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7 Things You Should Do Every Day Once You Hit 50 Boost retirement savings (check), schedule preventative health screenings (check), and review important estate planning docs (check). A lot of tasks wind up on your to-do list once you hit the big 5-0, and though most of them aren’t particularly fun, they are important. While entering your 50s may...

Older adults aren’t the ones using Ozempic, but maybe more should consider it.

Ozempic push for seniors? Some doctors say more people age 65 and over should be on it Some doctors are recommending that more adults in these older age groups incorporate Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs as a means of improved health and longevity. Here's why.

Stop putting off this action; it’s the most loving way to leave your loved ones some peace of mind.

Thinking long-term and arranging end-of-life financial plans End-of-life financial planning can be a sensitive subject, but it's a crucial one. Crescent Grove Advisors managing director and senior client advisor Gregg George joins Wealth! to discuss how individuals should approach this important task. George advises that people should start considering end-of...

A few days of inertia had a debilitating effect on an older adult leaving the hospital.

100 Feet When you’re caring for someone in their late 90s, you can become fairly familiar with the local emergency room. One night while I was out, Mom fell by her front door. She pushed herself about 15 feet on her back into the kitchen, where she managed to pull the landline off the counter (amazingly, w...

Seek order and tranquility, avoid toxic people and perhaps you’ll live to 107.

World’s oldest person dead aged 117: Spanish pensioner Maria Branyas Morera dies hours after sharing final message - NewsBreak THE world’s oldest person has died at the age of 117 after sharing a heartbreaking final message. Spanish pensioner Maria Branyas Morera, who lived through two world wars and two pandemics, passed away “peacefully and without pain”. Her family announced her passing on X, saying: “Maria Brany...

Do you think your BP numbers don’t mean much? Think again.

Common condition linked to a 36% higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease The research, published Wednesday in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, is a review of 14 international studies involving 31,250 people.

What causes later life personality changes?

When Aging Parents Become Rude:Is It Dementia or Alzheimers? Learn what to do if your aging parent becomes rude & resistant, esp if you suspect Alzheimer's. Practical tips on dementia signs, diagnosis & caregiver coping.

What you want to know about flu protection.

Flu Shots for Seniors: What You Need to Know September or October are the best times to get vaccinated against seasonal influenza, or flu. Learn why it’s so important to get your shot and why people 65+ should talk to their health care provider about the best vaccine for them.

Older adults aging into poverty may not have access to resources that help with food insecurity.

Fighting Food Insecurity Occurs at All Ages—But Two Populations May Get Overlooked Food insecurity doesn’t discriminate by age. Millions of Americans—from college students to senior citizens—lack access to adequate, nutritious foods every year.During the COVID-19 pandemic, some food assistance programs changed their operations and requirements to help meet the moment. Such c...

Anecdotally, a career criminal was once asked why he robbed banks. “Because that’s where the money is.” he allegedly said. Today, retirement accounts are where the money is, and no one knows better than scammers.

How One Man Lost $740,000 to Scammers Targeting His Retirement Savings Criminals on the internet are increasingly going after Americans over the age of 60 because they are viewed as having the largest piles of savings.

As we age, it’s important to keep an eye on our alcohol consumption.

Even light drinking is harmful to older adults, study warns: ‘From the first drop’ If you booze, you lose.

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The delay in diagnosing dementia is costly.

Dementia: A Diagnosis Too Often Delayed Last year, a bank officer phoned Kelli Brown’s brother with a concern: a lot of money was going out of their 87-year-old father’s bank account. Their father, a retired accountant, lived alone in Cincinnati. He seemed to be functioning well on his own, continuing to drive and golf twice a week. B

Don’t give up on your dreams. Your best days may be ahead of you!

An Artist Flowering in Her Nineties Isabella Ducrot, a painter in Rome, didn’t really pick up a brush until her fifties. Four decades later, galleries and museums throughout Europe are celebrating her work.

Beyond difficult et and exercise I s another key risk factor for dementia.

The Surprising Risk Factor for Dementia That Has Nothing to Do With Diet or Exercise It’s right at the tip of your tongue—literally.

