As you age, it’s time to start thinking about how you can keep your brain sharp. One of the best ways you can keep your mind fresh is by committing to lifelong learning. You’ll Enhance Your Brain Just like any other muscle in your body, your brain is a muscle that needs frequent use to…
Learning something new isn’t easy and facing challenges regularly can really take a lot of your energy. However, learning new things is good because it benefits your brain. Keep reading to learn more about how learning new things help your brain. Learning Programs the Brain First and foremost, according to Psychology Today, learning is actually…
Dr. Nate Upshaw, Medical Director with the NeuroSpa TMS concluded, “Midlife crisis symptoms vary widely from person to person. The most common midlife crisis age range is 35 to 55, with some variability between genders.” Many people are familiar with the term midlife crisis. You know, the one neighbor that went and bought a new…
The National Institutes of Health say that depression is more than just sad feelings, rather it is a very real mood disorder. It can have a serious impact on how you live your daily life. It can impact how you sleep, perform tasks, interact with others and essentially how you function in the world at…
There seems to be such a societal stigma that kicks in when you get past a certain age. People get depressed about getting older but realistically age is just a number. Your fifties may seem like a scary time, so much can be changing in your life. It doesn’t have to be a scary thing…
In the grand scheme of things our time in this world is short. Some people do not see much life while others may live into their 80s, 90s or even over 100. Even those who reach triple digits would likely say life is short. The saying goes that only 2 things are certain: “Death and…
As we age, we find that some activities and physical ailments tend to come to the surface more frequently. Perhaps we convince ourselves that the older we are, the less we can do. However, the truth of the statement is quite the opposite. Research conducted on Americans over the age of 65 discovered that as…
According to Johns Hopkins about 15% of older adults suffer from some form of depression. As several of the symptoms of depression mirror other common aging ailments this means that older adults often do not seek treatment. Symptoms such as fatigue, confusion, headaches and memory loss are not uncommon in older individuals, but all can…
According to the Mayo Clinic dementia itself is not a disease but rather a symptom of various other cognitive deterioration conditions. These conditions can be progressive, permanent illnesses or treatable, reversible issues. Conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can be managed but are ultimately incurable. (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352013). Whichever condition is causing the dementia the symptoms…
How would you describe youthfulness? Do you think it really is about age? Recently I was observing an old man I had not seen in some time. I had never before thought of him as old. What was it about him now that made him look all of his 80 years? It was not the…