Playing Through Pain: Remembering Neil Peart, 1952–2020 by Jude Joseph Lovell “Changes aren’t permanent,” wrote Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist of the legendary Canadian rock trio Rush, “but change is.” Here in this new year, Rush fans around the globe now face one change that unfortunately is perm... Read more
Reading Aloud to Seniors: Top 10 Tips by Lucy E.M. Black Several years ago, when a family member was hospitalized and in a great deal of pain, I was striving to find something that would comfort her. In desperation, I picked up a Gideon Bible and began to read aloud from the Psalms. Occasionally she... Read more
Oh for Cow’s Sake: Drink Milk A new study by Dr. Larry Tucker (Brigham Young University) found that adults who consumed skim and 1-percent low-fat milk had also experienced ‘several years less biological aging’ when compared to people who consumed two-percent or whole milk. The study involved more t... Read more
Beating the Big C By D’Cai Rhodes I’ve been a terrible sister and aunt. Now others will tell you that’s not true, but it’s how I feel at the moment. I knew my sister Niece (a family nickname) and her daughter Chelsi were sick with cancer, and I ran—from fear, from dread, from the unknown. Read more
Oral Sex: Is it Better to Give or Receive? Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. With funding from the National Institute on Aging, researchers from Michigan State and Texas A & M Universities took a deep dive into oral sex. Published in the Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences (2019), Drs. Hui Liu, Shannon ... Read more
Did you know that married couples are less likely to develop dementia than other adults? According to Drs. Liu, Zhang, Choi and Langa, all unmarried groups of people (i.e., divorced, widowed, single, etc.) had significantly higher odds of developing dementia than their married friends. The researche... Read more
Celebrate Movember in Style: 5 Tips for Men’s Facial Hair by J’Nel Wright It looks like my entire neighborhood has gone hairy. The postal worker who delivers my mail now has a burly beard. The grocery cashier is sporting a dapper moustache. Since the weather has turned colder, even I have let the hair on Read more
A Charitable Shave Proctor & Gamble has taken their personal care products to a new level with the invention of the new Treo razor. The Gillette blade was first invented in 1901 by King C. Gillette who brought disposable razors to the common people. Although not credited with actually inventing the disposable razor blade, Gillette Read more
An Actual Scientific Breakthrough for Reversing Wrinkled Skin? by Michael Orr We have all seen the claims of miracle-performing wrinkle creams and grow-your-hair-back shampoos. And for just $39.95 you too can look like a super model. Some Silver Sagers may likely have a cupboard full of these products. But now there is real hope. A new Read more
