Joe Perricone
Found in: Women's Health, Neurological Health
Nearly 1 million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, and approximately 60,000 more will be diagnosed before this year is over, but the actual number of people suffering as a result of the disease is of a magnitude higher than that. As debilitating as
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Mary J. Yerkes
Found in: Chronic Illness
Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season, and with it, festive times with friends and family. However, for those living with chronic illness, unrealistic expectations, travel difficulties, and busy schedules can add up to increased pain and fatigue.
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Diane Carbo
Baby Boomers expect to grow old gracefully, physically and mentally. They don’t want to know the ill effects of aging, such as mental decline. This has been a driving force behind the research done on the cognitive processes of the brain.
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Retirenet Media Team
Found in: Depression
Seasonal depression affects millions each year. Discover effective ways to boost your mood, increase energy, and stay mentally strong through the darker months with practical strategies and expert-backed solutions.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Sleep and Rest
Las Vegas at night cools outside, but not inside. The desiccated desert air does not affect environments designed and run as separate worlds where the temperature, the atmosphere and the staff’s friendly glare never change. There are no clocks...
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Mary J. Yerkes
Found in: Chronic Illness
Simple living can seem elusive. Despite the proliferation of products guaranteed to simplify, most of us continue to hurry through our lives, pursuing activities and making purchases that ultimately add to life’s clutter. There has to be a better way.
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Donald C. Strauss and Diane B. Burman
Found in: Retirement
Men often see retirement as an end goal, a sort of “holy grail.” Once there, whether attained at a specified time, for example at age 65, or thrust upon them through forced termination at an earlier unplanned stage, the result is the same—“Now what?”
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Adam Gorlick
Found in: Aging
A Stanford University study attempted to answer the question: are American seniors who say they're happy simply part of an era that predisposed them to good cheer? Or do most people have it within themselves to reach their golden years with a smile?
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Editorial Staff
Found in: Arthritis
The health benefits of volunteering are well documented and include reduced stress and an increased feeling of self worth. It is no wonder that for many people with chronic conditions, volunteering can even help maintain or improve one’s physical health.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Exercise & Fitness
Give your body the right information and it will work better and last longer. Processing information is what your body does. That information needs to be processed, remembered or forgotten—what happens in what we call rest.
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