As we age, our ability to get a deep, continuous night’s sleep decreases due to the brain’s reduced production of human growth hormone and melatonin and changes in our circadian…
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by Corbie Hill | Photography by Mollie Tobias This month we felt like doing something a little different. Instead of speaking with one person for our Carolina Conversations feature, we…
by LuEllen Huntley “It is a weird kind of grieving process, losing somebody over a period of time.” In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight against Alzheimer’s – Joseph Jebelli In late…
The premise of “The Triumphant Elder” is that men and women over 60 can live vigorous lives unafflicted by the common diseases of aging like hypertension, heart disease/stroke, cancer, kidney…
Music therapy is a growing field within healthcare and can be offered in a variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, retirement facilities, senior centers, psychiatric treatment centers and private…
While it may not be a magic bullet, there’s still plenty of promise in activating the body’s immune system against cancer. Immunotherapy, just like it sounds, means using the body’s…
Fried Green Tomatoes Makes 2 servings: 1 large green tomato, cored and sliced in quarter-inch slices 2 cups of seasoned bread crumbs 2 cups of seasoned flour 1 egg beaten…
Medical crises can be emotionally traumatic experiences. Historically, traumatic stress related mood disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been thought of as occurring after an external event, such…