The New York Times has a new blog on wellness for those of us over 50.

There are tons of resources gathered by expert blogger and wellness authority Tara-Parker-Pope which provide practical advice without the confusing medical jargon.

For example, today's feature covers the tragic Ted Kennedy brain tumor diagnosis, getting the most out of vegetables, plus an article on the risk of flying for people with sleep disorders.

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• Is It Alzheimer's The New York Times has an excellent article on how to spot the early signs of Alzheimer's. Changes will occur such as lapses in judgment, and there will be other symptoms of Alzheimer's such as attention, personality and memory problems. The article talks about risks for Alzheimer's. They include a......
• Muslim Women May Have Answer for Skin Cancer Protection Some Muslim women may have the answer for really protecting yourself from skin cancer. They are wearing total body suits in the water instead of skimpy, stringy bikinis and other miniature swim suits that not only don't cover you but can expose you to the harmful UV rays of the......
• 7 Strategies for Coping with Early Dementia A dementia diagnosis will  be shocking.The prospects of taking care of an elderly loved one for months and perhaps years, will seem very stressful and overwhelming at first.  However, there are ways to deal with the early stages of dementia which will not only help you get organized with less stress, but can also help......
• Eldercare Tips and Resources from Excellent Radio Show Eldercare tips are available on an excellent online radio show about eldercare which is chocked full of good info and resources.  The show is on Blog Talk Radio and is from Martin Sable, a well known eldercare expert who will answer your biggest eldercare questions. Today's show features problems dealing with......
• Sustainable Weight Loss Weight loss is a topic that many are interested in. There are a great number of diets out there that claim to do the job, but how many of them actually work as they say they do? Not that many. What is the reason for the failure of so many......

• Getting a Better Corporate Blog Ranking pt 2 Ask a dozen different bloggers for strategies on getting a better corporate blog ranking, and you will get a different opinion for everyone that you ask. There are a number of ways to increase your blog's search engine rankings in the top search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN, as......
• How To Create Loyal Blog Readers One of the main differences between a blog and a static website is the way people are able to interact with your content. With a static site it's just people reading words on a page. When you have a blog they can explore and even comment back! You want to......
• Five Thoughts To My Future Children... I got the latest edition of Money Magazine yesterday, and Pat Regnier in his The Bottom Line column used the letter to his children as a literary device. It's not unique (I've even written a letter to my high school self in the past), but nonetheless, I thought the idea......
• What Is Bipolar Disorder? Historically, persons with bipolar disorder may have been called simply moody or even insane at times. Later, the diagnosis was called manic-depression. While this term is still sometimes used, the generally accepted term is "bipolar disorder".The two major phases of bipolar disorder are mania and depression. There are other facets......
• Expert Blogging Advice to Hate (Even though I mostly do follow the bloggers who gave them) [/caption] 1) Choose one topic to focus on- by a lot of probloggers. Really? Are you serious? I mean I tried it. I tried having a different blog for each topic I was passionate about. I had 4 blogs, and guess what? Not only I couldn't keep up, I had......