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What Is a Natural or Green Burial?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Learn more about this simple, yet meaningful, ancient burial practice.

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What Is Human Composting?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Also known as natural organic reduction (NOR), this eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation processes allows a body to naturally decompose and leave behind a rich compost. Learn more.

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What Is Water Cremation?

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Learn more about this alternative to traditional flame or fire cremation.

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Parenting Your Parents? Here are 10 Strategies to Help You Cope

By Jon Spayde

Adult children often struggle with the role reversal that occurs as their parents age. Creating a strong support network and holding space for emotions can help ease the transition.

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PUMPING IRONY: Conflicts of Interest?

By Craig Cox

Residents of long-term care facilities experience more violent incidents than those of most other institutions, according to recent research. Solutions are available, but are operators of these residences willing to make the necessary changes?

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10 Ideas for Getting Older Family Members Active With You

By Nicole Radziszewski

Here are some easy ideas to include Grandma and Grandpa — or any elderly loved ones — in physical activities.

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Fighting Parkinson’s

By Michael Dregni

We’re in the midst of a Parkinson’s disease crisis. Explore the causes of the world’s fastest growing neurological disorder — and discover the innovative new treatments and functional therapies that can help patients live long and productive lives.

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The Lessons Our Moms Teach Us

By Annie Kragness

The cofounder of Life Time’s ARORA program reflects on the lasting influence her mom has had on who she is and continues to strive to be.

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PUMPING IRONY: Broken Homes

By Craig Cox

The sudden closure of a Pennsylvania nursing home highlights the postpandemic challenges facing an increasingly troubled industry.

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Caring for Caregivers

With Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, MSW
Season 7, Episode 20

Whether you’re in a position of caregiving for loved ones or in an industry in which it’s your job to do so, caring for others can take an invisible toll on one’s health. It’s made even more challenging by the lack or absence of societal systems to support caregivers.

Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, MSW, explains the effects of caregiving, including the corresponding struggles you may experience — such as trauma, decision fatigue, and overwhelm. She also shares ideas for how caregivers can care for themselves and support their well-being.

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How to Keep Your Brain Healthy as You Age

With Edward Park, PhD
Season 7, Episode 3

Our brains age just like the rest of our bodies, and just like it’s important to care for our bodies so we can move functionally well for as long as possible, it’s also essential to do everything we can to maintain and support healthy brain function as the years pass by. With the current absence of effective treatment options for most neurological diseases, prevention really is the best treatment for them, and it’s never too early — or too late — to start. Edward Park, PhD, explains what to know about normal and abnormal brain aging, as well as the lifestyle strategies we have control over to support our brain health and help reduce the risk of decline and disease.

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PUMPING IRONY: It’s Your Move

By Craig Cox

The vast majority of older adults prefer to stay in their own home as they age, but a recent survey suggests most of us haven’t done the necessary planning to age in place. Thankfully, there are plenty of companies that make the relocation process more palatable.

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How to Establish Healthy Boundaries With Grandparents

By Jon Spayde

Supportive grandparents can be a godsend for you and your kids — but disagreements about parenting may create tension. Setting healthy boundaries can help you find a balance.

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The Hidden Costs of Family Caregiving

By Jazz Ward

Here’s a closer look at the financial and emotional costs of providing care for your loved ones.

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PUMPING IRONY: Operating Principles

By Craig Cox

U.S. seniors undergo about a million major surgeries every year, often without fully considering the risks. The consequences can be deadly.

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Mia Huynh’s Success Story

By Mia Huynh

While pursuing a dramatic career change, a former nursing student learns how to prioritize herself and her needs.

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PUMPING IRONY: The Postmortem Muddle

By Craig Cox

While the Federal Trade Commission works to tighten regulations on the funeral industry, which often uses obscure pricing policies to prey on grief-stricken mourners, seniors like me need to start thinking more seriously about how we want to be laid to rest.

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Coping With Ambiguous Loss

By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

How do we find closure when we’re not even sure the door has closed?

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PUMPING IRONY: A Formula for Frailty

By Craig Cox

An outing with an elderly friend seems to corroborate recent research weighing the impact of social isolation on the physical fitness of seniors.

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PUMPING IRONY: Home Healthcare Shakeup: Palliative or Predatory?

By Craig Cox

Health-insurance conglomerates are gobbling up home-healthcare companies, despite the industry’s inability to attract and retain workers. Early signs suggest that few of the benefits of these mergers will accrue to caregivers and their elderly clients.

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