Yep. My University friend did a study that made the National news that shows seniors are not being honest about their state of health. I could have told you that without any study. Heck I can tell you, that you are likely not being honest about your health if someone asks either. Seniors are wildly
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Do you know who Temple Grandin is? She is a PhD. who has changed the cattle industry and Autism. She is a Autistic lady that grew up in the 60’s with a mom that would not put her in an institution (nut house). Instead she went to school and kept on going. There is a
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Recently I have been working with some older people who have very strange problems. I had the opportunity to speak with one’s GP, which I thought was very progressive for the GP. I mentioned the person was on blood pressure medication for 40 years and could that affect this situation. He thought it could. Now
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Last summer I took Mondays off to spend them with my daughter. This year I am trying Fridays. Running my own business it’s tough to take a day off. Many things from a work perspective don’t get done. However as all the parents say, “good for you Ward”. Which is very nice of them. It
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Do you suffer from decision Fatigue? John Tierney wrote this really looooong article on an interesting topic with a twist I had not see before. I summarize it below, for the full article click: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html?ref=johntierney Basically willpower is limited, the use of it depletes it. Once it is depleted bad things start to happen. Once
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Ever tried to get a little person to swallow medicine? It can be impossible. Here is a solution developed by a pediatric psychologist, I just heard on the radio. It’s brilliant! Three parts and a few ‘advanced’ ideas at the end. 1. Have them suck on a ice cube, frozen fruit or a popsicle. It
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Well April 1st was All Body Care’s 15th year anniversary (we opened April 1, 2001), no joke. I started working on people in 1996 and Heather started in 1993. I would say it seemed like yesterday but it doesn’t. The memories, stories and experiences we have had in the last 20 years is really amazing.
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In North America we banter around the word “Master”. In Asia it is reserved for someone that really has it figured out. Not everything figured out but their piece of the pie, that they understand. I recently took a course on Neurology from a Master J. Yuen. He has a resume that is staggering. The
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Ah early spring, really early spring it seems. We have little flowers in the yard, well until the deer ate them last night. The golf courses are going, runners abound, it’s the magical time when we ski in the morning and rush down for a quick round of golf. But wait what happens the next
Did a winter vacation to see my dad, he snowbirds down in Yuma Az. it’s on the boarder of Arizona, California and Mexico. There is about 100,000 snowbirds that go there for the winter/spring. Let’s just say the average age is north or 75. It is flat, dry and is the sunniest town in the
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