I’ve been reading a lot lately about how harmful our phones can be to our health. And these articles aren’t referring to the long-debated concerns about radiofrequency radiation and cancer risk. No, this time they’re suggesting a different animal. There’s an increasing body of evidence that suggests the time spent on our smartphones interferes with everything from sleep to … [Read more...] about So This is Why We Can’t Let Go of Our Cell Phones
Ten Things Everyone Over 50 Needs to Know About Strokes
I recently found out that a friend of my husband’s had a stroke a few weeks ago. That jolted me, big time. Although we are in this so-called midlife, after all - and I'm fully aware that health risks increase with age - I suppose I don't feel that we're "old enough" for something like this to happen. But that way of thinking is faulty, and this is proof. My husband is hoping to speak … [Read more...] about Ten Things Everyone Over 50 Needs to Know About Strokes
How to Hear Better When Your Hearing Goes South
Pop quiz: What, besides sex and sleep, change with age? “It’s not just sex and sleep that change with age,” wrote Frank Bruni in a recent New York Times article. “It’s supper.” If you’re over 50 there’s no doubt you understand perfectly well what he’s referring to here. Never mind the type of food you prefer. Forget about the popularity of the restaurant. Or its raving reviews. And how … [Read more...] about How to Hear Better When Your Hearing Goes South
Tips for a Better Colonoscopy
“Ooh, I love the way this colonoscopy prep tastes – bring it on!” said no one, ever. Let me reassure you. It’s so common to dread it. In fact, it’s the procedure before the procedure that causes most people – myself included – the most angst. It's hard to find an equivalent of unpleasantness. (All I can think of is going to the dentist times a zillion.) But it’s a necessary evil. A … [Read more...] about Tips for a Better Colonoscopy
Ten Things Every Woman Should Know About Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is not the most "glamorous" of cancers...if you can call cancer "glamourous." What I mean is that it hasn't been celebrated with pink bows and balloons and marches and merchandise. Rather, because it involves a less-than-appealing part of the body, many people run the other way when it comes to awareness and screening, using not-so-sophisticated but appropriate words like … [Read more...] about Ten Things Every Woman Should Know About Colon Cancer