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Psychological tips aren’t enough – policies need to address structural inequities

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 [...]

Health, Politics & Government
Elder abuse: What research says about prevalence, assessment and prevention

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 [...]

2023-05-02T23:08:26-05:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: A Sense of Place, General|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

A matter of heart
Tribute to Adriana: A role model with a heart which moves the world

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 [...]

Food for Life
Hangry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic disease

"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 [...]

Food for Life
Taste of Guanajuato City – Among Best-Kept Secrets!

“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 [...]

2023-03-18T16:09:51-05:00February 11th, 2023|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: , , |0 Comments

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American Dementia – Reflections, highlights, and ruminations from a daughter’s perspective

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 [...]

Radical disruption: Awareness!
A Few Facts About Ageism

"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 [...]

A Clarion Call
ABeautifulVoice.org joins the American Society on Aging in Celebration of Ageism Awareness Day

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 [...]

Our soul purpose
Research findings, media stories and articles to inspire new narratives about people living with dementia

Welcome to ABeautifulVoice.org...! Mission: A lifestyle digest amplifying ways to humanize the care of people living with dementia, including approaches from psychology, society and culture. The digest not only challenges the conventional model but also seeks to enlarge the discussion of soul care. It is created, curated, and compiled for all [...]

2022-09-08T15:55:45-05:00September 8th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Food for life
Important Rush University study: Just one cup of leafy greens adds 11 healthy years to your life!

Can eating just one cup of greens per day add 11 healthy years to your life? A 2017 study from Rush University involving 1,000 adults came to some stunning conclusions. The researchers found that people who ate just one serving of leafy greens per day (think spinach, kale, collard greens, [...]

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