_ Just Say No to Pantyhose! By article By Eve Marx My animosity towards pantyhose began in eighth grade. While most if not all of my girl friends … Read More→
_ Eating Disorders (anorexia/bulemia, hypergymnasia, etc.) Grandparenting Are You Encouraging Your Grandkids to Have An Eating Disorder? By article According to Stanford psychologist Dr. Megan Jones, who also serves as Chief Science Officer of Lantern (www.golantern.com), the groundbreaking mobile … Read More→
_ "Old" People Often Believe They Are in Bad Health By Jane Farrell article People who identify as ΓÇ£oldΓÇ¥ are likelier to have a worse view of their health than those of the same age who donΓÇÖt think of themselves as old, according to new research. The findings, from researchers at the University of Kent, UK, used data from a study, the European Social Survey. The respondents, who were 70 or older, were asked to rate their health.
_ Watch: 6 Easy Stress Busters By Jane Farrell article Here's another video from our Third Age collection. Press play to start learning.
_ 5 Emotions to Watch Out for In Your Relationship with Money By Jane Farrell article By Meriflor Toneatto Everyone has a relationship with money, but for women, itΓÇÖs much more fraught with emotion. When we avoid and ignore those emotions, we allow them to quietly guide our decision-making ΓÇô which inevitably holds us back. Understanding our emotions, fears and doubts about money and how they affect our behavior can help us heal them so we can experience financial and personal freedom. For women, money is an emotional currency. ItΓÇÖs tied to our sense of self-worth and self-confidence, and our feelings of safety and security.
_ Four Steps To Self-Esteem By Jane Farrell article By Mayo Clinic Staff Low self-esteem can negatively affect virtually every facet of your life, including your relationships, your job and your health. But you can take steps to boost your self-esteem, even if you've been harboring a poor opinion of yourself since childhood. Start with these four steps. STEP 1: Identify troubling conditions or situations Think about the conditions or situations that seem to deflate your self-esteem. Common triggers might include: A business presentation A crisis at work or home
_ The "New Normal": Life After Cancer Treatment By Jane Farrell article Cancer is a frightening and even traumatic experience not only for patients but for caregivers. But once diagnosis and treatment are over, people who cared for a loved one may expect to put it behind them and go back to their normal life. As the National Cancer Institute (NCI) explains, though, thatΓÇÖs not usually the case. Caregivers are faced with a ΓÇ£new normalΓÇ¥ that may make life seem more forbidding and uncertain. Here, experts from the NCI take a look at a situation thatΓÇÖs often neglected, and share some strategies for coping:
_ Doctors Don't Want Aggressive End-of-Life Treatment for Themselves By Jane Farrell article Although most physicians would choose a do-not-resuscitate code for themselves when terminally ill, they tend to pursue life-prolonging treatment for patients in a similar condition, new research shows. The study, conducted by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine, demonstrates a ΓÇ£disconnectΓÇ¥ that needs to be further explored. ΓÇ£Why do we physicians choose to pursue such aggressive treatment for our patients when we wouldnΓÇÖt choose it for ourselves?ΓÇ¥ said lead author VJ Periyakoil, director of the Stanford Palliative Care Education and Training Program.
_ Age Discrimination Worse Than Sexism or Racism By Jane Farrell article People who believe they are a victim of age or weight discrimination are linked to worse health than those older adults who are the targets of racism and sexism, according to a new study. The findings, by researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine, were published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
_ Positive Self-Talk To Reduce Stress By Jane Farrell article Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you're optimistic or pessimistic — and it may even affect your health.
_ Getting Rid of Bad Memories By Jane Farrell article When it comes to bad or embarrassing memories, it’s better for you to focus on the whole picture rather than only on what you did, a new study shows. “Sometimes we dwell on how sad, embarrassed, or hurt we felt during an event, and that makes us feel worse and worse. This is what happens in clinical depression—ruminating on the negative aspects of a memory,” said psychology professor Florin Dolcos of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois.
_ Creative Activities Boost Job Performance By article When the workday ends, do you turn to a favorite creative activity such as painting with water colors, writing poetry, making up new recipes, or planting and tending a beautiful flower garden? If so, you’re probably boosting your performance on the job. That’s the finding of a study done by San Francisco State University organizational psychologist Kevin Eschleman and colleagues that was reported in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology in April 2014.
_ Gratitude Trumps Willpower for Resisting Temptation By article Having trouble resisting the urge to eat an unhealthy snack or charge something you don’t really need? Instead of trying to summon your willpower, ramp up your gratitude quotient and you’ll be better able to walk away from temptation. That’s the finding of a study done by researchers at Northwestern University, the University of California, Riverside, and Harvard Kennedy School. The paper will be published in the journal Psychological Science.
Watch: 3 Easy Ways to Spring Clean Your Attitude By article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ 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.
_ Happy People Work Better By article Happiness makes people more productive at work, according to research done at the University of Warwick in the UK. Professor Andrew Oswald, Dr. Eugenio Proto and Dr. Daniel Sgroi from the Department of Economics were the study leaders. They found that happiness made people 12% more productive.
_ Tips for Turning Your March Madness into March Happiness By article By Jaime Kulaga, Ph.D., LMHC There’s a lot of hype about March Madness, and if you’re an NCAA fan (or married to one) you know it well. But I’d rather think in terms of March Happiness: training mind and body, just as those basketball players train, to remain positive even when faced with stress, sadness, and the cyclicality of life. You can create a habit of happiness.