They’re not exactly great bedtime or bathroom reading—hospital bills that drone on for pages. They can put you to sleep, exactly what shouldn’t happen if you aim to be an informed and astute consumer. … [Read more...] about Baby boomer health: Find the will to negotiate your hospital bill
My cats do it, so why can’t I? They sleep between 16 and 20 hours a day—nearly two-thirds of their lives, which is a lot of downtime when you consider they have nine lives. When I’m working away here … [Read more...] about Map your nap strategy to revive, refresh and rejuvenate
I recently wrote about my nightly conundrum here on Mind Your Body: (No, not that one!) It’s about whether I should turn over and sleep on my side, thus creating or deepening facial lines. My natural … [Read more...] about Baby boomer beauty sleep: Anti-aging, wellness pillow talk
We Americans should be feeling pretty “sweet” since we consume 130 pounds of sugar every year. The topic is frequently in the news, and I think it will be for a very long time—until “things change.” … [Read more...] about Sugar shocked? Sugar’s bitter role in boomer heart disease, cancer
Society’s obsession with weight loss has spawned yet another freakish method to lose pounds quickly—which as we all know, is not recommended and certainly not easy. If you’ve missed national morning … [Read more...] about Baby boomer weight loss: Got the need for a tube feed?
Mind Your Body TV Episode 31 with Barbara Meltzer. In 2007, Los Angeles public relations professional and aging advocate Barbara Meltzer told NBC’s chief medical editor, Nancy Snyderman, about a fear … [Read more...] about “Everybody get together” in age-friendly communities
