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Maurice Sendak: “Live Your Life, Live Your Life…”

Posted on 01/4/2013 by | News, Culture, Sights and Sounds | Comments

Entertainment | LegacyWriter and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died last year at the age of 83, loved his regular conversations with NPR host Terry Gross, who many consider the best interviewer in public radio. In late 2011, illustrator Christoph Nieman stumbled upon a discussion between the two that was, as they say in public radio, a “driveway moment” in which Sendak considered his mortality, while paying the highest compliments to Gross. The New York Times was smart enough to run Nieman’s drawings …

What’s a Guy to Do? Four Suggestions for Better Caregiving

Posted on 12/14/2012 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Personal Health | Relationships | Your LifeIn my last post, I ranted a bit about the perceived invisibility of men in caregiving discussions. This time, I want to turn that camera around and take a look at how men can sometimes be their own worst enemies when taking on a caregiving role. The urge many of us have to step in, analyze and act can make the experience much more difficult than it needs to be (believe me, I learned the hard way). Over time, I …

Besse Cooper: A 116-Year-Old’s Secrets for Longevity

Posted on 12/6/2012 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyBesse Brown Cooper, who passed away at age 116 on Dec. 4 in Georgia, was remarkable not just because she was the oldest person on the planet, but because she was for long one of the healthiest. Cooper, who was born in 1896 in Tennessee and lived in a log cabin as a young girl, not only lived to become one of eight documented individuals who reached the age of 116 but also made it through virtually her entire lifespan without …

Is a Wandering Mind a Sign of Aging?

Posted on 12/6/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthThere’s a new study that suggests that if your mind frequently wanders or gets distracted — hey, are you paying attention? — it means your cells are aging too quickly. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, wanted to test whether being able to focus on the here and now predicts better health and longevity. To measure longevity, they looked at telomeres, the little caps at the ends of a cell’s chromosomes that are considered a biomarker for how …

Pope Benedict XVI: It’s ‘Beautiful to Be Old’

Posted on 11/12/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayFrom The Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has told a group of elderly Romans that it’s “beautiful to be old” and that they still have much to offer society despite their limitations. The 85-year-old pontiff said Monday he knows well the difficulties that come with age: He started using a cane occasionally earlier this year, and has slowed down. But his health remains robust and his schedule full. Monday, for example, took him out of the Vatican …

Omega-3 Supplements Can Slow Aging Process by Protecting DNA

Posted on 10/3/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News Roundups | Personal HealthAdd this to the approximately 8 billion benefits of omega-3 fatty acids: They could help preserve DNA segments known as telomeres, whose degradation is a key marker of aging. Shorter telomeres are associated with age-related decline, cancer and a higher risk of death (in one study of people over 60, those with shorter telomeres were three times more likely to die from heart disease and eight times more likely to die from an infectious disease). But according to Ohio State University scientists, taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements (such as fish oil pills) can help lengthen telomeres in middle-aged and older adults.

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