Rising blood sugar levels and brain damage in older people may be connected after all, according to new research. Scientists are reporting that rising blood levels may in fact be damaging the hippocampus. That’s the brain section that is the center of learning and memory. Now, the consensus is exercise can help you stop this [...]

George Frances of San Francisco has been described as the man of 3 centuries because he lived in the 19th, 20th and the first eight years of the 21st.

Who are the world’s most famous centenarians on record? How have they lived so long? Amazingly, several on the list are French, Japanese, and American centenarians. A universal secret is diet, which is a good lesson for the rest of us who would like to live to ripe old ages. One of my favorites is [...]

I’m sitting here watching the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol, and I came across another one of Charles Dickens’ writings called What Christmas Is as We Grow Older

As I have written previously, my aunt is ill and not doing well. My brother’s mother-in-law is now in her final hours. They’re expecting her death right here at Christmas. It’s a difficult time for my family. I know there are many people dealing with the same end of life issues. That’s why The Cab [...]