Just as you add physical exercise to your routine to improve physical health, there are activities you can do to exercise your brain to help keep it sharp. Studies show that problem solving games, puzzles and reading can help make you smarter, boost your memory, even help fight dementia. Work a crossword, Suduko or […]
Isolation and health problems put older adults at risk, but few receive the help they need.
Aging is not easy, especially in our youth-obsessed society. For millennia cultures have made room for older adults in family and community; yet American adults face isolation from social networks and often end up in care facilities that meet […]
4/22/13 well.blogs.nytimes.com
Marvin Tolkin was 83 when he decided that the unexamined life wasn’t worth living. Until then, it had never occurred to him that there might be emotional “issues” he wanted to explore with a counselor.
“I don’t think I ever needed therapy,” said Mr. Tolkin, a retired manufacturer of women’s undergarments who lives in […]