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A frightening but true comparison: Your life under current Medicare v. Your life as a prisoner

June 24, 2016 CAREGIVING No comments yet

Say you are an older senior citizen and can no longer take care of yourself. Let’s say that the government’s regulations provide no nursing home care available for you: you don’t qualify or the government won’t pay for it. What do you do? You opt for Medicare Part G: this

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Increase Your Lifespan With Positive Thinking

June 13, 2016 CAREGIVING No comments yet

Want to live 7.5 years more? Thinking positive and having a purpose in life have been said to lead to a longer, healthier life. Ageism is the tendency to evaluate older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment. These negative thoughts about aging can lead to an

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1/5 SENIORS REPORT BEST SEX EVER IS AFTER 65! GREAT NEWS FOR THE POPcycle

May 6, 2016 HEALTH Sex No comments yet

I didn’t give a lot of thought to love and sexual relationships for seniors when I coined the term “POPcycle” — the stage of life when many millennials and middle-agers start “POParenting,” or helping out their aging loved ones.  But, as it turns out, there’s a lot of romantic love and even great sex

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A Thought to Reflect on

November 18, 2015 HEALTH No comments yet

    Please share your thoughts below

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A Sleep Trick That Actually Works -news.yahoo.com

November 16, 2015 HEALTH No comments yet

How many of us seniors suffer with sleeplessness? And any POParents have that problem, too?! Respected Harvard physician Andrew Weil demonstrates how to cure your sleeplessness without any drugs or really much time at all. Read, watch the video and share if it works for you — and if it

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A Recent Study Links a Strong Network of Friends with Longevity

November 4, 2015 HEALTH No comments yet

A recent 10 year study of 1,500 people aged 70 and over conducted by the Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging reported that those with the strongest network of friends and confidantes were 22% less likely to die during the study’s ten years than those with the weakest network of good

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6 Ways to Accommodate for Mobility Issues in the Home

October 23, 2015 CAREGIVING No comments yet

“You think you know the dangers of a beloved senior’s taking a fall or the life-changing things that might result thereafter… But you really don’t, as I chronicle in my POPcycle memoir, “OH MY GOD! WE’RE PARENTING OUR PARENTS: How to Transform this Remarkable Challenge into a Journey of Love.”

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Know the Early Signs of Dementia: Take Steps to Make Your Later Years and Your Loved Ones Even More Golden

October 19, 2015 CAREGIVING No comments yet

Imagine for a moment,  you’re basking in your golden years.  You’re alert, healthy and surrounded by loving friends and family. If any of them is suffering with dementia, struggling even to remember who you are and what they are for breakfast, how will life be for you?   Dementia is on

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Timely Reminder: 2015’s Medicare Open Enrollment

October 14, 2015 HEALTH No comments yet

POP is offering our community a timely reminder for everyone 65 or over, and maybe your POParents, too.   2015’s Medicare Open Enrollment begins this Thursday, October 15th and runs through Tuesday, December 7th.    During this time, you may choose to switch prescription drug plans and other plans you are on.

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For Seniors or Anyone Wanting to Control Weight: Fruit and Vegetable Choices Matter

October 12, 2015 HEALTH No comments yet

It seems it’s back to “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” … That’s what we all heard when we were kids.  And the benefits of apples seem undisputed over time. Now the scientists are telling us that eating them — and berries, citrus and some other fruits and

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