You can help keep your brain healthy with these six foods — plus a dose of sunshine The food you eat may have a lot to do with how healthy your brain stays as you age, according to the latest nutritional research. People in their late 80s with higher blood levels of B-complex vitamins, vitamins [...]
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Santa Rosa man accused of stealing $100,000 from wife’s grandfather
UPDATE: Nov 15, 2011 Paul Tart, 29, from Santa Rosa who embezzled more than $100,000 from his wife’s grandfather while posing as a decorated combat veteran and Sonoma County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday to five years in state prison. Read the full Press Democrat article here – UPDATE: Sept 30, 2011 The Santa Rosa [...]
CARING FOR AGING PARENTS: A short guide
In telling the warmhearted story of caring for her own aged and ailing mother, New York Times journalist Jane Gross offers indispensable advice on virtually every aspect of elder care. Here are just a few of the vitally important lessons in caring for your aging parent—and yourself: • Slow down: The collision of fear and [...]
Are your memory problems caused by not paying attention?
Listen to this great podcast from NPR on how not paying attention can lead to memory loss. Evidence shows that stimulating brain activity in social settings, in person and online, can help evade forgetfulness. NPR Senior Moments: A Sign of Worse to Come?
ARIZONA MAN CONVICTED IN MOBILE HOME SCAM
Mar. 25, 2011 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) By, Rich Lord Jason P. Unangst persuaded people to invest nearly $3 million in his plan to buy repossessed mobile homes and sell them to hurricane-ravaged areas — but never purchased so much as a single double-wide. On Thursday, the Arizona man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh [...]
60% OF AMERICANS FEAR RUNNING OUT OF MONEY OVER DEATH
Allianz Life Insurance Company released a June 2010 survey of 3,257 people to find out what scared people the most: running out of money in old age or death itself. Quite surprisingly, the results came back showing 61% of Americans between 44 and 75 fear depleting their assets over the inevitability of death. Nearly all respondents (92%) believe [...]
