How To Care For Your Parents In The Future —Shawn DuBravac & Steve Ewell Chances are, your parents are more technologically aware than any previous generation and technology is going to define the relationship you have with them throughout their golden years. Read More
Inevitable Aging. Good News. Bad News —Moira Fordyce, MD “Now which color would be best?” I mused to myself as I tried to choose an outfit to wear at our 50th wedding anniversary party. Suddenly I saw someone looking at me. Who was this old woman? Oh no! I was looking at my own reflection in the mirror!" Read More
Fashion After 50 Lisa Clarke, 53 Regional Director Heritage Financial North San Francisco Bay Area Read More
Fashion After 80 Joyce Hanna-Smith, 81 Associate Director Health Improvement Program Stanford School of Medicine Read More
Who Wants To Live Forever —Don & Christine Scioli Who Wants to Live Forever, the Wisdom of Aging is a one-hour documentary film about the myths, facts and contradictions in the never- ending battle for both longevity and healthy aging produced by husband and wife team, Don and Christine Scioli of Zan Media. Read More
Innovative Care for Seniors —Jessica Derkis In Silicon Valley and beyond, there is a flood of new apps, programs and devices that seek to address forgetfulness, loneliness and isolation as well as physical needs of people growing older. But, as with anything, it doesn’t hurt to revisit the basics. Read More
Technology vs. Reality —Walter M. Bortz, II, MD Last year there was a Time magazine cover story asking, “Can Google Solve Death?” To me that conjured up the ultimate app: “Press here. Don’t die.” Read More
15 Minute Physical? —Ask Larry Q: My annual physical took all of 15 minutes. What can my doctor really learn about me in that short of time? I feel cheated and frustrated. Are 15 minute annual exams the norm today? — B.M, Morgan Hill, CA. Read More
License To Care —Kathy Janz All Home Care agencies in California must be licensed or cease operating as a home care agency pursuant to a California law, the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act of 2013. Read More
Transient Ischemic Attack —Moira Fordyce, MD A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is sometimes called a little or a mini stroke. It is caused when blood flow to part of the brain is briefly interrupted. Read More
Personal Hygiene Help June 9, 2006 is a day that Deborah Tacoma will never forget. She was in a car accident that broke her back that left her in a back brace for nearly five months. Read More
Medicare Update —Larry Shoemaker Preventative care is proving to be very cost effective. Hospitalizations and length of stays have gone way down when clients cooperate with provider’s annual wellness checkups and implement personal health plans. Read More
Move It. Or Lose It —Karl Knopf, Ed.D When many people over 60 think of “aging,” they imagine becoming more and more disabled. Read More
Goodbye Big Bananas —Lauren McFadden Nanette, a retired commercial pilot, didn’t think she was a candidate for hearing aids. “I kept thinking, ‘I am 63 years young.’ I’m not old enough for a big bulky hearing aid,” says Nanette. “So I put off going to the audiologist to have my hearing checked.” Read More
Am I Still Necessary? —Larry Hayes Recently I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Walter M. Bortz for a video segment on “how to live a long and healthy life.” Read More
Cycle Indoors and Tour the World —Jan Hunter Relentlessly the doctor’s advice is, “You need more cardio exercise to keep your heart healthy.” Read More
