Monthly Archives: March 2015



I just came across an excellent resource that describes how to get trustworthy health information online: Online Health Information: Can You Trust It? I’ve copied some of the text and links below: Where Can I Find Reliable Health Information Online? Sometimes, it’s hard to know where to begin to look for trustworthy health information. The […]

Excellent source of health information for Seniors


I read the following excellent article in the Arizona Daily Star written by Adina Wingate: Help available for chronic pain sufferers. According to the article many seniors suffer from chronic pain but don’t let anyone know. They accept and endure the pain and that is unfortunate. Everyone experiences pain. It does have a useful function as […]

Managing chronic pain



What do the following organisms have in common with regard to ageing, mortality and fertility rates? Japanese women in 2009 Swedish females born in 1881 Female killer whales living between 1973 – 1987 All of the Bali mynah birds both male and female in zoos around the world Trinidadian guppies Human hunter-gatherers from Paraguay Southern fulmar (birds living […]

A fascinating exploration of ageing in different species


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 Eat more   fresh fruits vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, fish, olive oil and  a glass of red wine. Two researchers from Greece, Ekavi Georgousopoulou, a Ph.D. candidate at Harokopio University in Athens, Greece ,and Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Ph.D., professor at Harokopio University conducted the study over ten years. The good news is that both males […]

New ten year study finds that the Mediterranean Diet reduces ...