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Quality of Life-A Moving Target

Quality of Life-A Moving Target

Not all healthcare practitioners can partake in raw, authentic discussions about mortality with their patients. Couched with science and statistical analyses, their communication can feel vague or easily misunderstood, leaving interpretation up to a patient’s ability...
When Aging Becomes a Heroes Journey

When Aging Becomes a Heroes Journey

Approaching retirement, a person may have vague plans to travel, relax, and start new hobbies, but when the aging process sets in, and health declines, visits to the doctor can become the primary focus. Conversations start to revolve around health topics and lab...
Age Well From the Inside Out

Age Well From the Inside Out

When you want to slow the effects of aging, knowing where to start is a confusing mix of extraordinary claims and conflicting messages through anti-aging marketers and advertising. To offer support and guidance my website Age at Home Service recently added a shopping...
The Disorienting Effect of Losing a Parent

The Disorienting Effect of Losing a Parent

When you lose a parent, the person you have the longest history with, it feels like your childhood, upbringing, and identity go with them.  You are left stripped, vulnerable and afraid. Whether the relationship was defined as good or troublesome, the inexplicable bond...
Palates Change with Age The Science of Taste

Palates Change with Age The Science of Taste

How something tastes is the litmus test that determines whether we devour the plate, or put down the fork. The food industry has made a science of concocting ingredients in their products that hit the marks for palatability, taste preferences, and likeability. After...