Dr Oz

How many of these stressors have you encountered this week?:

By Becky Squires, a writer-editor for AARP Foundation ||

Well, the world didn't end as predicted last Saturday, and doubtless millions of Oprah Winfrey fans are hoping for a similar reprieve today as the woman who has ruled the afternoon for 25 years signs off from her daily broadcast for the last time ("What, did I say May 25th? I meant October 25th!").

You gotta love Dr. Oz. He tells it like it is and gives you straight-forward, original solutions. In this piece in AARP Magazine, he talks about how retirement can often have effects on the brain functions -- in short, people may not use it as much: