_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition ΓÇ£SpiceΓÇ¥ Up Your Health By Jane Farrell article Did you know that one of the easiest things you can do to improve your health is to use a … Read More→
Post-Menopausal? Don't Let High Blood Pressure Sneak Up on You By blog A few decades ago, we had a totally different definition of “high.” Today, as Baby Boomers, we often associate “high” […]
Belly Dancing = Fewer Body Image Hang-ups By article Women who belly dance in their free time have fewer hang-ups about their bodies, according to a study led by … Read More→
How the Science of a Meaningful Life Can Help Us Live Joyfully and Well By blog We would all like to have deeper meaning and more joy in our lives. But we live in stressful and […]
Protect yourself and your loved one from scam artists By blog The FBI, AARP and many senior-focused healthcare organizations have warned that seniors and people suffering from dementia are prime scam […]
_ Sex Sexual Health His Cheating, Your Health By article By Eve Marx The news isnΓÇÖt pretty. Your husband has been having sex with someone else, and youΓÇÖve been having … Read More→
_ When Swelling Isn't So Swell: Curbing Chronic Inflammation By Jane Farrell article By Dr. Mickey Barber Of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, chronic, low-level inflammation contributes to … Read More→
_ Medical Research Women's Health and Wellness Females Ignored in Medical Research By Sondra Forsyth article Research done at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago has found that surgical researchers rarely use female animals or female cells in the research for their published studies, despite a huge body of evidence showing that gender differences can play a crucial role in medical research. The study was published August 28th 2014 in the journal Surgery. A "60 Minutes" segment aired in February about the problem of overlooking sex differences in biomedical research featuring Northwestern Medicine scientists Melina Kibbe M.D. and Teresa Woodruff.
_ Mental & Emotional Health 7 Tips to Maintain Class and Control Through Any Life Challenge By Sondra Forsyth article By Sherrie Campbell PhD We all have moments when we don't love how we responded to a situation or how we acted. When you are grounded in who you are, you have a certain essence where people can feel that not much can shake you. To be elegant essentially means that you know who you are and are grounded and comfortable in that person. Many of us are emotionally out of control, lacking presence of mind, allowing life to take us on an emotional roller coaster where we feel crazy and at the mercy of our life situations, people, and emotions.
_ Menopause Women's Health and Wellness GSM, New Term for Postmenopausal Problems By Sondra Forsyth article Talking about genital, sexual, and urinary problems can be uncomfortable for postmenopausal women and their doctors. Having a term that doesn't carry stigma, isn't embarrassing to say, and is medically accurate could go a long way in helping women get the help they need and allowing them to make smarter healthcare decisions. That term is "genitourinary syndrome of menopause" or GSM. The term was developed and endorsed by The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH).
_ Sex The Talk That Can Jump-Start Your Love Life at Any Age By Sondra Forsyth article By Eve Marx How long has it been since you and your partner made love? Six weeks? Six months? Six years? You may be surprised to know that many committed couples in seemingly happy relationships have not engaged in sex with each other in a very long time.
The World is Waking Up to MenΓÇÖs Health: Good News for Men, Women, and Children By blog IΓÇÖve been working in the field of menΓÇÖs health for more than 40 years. For much of that time, IΓÇÖve felt like a lone wolf calling out in the darkness for people to recognize that males live sicker and die sooner than females. We suffer from illnesses like addictions, depression, and Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at rates much higher than females. But over the years the balance has been shifting and now the world is waking up to the problems of menΓÇÖs health and are ready to address solutions that are good for us all.
Coming Next Week! August 25th to August 29th 2014 By Sondra Forsyth article HereΓÇÖs a sneak preview of the articles, slideshows, and blogs weΓÇÖll be posting during the coming week on ThirdAge, the biggest and best site for ΓÇ£boomer and beyondΓÇ¥ women since 1997. As always, weΓÇÖll bring you the latest information from top experts about maintaining a healthy body, mind, and spirit as you navigate both the challenges and the joys of being a ThirdAger.
_ Caregiving Daughters, Not Sons, Are the Caregivers By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers at Princeton University found women appear to provide as much elderly parent care as they can, while men contribute as little as possible. The study was presented in August 2014 at at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco.
_ Mental & Emotional Health Should You See a Shrink? By article By Sherrie Campbell, PhD It is often the assumption that if you go to therapy that you have serious problems you cannot manage on your own and there is something fundamentally wrong with you. In reality, if someone is attending therapy, the person tends to be on the healthier side of self-love and self-awareness. Because seeing a therapist is stigmatized many people who want to seek help, either often they donΓÇÖt, or they keep their therapy private so they do not invoke judgment.
_ Caregiving Managing Dementia Related Personality Changes By Sondra Forsyth article AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease causes brain cells to die, so the brain works less well over time. This changes how a person acts. Here, from the National Institute on Aging, are suggestions that may help you understand and cope with changes in personality and behavior in a person with AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease. Common personality and behavior changes you may see include: ΓÇó Getting upset, worried, and angry more easily ΓÇó Acting depressed or not interested in things ΓÇó Hiding things or believing other people are hiding things
_ Dating Dating with Cancer: When Do You Share Your Diagnosis? By Sondra Forsyth article By Tracy Maxwell This article, which originally appeared on DemosHealth.com, is adapted from Being Single, With Cancer. "At what point in a new relationship is it appropriate to reveal your status as a cancer survivor?" If you have ever wondered what the right answer to this question is, you're not alone. Many survivors ask the same thing when dating after cancer or during treatment.
_ Exercise More Exercise Is Not Always Better By Sondra Forsyth article Did you do about a half hour of exercise today? If so, donΓÇÖt feel guilty about sitting down and putting your feet up ΓÇô especially is if you have heart disease. Working out too much is probably bad for you. ThatΓÇÖs the finding of a study published in August 2014 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. A release from the clinic notes that there is clear evidence of an increase in cardiovascular deaths in heart attack survivors who exercise to excess.