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Aging Parents & the Holidays

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Written By Kevin Vania | As adults, holidays are often the only opportunities we get to see our parents in person. Most of us lead busy lives away from our parents and grandparents, and we don’t always have the opportunity to converse with them, apart from regular phone calls, emails, and other relatively impersonal modes of communication. Holidays are an opportunity for us to personally observe our parents who are experiencing the wear and tear of life. It is a time for us to look for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Family Health, Featured, Relationships Tagged With: aging, Aging Parents

SexEd 401K: Investing in Your Sexual Future

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by Dr. Tory Clark | A common misconception in our society is that older people are not sexual beings. Why do we tend to have negative views about sexuality later in life? Much of this sex-negative attitude can be attributed to our own fears of mortality; growing old, sickness, vulnerability and dying. Additionally, the media tends to link love, sex and romance to the young, insinuating that one’s sexuality is over in the later adult years.  These notions gave rise to a prejudice called … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: aging, sexual health

Aging Parents, The Change of the Child and Parent Relationship

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by Vivian Ruiz | As Americans are living longer today, many families are faced with providing care for elderly parents. Perhaps you have noticed a loved one struggling with keeping doctor appointments or taking medications. You are doing your best to assist with providing care but are tossing and turning at night, in fear for their safety. You are overwhelmed by the impact this is having on you, your family and work. You are not alone. AARP estimates that 34 million Americans spend an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: aging

Oxidation, Anti-Oxidants and Aging. Is Your Body’s “Use-By” Date Past Due?

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by Dr. Bruce Eichelberger, OMD | Anti-oxidants are in the news a lot the past few years. In fact, a recent search for the term online brought up 8,850,000 results! But what exactly is oxidation, and why is it such a big deal? Oxidation occurs as a chemical reaction of fats and oils when exposed to oxygen, heat or light. The easiest way to understand oxidation is to recall what happens when fats and oils go rancid. Rancid food smells and tastes awful. It becomes totally inedible. Oxidation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Natural Health Tagged With: aging, anti-oxidants, oxidation

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

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Written by Robert Rand, MD Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (B-HRT) is a “new hot subject” thanks to coverage by Oprah Winfrey and Suzanne Somers. There is a lot of excitement and controversy about this subject. B-HRT is exactly what it sounds like. Bio-Identical hormones are hormones identical to those the body produces on its own, unlike the synthetic hormones developed by pharmaceutical companies. The main reason for this difference between B-HRT and pharmaceutically developed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Conscious Health, Family Health, Female, Integrative, Sexual Being Tagged With: aging, hormone, pharmacy, Therapy Reviews

Sugar’s Surprisingly Large Number of Deadly Effects

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Written by Bruce Eichelberger, OMD Escape the Worst Source of the Seasonal Blues and Improve Your Health All Year by Making Better Choices Even though we think of the end-of-the-year holidays as the worst time for being exposed to sugar, we get plenty of opportunity to partake all year long. And that’s a shame because there is abundant evidence that sugar intake is not only harmful to health, it’s downright deadly. Here’s what I mean: Sugar Speeds Up the Aging    Process Rats … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Conscious Health, Family Health, Ingredient Watch, Nutrition Tagged With: aging, gallstones, metabolism, sugary foods
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