What those ads on your tablet aren’t telling you
If you have spent any time playing games on a phone or tablet lately, you have almost certainly seen two types of advertising aimed squarely at older…
Category: Seniors
Speed Training game shown to reduce dementia risk
Brain training research shows a 25 percent reduction in dementia risk for one specific type of game. It used a specific exercise called Double Decision,…
Who do you call? The emergency contact question nobody talks about
Every doctor’s office asks it. Every hospital intake form includes it. Who is your emergency contact? For many older adults, that line sits blank for a…
If your stove shouldn’t be on, this device will turn it off
The iGuard was one of the most talked-about smart home products at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show. The iGuard is designed for one critical purpose:…
Recalling the events of our lives: Half a century since the war in Vietnam
If you think back a little over 50 years, those haunting images from April 1975 may still linger: the frantic helicopter evacuations from Saigon’s…
Your new best friend might be an AI
You’ve probably heard of Alexa or Google Assistant, the friendly voices that answer questions, play music, and set reminders. A recent survey found that…
Understanding Medicare’s new TEAM experiment: Better care for seniors after surgery
As a senior on Medicare, you might worry about what happens after a major surgery’like a hip replacement or heart bypass. That’s where Medicare’s new…
Time to get back to those hippie days!
If you were a hippie 60 years ago, you might be surprised to know those hip days are here again. As a senior, it’s time to work on those hip muscles and…
Recommended exercises for strengthening hips
1. Chair Squats: Sit on a firm chair with feet flat, hip-width apart. Lean forward slightly (nose over toes), stand up fully squeezing your glutes at the…
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It was 1970. (If you are counting that was 56 years ago.) The Temptations were singing Ball of Confusion. Evolution, revolution, gun control, the sound of…