_ Asthma Inhaler Reminders Improve Adherence By Jane Farrell article If youΓÇÖre an asthma sufferer and you sometimes forget to use your inhaler, an electronic reminder could be the answer to keeping yourself on track. A study conducted by a research team at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia showed that reminders prompting asthma patients to take their control inhalers if they miss a dose significantly improved medication adherence, During the six-month investigation, patients receiving reminders took on average 73% of their prescribed doses compared to only 46% in patients who did not have reminders.
_ Mental & Emotional Health Watch: 10 Ways Your Mind Plays Tricks on You By article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
No News May Be Good News: Mindful Living By Jane Farrell blog Did you read the headlines today? Did you hear the “top stories”? Were they uplifting or did your mind go to worry, fear, concern? For many years, much to the chagrin of many, I never watched TV, never read a paper, and never listened to the news on radio. I was teaching mindfulness and meditation to those challenged with panic and anxiety disorders. News was, for me, disturbing. It still is. Good news doesn’t sell newspapers or get TV viewers. I always thought, if it’s something that will impact me now, today at this very minute, someone will tell me.
_ 5 Steps to Clearing Your Mind of Clutter By article By Andrea Warshaw Wernick I often find that I try to do too much at one time, which leaves little time to focus on one particular task that really needs to be accomplished. If you find yourself unable to focus on one task, here are some tips to help you take a deep breath and declutter your mind of all the other things you have going on so that you can really dive into that important project. You’ll finally be able to cross it off your to-do list once and for-all:
Mentally Challenging Job = Sharp Mind After Retirement By article A mentally demanding job may seem stressful but data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study show that you’re probably doing you brain a favor in the long run.
_ The Unconscious Mind Can Detect a Liar By article When it comes to detecting deceit, your automatic associations may be more accurate than conscious thought in pegging truth-tellers and liars, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings suggest that conscious awareness may hinder our ability to detect whether someone is lying, perhaps because we tend to seek out behaviors that are supposedly stereotypical of liars, like averted eyes or fidgeting. But those behaviors may not be all that indicative of an untrustworthy person.
25 Tips to Stretch Your Mind At Any Age By blog The good news is your brain has plasticity. This means that the brain has a natural ability to remodel itself throughout life so that the phrase “stretch your mind at any age” resonates. The brain is always changing, sometimes for better, and sometimes for worse. This neuroplasticity gives the brain the ability to change its neural pathways and synapses, which in turn affects changes in behavior, environment and neural processes.
Caregiving Peace of Mind for Long-Distance Caregivers By article By Marki Flannery Every Sunday, Donna placed a call from her home in Washington D.C. to her Aunt Catherine, to check up on her. At age 87, Catherine lived alone in her longtime Lower Manhattan apartment and, except for an attack of angina a couple years ago, was in relatively good health. Donna asked, as she usually did, about her aunt's weekend and was heartened to hear she had gotten out with friends. "My neighbor's daughter took us to the Metropolitan Museum," Catherine said, sounding uplifted.
_ Mindfulness & Making Up Your Mind By article One 15-minute focused-breathing meditation may help people make better decisions, according to new research from a team at INSEAD -- a graduate business school with campuses in France, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi -- and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The findings are published in the February 2014 issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
_ Pain Management Beating Pain with Mindfulness Training By article A new intervention called Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement, or MORE, trains people to respond differently to pain, stress and opioid-related cues University of Utah researcher Eric Garland developed the treatment, which has been shown to not only lower pain but also decrease prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients. The study was published published online February 3rd 2014 in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Grandparents Day: A Reminder to Live a Healthy Lifestyle By Sondra Forsyth blog As Grandparents Day 2012 approaches, I am renewing my annual vow to keep living the healthiest possible lifestyle so that I can, with some luck in the bargain, stick around to see my precious grandsons reach milestone after milestone. This all started the year the elder of the two was 15 months old. His eyes welled up with tears when I kissed him good-bye at the airport after a visit. I hugged him fiercely and then I said, as brightly as I could muster, "Bye bye!"
_ Can I Prevent Dementia? By Jane Farrell article A risk factor is something that may increase the chance of developing a disease. Some risk factors can be controlled … Read More→
Doctors Will Change Mammogram Recommendations By Jane Farrell article JF Edit Schedule as of May 10th 2023 Tuesday, May 16th 2023 The mammogram news you posted already, or another … Read More→
_ Enjoy Fireworks Season Safely By Jane Farrell article Fireworks produce loud, explosive noises that can reach dangerous decibel levels, often exceeding 150 decibels (dB). To put this into … Read More→
_ Hobbies Planting And Enjoying A Hummingbird Garden By Jane Farrell article Whether you are making some late additions to your gardens or planning for the future, include some hummingbird-favorite plants. Select … Read More→
_ Hobbies Make Gardening with Kids Enjoyable By Jane Farrell article Gardening is good for the mind, body, and spirit. It is also good for the youngsters in our lives. Research … Read More→
_ Wildfires and Long-Term Health Risks By Jane Farrell article As wildfires spread across southern Canada, smoke from those fires is rapidly drifting into the U.S. and the American Heart … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Brain Food: Alzheimer's and Diet By Jane Farrell article The MIND and Mediterranean diets ΓÇö both of which are rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, and … Read More→