The high costs of bad health among front line caregivers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 21, 2017
We are what we eat, and there’s a lot of evidence that our nursing home workforce is struggling to be good.
Your big fat Greek retirement community
By
Mary Gustafson
Oct 25, 2012
The New York Times Magazine article “The Island Where People Forget to Die” describes a Greek island that has the healing properties of the island from the TV show “Lost” and all...
Appreciation for a pioneer in elder weight theory
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2012
There’s something comforting about an expert on aging living to 89. I’m not saying that gerontologist Reubin Andres had all the answers, or that we should see him as the sole test case of proving...
You’re getting sleepy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 21, 2012
Sleep quality, or a lack thereof, will no doubt be familiar to anyone who has children. Even if without progeny, some of you might relate to the following.