Mind Your Body TV Episode 38 with Barbara Meltzer. It can start so innocently. A caregiver—a relative or paid employee—has access to a senior’s checkbook or other financial resources. As statistics prove, temptation is just too powerful and soon, financial abuse is underway, snowballing down the hill as it becomes an avalanche. It’s so important [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 36 with Denise Winston. Maybe you dread having to talk money with aging parents, but you know it may be necessary now or in the future. I’ve come to realize that at a certain point in their lives, seniors including our parents may not actually want to accept the responsibility of [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 35 with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. If you‘re a boomer woman who’s also a caregiver for a parent or other loved one, you may feel challenged by repeat visits to that person. You want to be there, to “do something” meaningful, and you want that visit to be rich and pleasant [...]
It’s here again: Another World Elder Abuse Awareness Day today. Here on Mind Your Body TV, we’ve made elder abuse a focus for boomers taking care of parents or other loved ones, either on the scene or from afar. Both have their own sets of challenges. I invite you back into the archives to the [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 34 with Scott Cunneen, M. D. Welcome to our second Mind Your Body TV video with Dr. Scott Cunneen, director of bariatric surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Yes, we’re talking weight loss surgery or about bariatric surgery here—again, because frankly, for many people it is the last [...]
Not everyone believes climate change exists. It’s hard to ignore the hard data contained in the report, “The Killer Summer Heat,” from the Natural Resources Defense Council. It says that by 2100, more than 150,000 Americans may die due to intense heat. If you live in these cities, you’re most at risk now, says the [...]
The “American Idol” finale time lived up to its hype. What a trip! A quick glance around the 7,000-seat Nokia Theater yesterday revealed that we baby boomers were well represented even as the audience was heavily populated with long-legged and long-haired 20-somethings in (very) short skirts. Last year, a 30-second spot on the show, with an [...]
So what’s a coffee drinker to do? Maybe, tip that cup. According to a National Cancer Institute study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, when men drank 2 to 3 cups a day, they had a 10 percent chance of living longer than those who drank none—for women, the number was 13 percent. [...]
“Sun, sun, sun…here it comes.” So goes the 1969 tune from the Beatles “Abbey Road” album, a perennial reminder that when the sun comes (out), we need to slather sunscreen (on). Here’s what we still know, as echoed by the Environmental Working Group’s 2012 Sunscreen Guide: The FDA has never “finalized” its 1978 sunscreen safety [...]
Breaking tradition, I’m posting Friday’s blog on Sunday, on purpose. Did you see last night’s Supermoon? The big, white luminous ball looked to be more than 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons, which are never half bad. Here in SoCal, Mr. Moon didn’t disappoint at approximately 8:34 p.m. PDT, hitting [...]
Build a better boomer with Stephanie Stephens, M.A.
A warm "Welcome!" to Mind Your Body TV, where you'll "Build a Better Boomer" with series writer, executive producer and host Stephanie Stephens. A spokesperson for the active and vital 50+ female demographic, Stephanie delivers timely health and lifestyle content comprised of videos, audio podcasts and blogs here on Mind Your Body TV—and on her channels on YouTube and AOL/On.
A great, big wonderful world of growth and opportunity exists for women in our demographic during this exciting stage of life. Don’t just think of what you want to be and do—make it happen. You know you can and the time is now!
