Does it Matter When in Life You Start Exercising?
Medium - Does it matter if we exercise consistently starting at a young age, or become active only later on or, like many of us, exercise in fits and starts throughout life? A new study offers helpful perspective, indicating some things you probably suspect deep down but perhaps ignore on a regular basis.
What Does Alzheimer’s Disease Do to a Marriage?
NYT - My great-grandma Tessie used to say that if you walked into a room and saw everyone else’s troubles hanging on the walls, you would take one look and head straight for your own.
I thought of this often while reading “In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss,” Amy Bloom’s searing account of her husband’s early-onset Alzheimer’s. I had a similar experience with my mother, whose condition, over the course of 12 years, deteriorated steadily until she died. Bloom’s husband, Brian Ameche, makes an unwavering decision just days after his diagnosis: He wants to end his life. Now.
What Your Dog Wants
NYT - Since many older people tend to buy a pet when they start traveling less and can take care of one, I thought this article, which may seem out of place, actually has a home here. Dogs are “really good at reading our emotions,” says one expert. But we’re not so good at reading theirs.
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Have to Give Equal Time to Cats Right?!
These Cats Do Their Own Stunts. They Film Them, Too
NYT - In one video, the athlete pauses, assesses the height and leaps. He tries to free-climb up the side of a building, before jumping back to the ground. In another, he leaps across a roof, his shadow stretching out long in front of him.
This gymnast, though, is a cat. Specifically, he’s Gonzo of @gonzoisacat. He has more than 607,000 followers on TikTok and 178,000 on Instagram.
The senior living industry is on the verge of crisis
Phila Inquirer - We are reaching a critical crossroads in the United States when it comes to senior living and eldercare. I am one of about 73 million baby boomers. We represent over 20% of the U.S. population. Among us are 14 million people who are currently receiving some form of long-term care. That number will double by 2050, according to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Our current eldercare infrastructure is woefully insufficient to accommodate the vast medical needs of the population boom.
Teens Volunteer to Help Seniors Learn Technology, Forging Friendships Along the Way
Daily Citizen - A recent report from CBS News highlights the CLEO initiative, started by a group of helpful teens who put their knowledge of technology to work, helping elderly care patients figure out how to use their smartphones.
Happy Songs: These Are the Musical Elements That Make Us Feel Good
Neuroscience News - Listening to your favorite music has a positive effect on your emotional and psychological health. Researchers say music impacts the endocrine system, increasing levels of dopamine and decreasing the stress-associated hormone, cortisol.
Turn Up Your Favorite Song to Improve Medication Efficacy
Neuroscience - Listening to music may help boost the beneficial effects of medicine while helping to reduce some of the side effects. Cancer patients who listened to their favorite music while experiencing chemotherapy-related nausea reported a decrease in nausea severity and stress.
University-based CCRC, nearby music venue reach settlement, drop legal action over concerts
McKnight’s - A university-based continuing care retirement community in Arizona and a music venue located across the street have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit between them in a resolution that will see the concert club take steps to mitigate noise that was disturbing residents.
Observation - perhaps the polite golf clapping crowd will be satisfied now.
Falls on stairs are common. Here are 7 ways to make steps safer.
WAPO - If your home has stairs or steps, you might not think twice about climbing them.
They can be risky, however: From 2016 through 2020 in the United States, people 65 and over suffered an estimated 1.2 million stair- or step-related injuries. But there are plenty of ways to make stairs safer.
How exercise leads to sharper thinking and a healthier brain
WAPO - New findings from 350,000 people make the strongest case yet that exercise improves cognition. A small study shows it raises BDNF, a brain chemical.
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