The statistics are terrifying; if women live to age 55 they are twice as likely to succumb to Alzheimer’s as their male counterparts. Due to the fact that age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease, and women live longer than men in general, you can do the math.
According to the Alzheimer’s Information organization, […]
If you don’t think of yourself as a happy person, then why not take this time of midlife to make a change around that?
I saw a brief clip of a television interview with the author who wrote the newest book on happiness. The author, Sonya Lyubomirsky calls her research based book, The How of Happiness. […]
What do you say to yourself in times of trouble? When we are able to help ourselves in a difficult situation by the use of strengthening self talk, we are better able to transform the stress into something useful and we can become more adaptable.
Several years ago I taught a stress reduction class and prior […]
This week heralds the winter solstice in North America. It happens on December 22, 2007, and the daytime hours are at a minimum and the night time or darkness is at a maximum. Once we have this winter solstice the daylight hours get a little longer each day. It used to be that I would […]
In regards to being over forty, and not wanting to feel as though we are aging or feel older than our biological age, we realize that there may be some changes to make. Does the task of changing habits ever seem overwhelming to you, or that there is too much to do?
There is a wonderful […]
Over 40….it used to mean old and frumpy, but today’s baby boomer woman with a lilt in her step and in her thinking is proving that you can still look and feel glamorous in ways that our mothers and grandmother never did, even if you can’t stop the aging process.How are you handling midlife? Do […]
After a long wait to be certified by different medical insurers, I am fully started back in Occupational Therapy doing the work that I love so much! I am working part-time at Advanced Lymphedema Therapy Services, in Langehorne , PA, with my “classmate” Kimberly Koshenig, who is owner and president of this awesome outpatient clinic. […]
In regards to breast health, it is a known fact that early detection is most helpful for a better prognosis for the diagnosis of breast cancer. This fact is so poignant to me because the month of October is the one year anniversary of my mother in law’s death from breast cancer.
She had known she […]
As you probably know, October is breast cancer month – once again, I encourage you to be sure to have your yearly mammogram, if you are over forty, and to also do your breast self-exams. Of course a yearly clinical exam by a physician/health care provider goes along with this.
The mammogram and the breast self-exam […]
I usually have my coffee first thing, after meditating, and before anything else. This morning I knew I had to take my car to have a tire checked, so I jumped out of bed and dressed to go for a walk. I never get out the door until 8:30 at the earliest. The walk was […]
