Achieving “Extreme Old Age” Is Easy, Say British Scientists

A new report out of Great Britain’s Newcastle University makes a fairly attention-grabbing claim. Thanks to modern medical science, they say, it is now easy to reach extreme old age, which they define as age 100 and beyond. View image | gettyimages.com You only need two things: The right lifestyle The right parents The first[...]

Having a Baby? Have an Estate Plan First.

The beginning of life might seem like an odd time to start thinking about the end of life, but it’s precisely the right time. View image | gettyimages.com TIME Money magazine recently listed estate planning as one of the eight essential steps that new and expectant parents must take when a baby is on the[...]

Social Contentment May Combat Mental Decline in the Elderly

Inside Out is making waves in theaters worldwide, giving us all a touching new understanding of the roles our emotions play in our lives. Now, a new study concludes that those emotions may be directly linked to dementia and mental decline in the elderly. View image | gettyimages.com As Philly.com reports, the new study followed[...]

Can You Take Your Long-Term Care Insurance Overseas?

There’s a stereotype about retirement, and it lives in Florida. Yes, most people assume that when aging Americans retire, they relocate en masse to The Sunshine State. On the contrary, though, many people dream of moving their retirement overseas instead. To that end, Bankrate.com recently raised an interesting question: can you take your long-term care[...]

A Pill to Slow Alzheimer’s? Experts Are Cautiously Optimistic.

Alzheimer’s has been with us for quite some time now, but while medical science makes great strides in the battles against cancer and HIV, progress on the dementia front has been relatively slow. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, and options for treatments are extremely limited. That might be about to change, according[...]

For Wealthy Parents, Inheritance is the New “Birds and Bees”

If you polled parents about the conversation they least want to have with their children, most would probably tell you divorce or “the birds and the bees.” CNBC reports that for wealthy people, though, the answer is a little different: inheritance. Like anyone else, rich parents want to leave their kids in as strong a[...]

White House Wants to Reform Nursing Home Safety

Times are changing for nursing homes. View image | gettyimages.com For the last several decades, American residents and their families have generally expressed widespread dissatisfaction with the state of nursing home care. After all, the homes are universally expensive (and growing costlier all the time), and the ballooning bills sting all the more when prices[...]

You Might Be Three Times Older Than You Think

“Age is just a number,” they say. And, sure, that’s a useful phrase for dulling the passage of time. But is it true? View image | gettyimages.com As a matter of fact, yes it is! There’s even science to prove it! But the catch is that not everyone looks and feels younger than they really[...]

Three Simple Tips for Estate Planning

Overwhelmed by the prospect of estate planning? Don’t make a federal case out of it! (No, really, these are usually state-law matters!) View image | gettyimages.com Everyone needs an estate plan but most American’s wait way too long to create one, often delaying until it’s too late. We don’t want that for your family, and[...]

For Beating Dementia, It’s Nature Over Nurture — Or Is It?

We all get old, but only some of us lose our memories along the way. Among the elderly, some have an incredibly strong grip on the past, while others struggle with forgetfulness or even severe memory-related diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. View image | gettyimages.com Why the discrepancy? What separates those with strong memories from[...]

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