The Driving Conversation No One Wants to Have
How to Talk to Your Parents About Driving Safety-Without Starting a Family War by Dennis Patouhas I didn’t expect a change in my voice to sharpen how I thought about risk. But after years of clear projection, I began noticing that by mid-afternoon my voice thinned, grew raspy, and lost strength. Hosting a podcast made […]
The Silent Struggle: How Speech Intelligibility Shapes Our Later Years
The Ability to be Heard and Understood By Dennis Patouhas I was 76 when my voice started fading halfway through the day. By afternoon, projecting felt like work. By evening, my voice sounded raspy enough that people leaned in—or stopped asking me to repeat myself. I host a podcast. Years earlier, I’d hosted a radio […]
The Silent Crisis of Aging Alone
How to Prepare for Your Future—Even If You Don’t Have Kids By Dennis Patouhas Two weeks ago, I sat in a hospital pre-op staging area, gown on, IV in my arm, waiting for spinal fusion surgery. A nurse handed me the final consent forms, and among them were my Living Will and Healthcare Surrogate designation […]
The Greatest Generation Doesn’t Ask for Help
June 6, 2024 “The Greatest Generation Doesn’t Ask for Help”. I wrote this several years ago while in my Home Care Business. Today seems so appropriate to bring it out again. I knew a lot of people that could wear that Greatest Generation label. For the survivors of that generation, unfortunately they won’t be with […]
AGING REVERSAL
Aging reversal refers to the process of reversing or slowing down the effects of aging on the body. This can include improving physical health, cognitive function, and overall well-being. The goal of aging reversal is to counteract the gradual decline of bodily functions. This occurs as we age, such as loss of muscle mass, decreased […]
Techno Stress and it’s Effect on All Ages
TECHNO STRESS – Fight or flight is in all of us and serves a very useful purpose when it kicks in at the right time. What happens when it kicks in and doesn’t stop? Trickle Down Anxiety Techno Stress is a term that best describes the way we seem to be living our lives today. Rather […]
Orphan Boomers & Stubborn Parents?
Parents Stubborn? DRIVING ISSUES? Having That Hard Talk With Your Folks! ORPHAN BOOMERS Why are There so Many Orphan Boomers? Orphan Boomers….Many people fall into the category of being Orphan Adults, Elder Orphans or Kinless. They may not be aware of the terms, the limitations, and pitfalls that those words represent, even though they apply […]
DISRESPECTING SLEEP
Sleep… we know babies need lots of it and fight as they might, growing kids need it too. But what about adults? Many of us are disrespecting sleep by cheating, not getting enough and may paying a price. Evan L. Stepp, MD, is a Pulmonologist at National Jewish Health. Dr. Stepp is in the Division […]
Timing on Taking Your Medications and Cause of Gray Hair
See below for the Cause of Gray Hair Circadian Rhythms of Disease and Timing Taking of Medications Our bodies have a natural 24-hour cycle called the circadian rhythm. This rhythm affects many of our bodily functions, including our sleep-wake cycle, body temperature, and hormone levels. Timing our meds help them do their job better. Diseases […]
NAVIGATING LIFE’S CHANGE
Are you the meat or the bread? Welcome to the Sandwich Generation. The relationship between grandkids, parents, and grandparents is a tricky one, with all sorts of different ways it can go. Factors that can influence these dynamics include different generational cultures, and stereotypes that each generation may hold about the others. Albeit temporarily, the […]