We know that prescription medications are a gateway to more problems, side effects, and increased disease. This film features the stories of a few individuals experiencing positive health outcomes within just a few days of changing their reliance on what comes in a prescription bottle. The film takes you on [...]
Our concern is that a narrowly psychological approach overestimates individuals’ control over their own well-being, while underestimating the role of systemic inequities, including those that well-designed laws and policies can help address... Modern public health research shows that the ability to achieve your potential depends heavily on the circumstances in [...]
We’ve gathered and summarized several relevant studies on elder abuse, including research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Sari Boren, The Journalist's Resource, a publication of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. July 16, 2020 Image by Mabel Amber from Pixabay Abuse of people age 60 [...]
It was a beautiful day for Sunday brunch with Adriana Iwinski and her daughter, Alexa, in Santa Rosa, a small town in the mountains known for its gorgeous pottery. Elevation: 7356 feet. Since January 2020 – before the pandemic lockdowns began – Adriana has provided me with support as a private [...]
"Your health is what you eat." Author: Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Washington Diet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture in the U.S. Nearly half the population has prediabetes or diabetes. Over 40% are overweight or obese. One in nine people over the age of [...]
When people get diagnosed with disease, they’re often told they need to take medication for the rest of their lives. But what happens when those medications don’t work? Is there anything they can do to reverse their disease naturally, without drugs? In the award-winning documentary, From Food to Freedom, you’ll follow the [...]
“The first annual Taste of Chicago took up the three city blocks just north of the Michigan Avenue Bridge. Nearly 250,000 people showed up that day to sample restaurant food in the sunshine.” It was 1980 and my sister Sal and I were among those present for that first annual [...]
Awarded a National Mature Media Awards’ Gold designation for 2022 Authors: Daniel George, PhD, MSc, is Associate Professor in Medical Humanities, Penn State University College of Medicine. He is co-author of The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis (2008). He earned his MSc and [...]
"Ageism refers to the stereotypes (how we think), prejudices (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age." - World Health Organization There are many forms of ageism, including these: Internalized: how we feel about ourselves as aging people; and ageism in which [...]
ABeautifulVoice.org joins the American Society on Aging to celebrate Ageism Awareness Day on Oct. 7, 2022. Modeled after the United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons (Oct. 1), Ageism Awareness Day provides an opportunity to draw attention to the existence and impact of ageism in our society. “Aging is not [...]