Janet & Joe talk about the physical, mental, and social benefits of practicing gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving!

Show Notes:

7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201504/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-of-gratitude 

Practicing Gratitude: Ways to Improve Positivity https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2019/03/practicing-gratitude 

Why Gratitude Is Good https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_gratitude_is_good

Can expressing gratitude improve your mental, physical health? https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/can-expressing-gratitude-improve-health 

Janet & Joe talk about allergies for the 60+ crowd. Acquiring them, how they may change, or even go away completely. Lots of information, including alternative uses for honey.

Show Notes:

Can You Develop Allergies as an Adult?

⁠https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-develop-allergies-later-in-life⁠ 

Is It Possible to Suddenly Develop Allergies?

⁠https://share.upmc.com/2019/01/seasonal-allergies/⁠ 

Why Do We Develop Food Allergies as Adults?

⁠https://www.verywellhealth.com/why-do-we-develop-food-allergies-as-adults-7488493⁠

Developing allergies later in life — and what to do about it

⁠https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/getting-allergies-as-an-adult-and-what-to-do-about-it/⁠ 

How you can develop allergies as an adult: Common types & what causes them

⁠https://www.healthpartners.com/blog/adult-onset-allergies/⁠ 

Developing Allergies Later In Life – Why It Happens

⁠https://www.toplinemd.com/allergy-institute/developing-allergies-later-in-life-why-it-happens/⁠

Adult-Onset Allergies: What You Need to Know

⁠https://www.atlantaallergy.com/articles/view/575-adult-onset-allergies-what-you-need-to-know⁠ 

Suddenly Have Allergies As An Adult? Here's What You Need To Know

⁠https://www.henryford.com/blog/2022/03/allergies-as-an-adult⁠

Adult-Onset Allergies: Why You're Sneezing Now⁠ https://www.wyndly.com/blogs/learn/why-do-i-have-allergies-now⁠

Adult-Onset Allergies: What You Need to Know

⁠https://www.atlantaallergy.com/articles/view/575-adult-onset-allergies-what-you-need-to-know⁠

Can Allergies Go Away?⁠ https://www.thermofisher.com/allergy/us/en/living-with-allergies/understanding-allergies/can-allergies-change-over-time.html⁠

Can Allergies Go Away Over Time?

⁠https://www.advancedentdenver.com/blog/can-allergies-go-away-over-time/⁠

Janet & Joe chat with Deb about being 60+. Some great answers to our "Real Talk" questions ... what do you think? Like, share, subscribe.

Janet & Joe talk with Kathy Grant, SHINE Program Assistant Director, from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs. We're in the Medicare open enrollment period, so there's a refresher, and a discussion of some of the major, important changes coming in 2025. There's also info about the unbiased advice you can get in every US state and territory. Like, subscribe, share.

Show Notes:

Local (by state) Medicare Help - www.shiphelp.org

www.medicare.gov 

www.ssa.gov

WSJ article (gift link): “Medicare Plans Are Making Big Changes for 2025. Here’s How to Navigate Them” https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/medicare-plans-are-making-big-changes-for-2025-heres-how-to-navigate-them-5c81fd05?st=24Hvsu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink  

WSJ article (gift link): “The Big Mistakes People Make in Medicare—and How to Avoid Them”

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/medicare-advantage-enrollment-risks-923e7952?st=iqNn21&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Janet & Joe talk about what it was like to date back in the day. They also share some humorous stories about their early dating lives. Like, share, subscribe!

Following up on last week's episode, Janet & Joe talk about the good and bad of caffeine and alcohol consumption.

Show Notes:

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, "Caffeine Consumption and the Risk of Dementia" https://www.j-alz.com/content/caffeine-consumption-and-cognitive-performance 

American Academy of Neurology (AAN), "Caffeine May Reduce Risk of Parkinson’s Disease" https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/961 

BMJ, "Coffee Consumption and Cardiovascular Health: A Meta-Analysis" BMJ on Coffee and Heart Health

https://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4984 

Harvard School of Public Health, "Coffee and Mental Health" Harvard on Coffee and Depression

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/coffee/

Diabetes Care Journal, "Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes"

Diabetes Care on Coffee and Type 2 Diabetes

https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/27/12/2990/26244/Coffee-Consumption-and-Risk-of-Type-2-Diabetes 

New England Journal of Medicine, "Association of Coffee Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality"  NEJM on Coffee and Longevity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1112010 

Sports Medicine Journal, "Caffeine and Physical Performance in Older Adults"  

Sports Medicine Journal on Caffeine and Physical Performance

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-015-0440-0 

American Cancer Society. Alcohol and Cancer https://www.cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/take-control-your-weight/alcohol-use-and-cancer.html 

American Heart Association. Moderation in Alcohol https://www.heart.org/en/news/2021/11/15/moderate-alcohol-consumption-and-heart-health

Janet & Joe talk about a recent study that busts that myth that we age gradually. And Joe talks too much about blueberries. Like, share, subscribe.

Show Notes:

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/08/massive-biomolecular-shifts-occur-in-our-40s-and-60s--stanford-m.html 

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/01/_ageotypes_-provide-window-into-how-individuals-age--stanford-st.html 

https://scienceblog.com/546864/stanford-study-reveals-major-molecular-shifts-in-our-40s-and-60s/ 

Janet & Joe talk about the benefits of pickleball. It's not only fun, but there are health and cognitive benefits too!

Show Notes:

www.aarp.org/home-family/personal-technology/info-2020/pickleball.html

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278182/ 

www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/blog/7656/pickleball-for-everyone/ 

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979814?form=fpf 

https://www.pickleheads.com/blog/pickleball-statistics#

Janet & Joe talk about what's different about being a grandparent today, as opposed to 25 years ago. Oh, and how much Janet wants to be a grandmother.

Show Notes:

https://babyboomer.org/contributors/marianne-bailey/the-role-of-grandparents-today-exploring-the-changing-dynamics-and-joys-of-grandparenting/ 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/explorations-of-the-mind/202210/the-lasting-impact-grandparents-have 

https://minimalistboomer.com/not-your-parents-grandparents-baby-boomers-transforming-family-dynamics/ 

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/FP-24-20 

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/09/13/5-facts-about-american-grandparents/ 

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/westrick-payne-grandparents-characteristics-age-fp-23-02.html 

https://www.marriage.com/advice/family/rules-for-grandparents/ 

Janet & Joe chat with Keith Linsey from Physical Therapy North about the benefits of physical therapy and how staying active helps the 60+ crowd stay healthy. Like, subscribe, and share with someone.