The experience of living through a pandemic provided many lessons when it comes to your mortality, one of which is that each of us is vulnerable to infection, illness, even death. Precautions to minimize our danger and flatten the epidemiological curve are effective but do not eliminate risk in a society that thrives on interaction. People, some of them prominent … [Read more...]
How to Be Your Own Health Advocate in Your 60s and Beyond
It’s the prime of your life. You’ve worked hard. You’ve paid your dues. You’ve raised your children and cared for your home. Now it’s your turn to be taken care of and be an advocate for your own health. You have the confidence, the experience, the resources, and the right to live your life on your own terms. You’re over 60 and whether you’re retired, nearing retirement, or … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know about Cognitive Decline
First, the bad news. Approximately 5.5 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer’s dementia, which accounts for about 70 percent of total dementia cases. The risk of dementia doubles every five years after age 60, rising as high as 50 percent for those over age 85. Alzheimer’s dementia is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and it is the only one among the top … [Read more...]
Electrodermal Screening: Does it Work to Accurately Scan Your Body?
A while back, I wrote a post about how to prevent a heart attack. It was based on the recommendations of Dr. Cathie Lippman, a now-retired alternative and preventative medicine doctor in Beverly Hills. She invited me to come to her office to chat and offered to do an electrodermal screening to show me how it works. It’s a galvanic skin response device (think EEG or EKG) that … [Read more...]
Deep Brain Stimulation: A Parkinson’s Patient’s Success Story
Suzanne Friedman was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 47. She has the genetic component (LRRK2) that causes it and it runs in her family. At first, she had very mild symptoms. At her annual checkup, she mentioned to her doctor that she had been feeling a slight tremor in her leg for several months. The doctor thought it was probably a pinched nerve but gave her a … [Read more...]