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Using Card and Board Games to Keep Minds Sharp – The New York Times
As people age, ways to keep the mind sharp are becoming one of their latest obsessions. A Brain Health Research study released in 2014 by AARP found that those questioned believed maintaining mental acuity (37 percent) was second only to a healthy heart (51 percent) in sustaining a healthy lifestyle. While many older people are…
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Eating To Break 100: Longevity Diet Tips From The Blue Zones : The Salt : NPR
In the new book, which was released April 7, Buettner distills the researchers’ findings on what all the Blue Zones share when it comes to their diet. Here’s a taste: Stop eating when your stomach is 80 percent full to avoid weight gain. Eat the smallest meal of the day in the late afternoon or…
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MacArthur ‘genius’ tackles the U.S. elder-care problem – MarketWatch
It’s common to hear the aging of our society described as an emergency (the “retirement crisis”) or a natural disaster (the “silver tsunami”). via MacArthur ‘genius’ tackles the U.S. elder-care problem – MarketWatch.
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Retirees Turn to Virtual Villages for Mutual Support – NYTimes.com
“RICK CLOUD, 68, knew that he wanted to stay in his home in Austin, Tex., as he aged. But Mr. Cloud, who is divorced, was not sure how he could do that without relying on his two daughters.” “Then he ran across the idea of virtual retirement villages, whose members pay a yearly fee to…
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Aging in Dogs – Companions Teach Us to Age Better – AARP
“The dog is old.” “Age snuck up on him. Maybe this will happen to me, too, if I’m lucky. Maybe it already has. But what human has the genes and the luck and the sheer savoir faire to disguise the years as well as this amazing specimen of canine charisma does?” “His teeth are bright.…
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Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation – NYTimes.com
“As the population ages and people live longer in bad shape, the number of older Americans who fall and suffer serious, even fatal, injuries is soaring” via Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation – NYTimes.com.
