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
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
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
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
“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.”
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
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.
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
For some fortunate enough to be aging in good health, spending much time with loved ones close, avoiding financial burdens and comforted with a spiritual sense of living/dying, the older years really can be golden! For others, aging sometimes results in the loss of independence and the ability to fully