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Book Review: Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal

In her book Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal, Beth Witrogen McLeod explores the process of finding meaning in human suffering. The author frames caregiving as a...Read entire article »

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Top 3 Solutions for Small Businesses Supporting Employees with Aging Parents

Many of today’s middle-aged Americans are caring for aging parents along with holding down fulltime jobs. How this impacts both employees and employers is discussed in a recent Business...Read entire article »

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Yin, Yang & Aging

You have probably seen this symbol before, perhaps as earrings or as a sticker on the back of a VW bus. But do you understand what it means? In...Read entire article »

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Medication & Risk Factors That Lead to Falls

Aging sometimes means reduced balance, coordination, vision, strength and agility. These factors, along with certain medications and even our home environment, can increase our risk of falling. Ground-level falls are...Read entire article »

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Side Effects of Common Medications & How They Affect the Aging Body

Last month we discussed how our bodies change as we age. Aging also makes us more prone to having side effects from medications. So what medications should be avoided in...Read entire article »