As we enter flu and cold season, seniors become particularly vulnerable to the ravages of flu, pneumonia and dehydration. POP aims here as elsewhere to empower you to take good care of your own health!! POP recommends you can best stand up for your own health when you’re feeling weak
More good news for those of us with “older brains:” remaining active sexually – even with oneself – as minimally as once a week helps our minds stay younger. It also helps our spirit and our bodies to stay engaged with living. Anything you would like to add from your
AARP said recently that 42 million Americans over 45 are chronically lonely. Wow! Why is that? Fewer of us are getting married; we are having fewer children; more of us are becoming divorced and widowed. We get a dog instead of a friend. We interact on Facebook rather than in
If you are anywhere north of 50, it’s likely you’re aiming to better manage your stress. Doing so may be even more important to your well-being if it’s chronic stress versus stress related to a single life event. Those of us of this age often feel like we’re battling chronic
The part of POParenting that is “caregiving” is knowing how to make the best of those precious years you have left with your aging loved ones and how to respectfully encourage your parents to do what will make them function optimally and feel good. And a part of life-long learning
Our blogs on loneliness have caused more reaction from our engaged POP Community than any other topic! So many of you have let us all know how challenging it is to stay content — let alone be happy — when you live in a world of loss. That’s a world
A ground breaking study reveals evidence that marijuana’s component THC (tetraydrocannabinol) and other cannabinoids may actually promote the reduction of brain inflammation as well as result the removal of amyloid beta — a major component of “plaque” deposits — hallmarks of an individual’s having the dementia known as Alzheimer’s. Earlier
How about that headline? It’s challenging to stay informed about the latest health information. And, quite frankly, it’s hard to know what to believe since today’s “information” may soon devolve into tomorrow’s “disinformation.” (Is the egg bad or good for us? Do we eat the egg white? Or only the
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
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