(Note: Our office will be closed today in recognition of the holiday.) Before I get into today’s message, I would like to pay tribute on this Veteran’s Day to two veterans who are very dear to me—my father and my son-in-law. Sadly, my dad has passed, but I will be forever grateful to him for having left high school as a football star in his senior year to join the Navy and ultimately fight...

  Is it my imagination, or are people more filled with road rage and aggression than ever before? I can recall several instances over the last five years or so where I’ve been driving on an interstate highway and have witnessed one or more cut-offs, flip-offs, tailgates, weaving, passing on the right and other acts of aggression. I even saw an SUV pass someone on the shoulder of the road on I-95 because the person...

  It’s common for adults to joke around about forgetfulness or “CRS disease” as we age, but in reality, mental decline (dementia) is no laughing matter. In fact, here are some recent statistics from the Alzheimer’s Association from 2023: An estimated 6.7 million Americans over age 65 are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. About 1 in 9 people (10.8 percent) over age 65 have Alzheimer’s dementia. Deaths due to Alzheimer’s disease between 2000 and 2019 have...

Currently, over 40 million adult Americans suffer from occasional or regular bouts of anxiety. That’s about one out of five of us! And as if that’s not bad enough, the prevalence of anxiety is increasing, and it’s affecting people at younger and younger ages. Currently, half of our mental health problems are established by age 14, and 75 percent by age 21! Now the question here is… Why are we so anxious to begin with?...

  In our society today, sadly many health issues are accepted as “normal” consequences of aging. These include impaired hearing, weight gain, arthritis, reduced stamina, constipation, and the one that is probably feared the most… mental impairment ! As in, forgetfulness, dementia, “CRS disease.” But the thing is, NONE of these issues are “normal” and certainly are not a “given” as we age! The reason they rear their ugly heads as we get older is...

  Here is a little joke that will start your day with a chuckle:  Two elderly women (Mildred and Harriet) were out for a drive. As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection. The light was red, but Mildred just went on through. Harriet thought to herself, "I could have sworn we just went through a red light." A few minutes later they came to another red light and again Mildred drove right...