by Patsi Krakoff | Apr 22, 2020 | Aging Brain, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Senior Fitness
Are there any tests to show how well you’re aging? I like to have data, so I can track progress or problems and apply preventative steps. Just having a good BMI and a normal blood count isn’t going to tell me if I am aging well. Or what I need to do to...
by Patsi Krakoff | Apr 17, 2020 | Aging Brain, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Senior Fitness
Almost everyone knows what it’s like to have brain fog. As a psychologist, when I hear this expression, I want to know more. Because it can mean different things to different people. Here’s a sample of descriptions clients have told me when they experience brain...
by Patsi Krakoff | Apr 8, 2020 | Aging Brain, Nutrition, Senior Fitness
If you want to prevent brain drain—the rate at which your aging brain decays—exercise and good diet are crucial. If you eat inflammatory foods devoid of nutrients and full of refined vegetable oils and sugar, you accelerate aging. Junk food = junk brain. A...
by Patsi Krakoff | Jan 31, 2020 | Aging Brain, Nutrition, Senior Fitness
I mentioned the Bright Line Eating Program previously, as a tried-and-true way to achieve healthy eating habits and sustain a healthy weight. This week, the program’s founder, Susan Peirce Thompson, was interviewed on the Today show. If you need to lose...
by Patsi Krakoff | Aug 23, 2019 | Aging Brain, Causes of Aging, Senior Fitness
One of the biggest challenges of aging is loss of memory. Sometimes, it scares me. It’s one thing to forget coffee at the store, but quite another to stumble over our best friends’ names. That’s why it’s important to build up our cognitive...
by Patsi Krakoff | Aug 12, 2019 | Aging Brain, Causes of Aging, Longevity, Senior Fitness, Senior Health
Why do we sleep? Why do so many seniors not sleep? It’s not clear yet to scientists. For sure, however, when we don’t sleep, we can easily get fat, sick and stupid. At least that’s what one expert reminds us. Robert Stickgold is a leading researcher...
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