Whether the advice is to work a little longer or to start planning further ahead than we’re used to, The Experts’ most-popular posts on aging will help you manage these challenges in the new year. In 2018, the WSJ Experts wrote about some of the ways people can age in better health and with more financial security than ever before. Below are … [Read more...] about WSJ: Five Top Ideas About Aging from The Experts in 2018
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WSJ: The Top Five Health Posts of 2018 from The Experts
From treating social isolation to the promise of artificial intelligence in end-of-life care, ideas that can improve your health in 2019 In 2018, the WSJ Experts panel on Health wrote about some of the ways patients and practitioners can connect more meaningfully, and how end-of-life planning and medical decision-making may be transformed in the … [Read more...] about WSJ: The Top Five Health Posts of 2018 from The Experts
NYT: 4 Ways to Be Happier in 2019
Small changes in our behavior, our surroundings and our relationships can help set us on course for a happier life. Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age By Jane E. Brody What’s the best way to develop a healthy perspective on old age? Spend more time with elderly people and discover what brings meaning and pleasure to their twilight … [Read more...] about NYT: 4 Ways to Be Happier in 2019
WSJ: Do’s and Dont’s for Talking to People With Dementia
Marc Agronin (@MarcAgronin) is a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health and the author of “The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life” and “The Dementia Caregiver: A Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders.” Several years ago, my father and I visited an older cousin with ... … [Read more...] about WSJ: Do’s and Dont’s for Talking to People With Dementia
Sirius XM Radio: Living with Chronic Illness As We Age May 24, 2018 3 – 4pm
Thursday, May 24, from 3 - 4pm, Marc Agronin, M.D., will be on the air on Sirius XM Radio‘s Doctor Radio. Dr. Agronin will be talking with host Perri Peltz about living with chronic illness as we age. Doctor Radio can be found on SiriusXM’s channel 110. … [Read more...] about Sirius XM Radio: Living with Chronic Illness As We Age May 24, 2018 3 – 4pm
Book Review: SevenPonds – A new Look at the aging process
“The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life” by Marc E. Agronin is a guide to growing old with as much grace and vigor as possible. He starts out describing why society needs its elders. In some anthropology books, the authors write that in tribal days, aging was beneficial because an individual who could no longer reproduce was of … [Read more...] about Book Review: SevenPonds – A new Look at the aging process
Axsome Therapeutics Hosts R&D Day Today with Key Opinion Leaders Focusing on AXS-05 and Unmet Needs in Depression, Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation, and Nicotine Dependence
NEW YORK, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXSM), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, is hosting a research and development (R&D) day in New York City today with key opinion leaders (KOLs), to highlight the company’s … [Read more...] about Axsome Therapeutics Hosts R&D Day Today with Key Opinion Leaders Focusing on AXS-05 and Unmet Needs in Depression, Alzheimer’s Disease Agitation, and Nicotine Dependence
WSJ: How to Best Reap the Health Benefits of Volunteer Work
Marc E. Agronin is a geriatric psychiatrist at Miami Jewish Health and the author of “The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life”. Most people become volunteers to do some good and give back to their community. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about one-quarter of the U.S. population [Read more at blogs.wsj.com] … [Read more...] about WSJ: How to Best Reap the Health Benefits of Volunteer Work
Change Your Personality Later in Life? Yes, It Is Possible.
There are dozens of questions that people can and should ask themselves as they approach and enter later life—about finances, relationships, new paths, etc. Such lists, though, typically overlook something more fundamental: Are you (pick a word) satisfied, happy, content with the person you see in the mirror? Or…if you could, would you change one … [Read more...] about Change Your Personality Later in Life? Yes, It Is Possible.
Healthy Aging: Not everything about aging is bad
Yesterday I had a chance encounter with an elder I had not met previously. I was in her retail establishment, and as part of a casual conversation I mentioned “enlightened” in terms of growing older. She scoffed at my use of that term. It was a head-bobbing, grinning-slightly scoff but I understood her feelings about aging immediately. And in case … [Read more...] about Healthy Aging: Not everything about aging is bad