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Practicing Healthy Aging

I was listening to the radio this morning and in honor of Healthy Aging Month, the host asked folks to share some of the first indicators that they were aging. The answers included things like needing reading glasses, watching grandchildren graduate from high school, and things that make us say, “Where has the time gone?”

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Healthy Aging

I don’t think my grandfather, Inocencio, ever stood taller than about five feet six inches, but he cast a great shadow when he died suddenly at 99 years old. I say suddenly because although he was 99, Inocencio was ageless, to me. He wore ankle cowboy boots, the kind with shiny leather, just because he

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Medication Management Tips

Current research estimates that 25 percent of adults ages 65 to 69 take at least five prescription drugs to treat chronic conditions, and the number increases to almost 46 percent for adults over the age of 70. Research also estimates that 58 percent of seniors have made an error when taking medication, 26 percent of

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National Girlfriends Day

Did you know that August 1st was National Girlfriends Day? Many women spend the day to commemorating their friendships with other women and celebrating those bonds. Friendships can often be taken for granted, but real lasting friendships are valuable for many reasons. Meaningful friendships can be significantly beneficial as we age. A recent AARP article

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UV Safety Month

This month is UV Safety month, and rightly so. California summer temperatures may vary drastically depending on what region of the state you live in but if the sun is out, that sun is brightly beating down in all of its harmful ultraviolet (UV) glory. Too much UV exposure poses the risk of developing skin

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Back to School?

Do you remember your favorite school teacher or your favorite class? My brain worked nonstop back then, jumping from English essays to physics formulas, deciphering ancient texts in Latin, losing track of time at lunch with friends and rushing back to class, out of breath to get right back to work. There was so much

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Musical Memories

When I was a child I remember that my dentist played soft rock. It was a huge contrast to the classical music my mother played at home and I soaked up those notes and lyrics like a sponge, excitedly anticipating dental visits. As an adult I will hear an old song on the radio and

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Brain Health & Wellness

“Every 65 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease in the United States,” says the Alzheimer’s Association. That fact is equally surprising and frightening to me. My great grandmother Doris was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease many years ago. I remember her as a charming and generous woman. I recall that she let my sisters and I play

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