Category Archives: Health
Elderspeak: Talking Down to Elders
Recently, Karen Austin wrote a guest post entitled “Elderspeak: Baby Talk Directed at Elders” for the excellent Changing Aging Blog. In it, she talks about the all too common tendency to talk down to older people: using a sing-song voice; speaking slowly; speaking … Continue reading
Free Emergency Preparedness Workshop – Venice, CA
Important information below, shared with us by EngAGE’s Gloria Tinajero. There will be a similar event on March 25th at Baldwin Hills Library. We’ll post a reminder for it. If you’re not in the L.A. area, do you know if … Continue reading
Graying City of New York Means More Cases of Elder Abuse
“Those who work with seniors say elder abuse is a hidden public health crisis, and no class or ethnic group is immune.” No city or town is immune, either, and every organization that tries to help faces significant funding obstacles. … Continue reading
Why Bodybuilding at Age 93 Is a Great Idea!
“Charles Eugster may be 93, but he has no less spring in his step than he did as a young man. In this talk from TEDxZurich, he brings us a powerful statistic: 92% of Americans over the age of 65 … Continue reading
Drug and Food Interactions
EngAGE Programs Director Amanda Talbot shared an important post from the BBC News Health about the danger of eating grapefruit while taking certain drugs: “The fruit can cause overdoses of some drugs by stopping the medicines being broken down in the … Continue reading
Using Technology to Follow the Aging Process
Oregon Health & Science University is conducting an interesting study using simple motion detectors to track seniors’ movements in their homes. From OregonLive: “In the future, a doctor or family member with access to the data may be able to notice … Continue reading
On December 5th: National Call-In Day to Prevent Cuts to Social Security & Medicare
From The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare website: “Our goal is to flood Congress with calls reminding them that Americans of all ages and political parties do not support cutting middle-class benefits to pay for deficit reduction.” … Continue reading
