Midlife Passages, Aging, Elder care

Who among us is not affected by issues such as stress, depression, personality and behavioral changes, agitation, hypertension or high cholesterolto name a few? Did you know that these are some of the cognitive and biological deficiencies that are associated with Alzheimer's?

Linda Abbit, founder of Tender Loving Eldercare and a veteran of the caregiving industry, shares her advice on taking care of an older parent or loved one and how to handle everything that goes along with this dramatic life change.

Yoga offers vital tools for healthy aging: strength, flexibility, balance, and peace of mind. In this one-of-a-kind book, Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiato describe the poses and routines that can help keep people of any age fit and injury free.

Dale Bredesen, M.D., is internationally recognized as an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. He graduated from Caltech, then earned his M.D. from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

At Midlife Your Story is Only Half Told… Many people “die” in their 50s and just aren’t buried until their 80s. That’s because they did not take the full journey available to them at midlife.

In a time when tens of millions of people provide care for family members, older adults, and people with special needs, we should all be experts at it. Instead, we often struggle with caring for others while taking care of ourselves.

Evelyn Wolfe is now eightynine years old. Her first memoir, Stray Cats & Other Loves: Growing up Jewish in Toronto was published in 2004 to rave reviews in the Globe & Mail, Canadian Jewish News and the Toronto Star.