Beauty & Style Hair Watch: Women and Hair Loss By Sondra Forsyth article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Complicated Grief: When Sorrow Is Overwhelming By Jane Farrell article Losing a loved one is one of the most distressing and, unfortunately, common experiences people face. Most people experiencing normal grief and bereavement have a period of sorrow, numbness, and even guilt and anger. Gradually these feelings ease, and it's possible to accept loss and move forward. For some people, feelings of loss are debilitating and don't improve even after time passes. This is known as complicated grief. In complicated grief, painful emotions are so long lasting and severe that you have trouble accepting the loss and resuming your own life.
_ Watch: Fish Oil for Traumatic Brain Injuries? By Jane Farrell article Here's another addition to our Third Age video collection. Press play to start learning.
_ Skin Skin Health Watch: Can You Sunburn in The Car? By Jane Farrell article Here's another addition to our Third Age video collection. Press play to start learning.
_ Medical Care Debunking Myths About Robotic Surgery By Sondra Forsyth article By Keith Chisholm, MD Robotics-assisted surgery has become enormously popular, with physicians around the world performing 1.5 million procedures from hysterectomies to heart valve repairs in 2011.
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_ Mental & Emotional Health Improving How Docs Manage Depression By Sondra Forsyth article A performance improvement initiative for physicians can significantly increase their use of evidence-based practices in screening for and treating depression, according to a study published in the July 2014 issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.
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Aging Well Brain Health A New Look at Cognition & Aging By Sondra Forsyth article From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it may take us longer to come up with the right answer to a question. However, the news isn't all bad when it comes to cognitive aging. according to a set of three articles in the July 2014 issue of Perspectives in Psychological Science.
Healthy Diet & Nutrition Watch: 10-Item Grocery List Makes Three Delicious Summer Meals By Sondra Forsyth article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Stress-Free Living Health Issues Stress Americans the Most By Sondra Forsyth article Reports of great a deal of stress are more than twice as common among people in poor health, according to an NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) poll released ton July 8th 2014. The survey examined the role of stress in Americans' lives and found that about half of the public (49%) reported that they had a major stressful event or experience in the past year. Nearly half (43%) reported that the most stressful experiences related to health.