Before 2019, we didn’t hear the word “pandemic” very often. But today, it is common in everyday conversation, referring to the COVID-19 outbreak that has...
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The Secret Behind the “99”
We all know that retailers have lots of tricks up their sleeves to get us to buy more. In fact, we have reported on many...
Get the Restorative Benefits of Sleep While You’re Awake
As a neuroscientist and director of the Sleep and Cognition Lab at University of California, Irvine, Sara C. Mednick, PhD, would never tell you to...
A New Type of Vacation for Better Health
Is it time for a wellness vacation—one where you spend time destressing and focusing on your mental and physical well-being? According to recent research from...
Is Your Job at Risk?
Now that the economy is reopening from the pandemic, many companies are realizing that they over-hired. Result: Companies are laying off workers to realign with...
Doers, Talkers and Those Who Don’t Even Try
My son-in-law accused me of being an “over-doer” the other night when I was talking about preparing for houseguests. I was just being me—cooking a...
How to Overcome Loved Ones’ Fear of Home-Safety Tech
Technology that could help seniors live independently for longer is rapidly reaching the market—but its intended users often are less than enthused. Seniors’ resistance to...
Not All Dementia Is the Same
When we hear the word “dementia,” most of us think of Alzheimer’s disease. But the two terms aren’t interchangeable, and in fact, some forms of...
Rise and Shine!!
I am an early riser…and I have lots of well-known company in that—Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly rises at 3:45…Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz gets up...
A Better Way to Improve Hearing Loss
You’ve probably seen one of the many videos showing a young child being fitted for a cochlear implant and hearing for the first time. The...
Make Empathy Your New Superpower
If you rolled back Earth’s history by about 50,000 or 100,000 years and tried to gauge which creature would come to dominate the planet, you...
Give Love…Get Love…Be Happy
Some days, I feel like I’m living in a weird survivalistic video game where the participants are so fearful of not having their own needs...
