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NoraNagatani.com Ends Regular Run 3 Nov 2011 | 02:00 am
My Precious Grandchildren It is a bittersweet moment as I write this post — my 150th — and as I make this my final regular post. I started this three years ago as a fun project and as an activity to...
Treatment Options for Knee Arthritis 6 Oct 2011 | 02:00 am
Last month I attended a lecture titled, “State-of-the-art Treatment Options for Knee Arthritis” given by orthopedic surgeon, M. Mike Malek, MD at the Inova Fairfax Hospital. If you suffer from chronic...
Dangers and Complications of Diabetes 8 Sep 2011 | 02:00 am
Image via Wikipedia Over the years, I’ve written about the dangers and complications of diabetes, but I recently came across some staggering figures from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre...
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery 25 Aug 2011 | 02:00 am
A couple of weeks ago, I had arthroscopic knee surgery because of a fall more than a dozen years ago. It was partially exploratory to determine the next step as well as to “clean it up.” The next two ...
The Relaxation Response 11 Aug 2011 | 02:00 am
As we all know, high blood pressure is a problem for many seniors. Along with our age, high blood pressure creeps up as well. A younger senior might be diagnosed as “pre-hypertensive” and because it’s...
Remembering Names 28 Jul 2011 | 02:00 am
One of the biggest problems seniors often lament is remembering names. We recognize faces because that information has been registered in our subconscious minds, but remembering names is a different s...
How to Energize Yourself in Two Simple Steps 14 Jul 2011 | 02:00 am
In my last post, I wrote about the grueling hike in the Cascades Recreation Area of the Jefferson National Forest. I definitely needed a lot of energy and tenacity. Senior hikers were in the extremely...
Virginia Tech and Cascades Recreation Area 30 Jun 2011 | 02:00 am
It was time for an out-of-town adventure and time to check off Virginia Tech from my bucket list. But a 4+ hour overnight trip would not be filled with just a visit to a university campus. In research...
Chronic Stress and Aging 16 Jun 2011 | 02:00 am
As your bones creak, wrinkles deepen, or even worse, diseases set in, do you find that you’re looking for ways to slow down aging? We have no control over many factors, but one study has shown that th...
Rosemary and Alzheimer’s Disease 2 Jun 2011 | 02:00 am
Rosemary Today there are five million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and by the year 2050, the number is projected to be 13.5 million. My blog, aboutalz.com, is devoted to the subject and on...