Is there a right and wrong way to talk to someone with dementia?

What Do You Say to Someone with Dementia? I got a call from my neighbor Marion. “I need to talk to you. My friend Jean was just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I want to visit her, but I don’t know what to say to her. What do you say to someone with Alzheimer’s?” The stigma of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is so strong, it can lead us to...

Many people find information on topics relevant to them, on their schedule, listening to podcasts. This one from Mayo Clinic could be interesting.

Mayo Clinic Press launches new consumer health and wellness podcast portfolio - Mayo Clinic News Network Mayo Clinic Press launches consumer health and wellness podcast portfolio, offering insight on a broad spectrum of health topics.

A 60 Minutes segment shows us the progress made in Alzheimer’s research and it’s intersection with addiction treatment.

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Ina Jaffe died this week at 75. After a career in news and journalism, she turned her focus on an underreported topic: aging.

Remembering the life and work of NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe Longtime NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe has died. She was 75 years old, and had been living with cancer for the past few years.

Summer heat can be deceiving; take care to stay hydrated and in air conditioning when possible.

Feeling the Heat? Researchers Say Heat Waves Will Put More Older Adults in Danger More hot days put an additional 250 million older people at risk as climate change accelerates

You can ask an expert for advice on aging, but you could also ask a genius.

Einstein's 7 rules for a better life The most celebrated genius in human history didn't just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.

Is your employer guilty of age discrimination?

Want to join the growing list of corporations that had to settle age discrimination suits over the past year? Here are five surefire tips from workplace expert and ageism-slayer Janine Vanderburg.

Want to stay in the clear? Consult Janine, or the Age Equity Alliance’s Sheila Callaham, and check out AARP’s Employer Pledge Program. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-want-get-sued-workplace-age-discrimination-do-5-janine-vanderburg-z1xvc/

How can we maintain our vigor as we age?

Advice | How can I keep my energy up as I age? Talk through your symptoms of low energy with your physician who can help tease out the nuances, which may lead to a specific diagnosis.

The newest staff writer for Silver Century has a new blog post up today. Be sure to scroll back and read her previous blogs!

Could the Key to Successful Aging Be Yodels and Beer? If you had asked my 96-year-old grandfather, “What is the key to successful aging?” he would probably have said, “Yodels and beer.” He was never one to pass up a chocolatey dessert, and he loved a cold lager. The term “successful aging” was first popularized by American academic physicia...

Here are a few more BP-lowering foods to easily add to your diet.

5 Surprising Foods That Help Lower Blood Pressure For many, passing on the pizzas, cheeseburgers, and salty snacks feels less like a simple lifestyle change and more like Mission: Impossible. But there is hope. Plenty of delicious foods can help lower your blood pressure naturally.

Another reason to roll up your sleeve: the newer shingles vaccine shows a positive effect on the risk of dementia.

Shingrix, The Shingles Vaccine, Could Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia The new recombinant shingles vaccine, ‘Shingrix,’ is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine, according to a major new study.

We all know men and women are not physically the same. Why can’t medical research acknowledge this?

Medical Research Is Shortchanging Older Women In the past, scientists assumed that males and females were so much alike that the results of studies done on men applied to women as well. They don’t. For this article, journalist Judith Graham asked top doctors and medical researchers what studies need to be done now and what treatments should c...

Gerontologists weigh in on the best tips for living life to the fullest.

11 tips for adults age 65 and over to ‘live well’ over time, according to gerontologists With the number of Americans over age 65 expected to skyrocket in the coming decades, two gerontologists share top tips for how aging adults can stay healthy and energized.

Ask your doctor if you’re low on key vitamins.

If You’re Over 65, You’re Almost Definitely Low in 2 Key Vitamins An alarming number of seniors are walking around with low levels of super-important vitamins. Here's what you need to know.

Happy Birthday, Miss Barbara! That’s a lot of candles!

110 years old: Sacramento woman reaches the ultra-rare supercentenarian milestone Barbara Holman-Robinson turned 110 last Tuesday, and a celebration was held in her Carmichael senior living facility.