Memory

While we have no choice but to wait for medications or interventions that can cure dementia, we are not without weapons in our arsenal to reduce the risk of this scourge. As we’ve previously reiterated, there are a host of lifestyle interventions that may not cure dementia but are known…

By now you probably know that getting sufficient sleep is one of the essential pillars of healthy aging. Ironically, as you age, you are more likely to have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep than when you were younger. The question is, how much nightly sleep should you ideally aim…

As you may recall (or perhaps you don’t!) about a year ago we published a post on memory loss, addressing the condition known as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), which can cause memory lapses that constitute more than what you should expect from “normal aging” but less than the impairment that…

So at this point in the pandemic, many of us might feel like we have mush for brains- whether or not we’ve even had Covid. If pressed, we might have a hard time recalling events that occurred over the past couple of years or be unable to account for our…

Are we done with the pandemic or are we just in a lull? Are there more harmful variants to come or is the worst behind us? Will we erupt into a new domestic civil war? Will Russia invade Ukraine? The list of dilemmas and “what ifs” are endless these days….

Have you become obsessed? Do you wake up every morning and immediately head to your computer to start playing? Well, if you’re part of the groundswell of people who are committed to playing Wordle every day, you know what the hysteria is about. Started during the pandemic as a simple…