Compared with the activities and occupations our parents and grandparents held, American life has become increasingly more sedentary. We spend countless leisure hours consuming technology on TVs, computers, smartphones, and tablets. Our jobs allow or even require us to sit to perform our work. Between any medical conditions that make it challenging or unpleasant to […]
You’re at a family get-together when you notice something is not right with your usually sharp-minded and witty mother. She didn’t remember that her first great-grandson was born a few months ago or the name of the neighbor who has lived next to her for twenty years. She tried to tell you about her trip […]
If you’re one of the 43.5 million Americans providing care to another adult or child, you know the toll that caregiving takes on your body. When your priority is caring for another, it’s easy to push the care for yourself to the back burner. However, this should only be a short-term solution, as caregiving is […]