Approximately 5 million Americans suffer from dementia.  It’s the affliction associated with aging I’d daresay most of us fear more than any other.  Although it impacts 13% of Americans over the age of 65, early onset dementia isn’t a “normal” part of aging.  Research has shown that there are certain risk factors to be aware [...] Read the full article

Many of my friends have a fear of getting older.  Not me.  Yet anyway. Thoughts About The Fear Of Getting Older My birthday just came and went.  Even though I’m not yet 40, the “old man” jokes have already started.  But, when I look around at my friends and family that are in their 50′s [...] Read the full article

A friend recently sent me an article showing how aspirin is one of the causes of hearing loss. In fact, all NSAIDs, and even tylenol, were implicated. The authors use the term ototoxicity, which was a new one to me, as well.  Pretty scary stuff if you’re a regular user of pain relievers for even [...] Read the full article

There was an article in the Sunday Reader section of this week’s paper titled “Youthfulness an obsession – but at what cost?”  The author discusses some of the technologies available for maintaining both the appearance, and in some cases, the attributes of youth.  The pursuit of anti-aging therapies has given rise to options such as [...] Read the full article