Healthy Aging

Holistic Medicine – an Overview

Visiting a new doctor means filling out lengthy forms about your health — surgeries, medications, chronic illnesses and the like. Does the paperwork include a wellness quiz with such questions…

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Your Nose Knows: The Benefits of Aromatherapy

A freshly baked batch of ginger snaps A bouquet of gardenias A pot of jasmine tea A lavender-scented candle or body lotion These casual encounters with aroma can evoke vivid…

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Volunteering is Good for You

Mention that you volunteer at a homeless shelter or your local school or church, and the response is often, “That’s so wonderful you want to help others.”

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Will You Live to 100?

More and more people are living to 100 in the developed nations of the world. In the U.S., only .0015% of the population reached the age of 100 in 1950.…

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4 Myths about Growing Older

Julia Cameron believes in the lifelong pursuit of creativity and, through her workshops and books, has helped thousands of people connect with their creative energy.

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The Hidden Epidemic Among Older Adults

Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence:

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Telemedicine: Convenience and Cost Savings

I remember watching Neil Armstrong land on the moon in 1969. Maybe Walter Cronkite reported that Neil was wearing a cardiac monitoring device, but I doubt he used the term…

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Ways to Reduce the Risk of Dementia

First the disturbing news. An estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease.

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Strategies to Deal with Chronic Illness

At first, and for a while, the news shakes your world. Learning that you have diabetes, arthritis or another disease that is incurable and likely to be with you for…

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