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Top Ten Ways to Manage Stress by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Could things be more stressful right now? People are trying to not get sick, determine which vaccine to get or not get, how to keep working, pay the bills, etc. It’s been kind of a shit-show for everyone these past twenty-four months. Warning: these Read more
Odd How History Repeats Itself by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Clearly, I’m not a history buff nor pretend to be. However, last night I watched a couple of history programs on PBS. All of which by the way, are incredibly interesting and well worth the view. The first show was The Roosevelts: A Film by Read more
Christmas Around the World By Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. COVID, Delta and even Omicron cannot keep our holiday spirit dampened. Even though we may not celebrate the same holidays, the holiday spirit is in the air. Here’s how the winter celebrations are often celebrated around the world! Chanukah this year has come and gone, but Read more
Facebook Marketplace SCAMS by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. I recently listed a half dozen bookcases, on Facebook Marketplace to sell locally. Within thirty seconds, my phone buzzed and blinged with more than a dozen potential buyers! I was super psyched to get rid of these annoying bookcases that were taking up way too much room Read more
Childhood Friends by Tracy E. Hill There is something different and eternally wonderful about your childhood friends. And even better is one who to this day is still your “bestie.” I recently had the occasion to have one of my oldest and dearest friends over for a visit. Although we keep in touch via text, Read more
The Bennies of CBD By Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. CBD has been around since the early 1900’s when chemist Roger Adams isolated cannabidiol compound while researching prophylactics to potential gas attacks during the trench warfare in Europe. Working at the National Research Council in Washington DC a few decades later, Adams presented a paper to Read more
If you haven’t already heard, Biogen Inc. headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts has broken the nearly two decades old barrier to treat Alzheimer’s with their new drug, Aduhelm. Seriously exciting news for our Silver Sagers. Aduhelm attacks the beta-amyloid clumps that form in the brain of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Although initial testing trials showed marginal Read more
And Just Like That . . . I’m a Great-grandmother by Donna Scrafano When I would hear someone say “time flies” as a younger person, I didn’t pay much attention. In fact, I don’t believe I paid close attention to this adage until my late fifties. By then I had my first five grandchildren. In Read more
Quality v Cost by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. According to a recent study published in May 2020 (https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00237) and led by Adam J. Schwartz, M.D. out of the Mayo clinic found that adults are willing to pay more than 20% more for a highly rated physician than they are for a lower rated physician. Yet, Read more
After a day of terror and chaos on our nation’s Capitol, Congress formally affirmed Biden and Harris’s President and Vice President victories just before 4 am ET today. The Senate and House easily defeated Republican objections against delegate votes sent by Arizona and Pennsylvania. Although Trump promises an “orderly transition” of power come January 20th, Read more
