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Silver Threads is a weekly program of information on how you can make your senior years shine. Topics have included grandparenting; long term care options; leisure activities and travel; Medicaid and ... more
FAQs about Silver Threads:How many episodes does Silver Threads have?The podcast currently has 257 episodes available.
September 03, 2018Silver Threads # 1836: Experts Tell Us What’s Next, 09/04/18The June AARP Bulletin’s cover story is What’s Next, a look at what experts believe we might expect in ten years, covering the areas of home, health, transportation, money and privacy....more29minPlay
August 27, 2018Silver Threads # 1835: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older American, 08/28/18The New York Times presents the disconcerting reality of more seniors facing bankruptcy. The legal aid website NOLO offers information specific to seniors facing Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy....more29minPlay
August 13, 2018Silver Threads # 1833: Seniors Combat Isolation, 08/14/18Health care providers, non-profits and seniors themselves focus on ways to defend against the negative outcomes attributed to isolation and loneliness, which may be as bad a smoking or obesity....more29minPlay
August 06, 2018Silver Threads # 18: Secrets of the Oldest Among Us, 08/07/18From the New York times, researchers are asking if there is a limit to humans longevity. A new study says no, but others disagree. DNA and the genomes of supercentenarians might offer answers....more28minPlay
July 23, 2018Silver Threads # 1830:In Search of Purpose ( Fraying at the Edges Part 3), 7/24/18In this segment Geri Taylor participates in a clinical trial for an Alzheimer’s drug and finds her purpose in offering strategies, inspiration and hope to others with the disease....more29minPlay
July 16, 2018Silver Threads # 1829: Fraying at the Edges Part 2, 07/17/18In this segment of Fraying at the Edges, Geri Taylor ironically coaches her husband on the Alzheimer’s shuffle for his part in a play and applies for a clinical trial for an Alzheimer’s drug....more29minPlay
July 09, 2018Silver Threads # 1828: Fraying at the Edges, 07/10/18In this first of three parts from WBUR’s December 2017 On Point program, Geri Taylor receives a life-changing diagnosis,mild cognitive impairment, precursor to Alzheimer’s Disease and chooses to meet it head on with hope and humor....more29minPlay
July 02, 2018Silver Threads # 1827: Lifestyle Medicine and Healing Modalities, 7/03/1855+ magazine introduces Dr. Ted Barnett and the benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet and two retirees whose metaphysical shop offers alternative healing modalities....more29minPlay
June 25, 2018Silver Threads # 1826: Reminisce – 1976 and Hometown Memories, 6/26/18Reminisce Magazine spotlights readers’ memories of Fourth of July celebrations and other reminiscences of growing up in their particular “best hometown ever”....more29minPlay
June 18, 2018Silver Threads # 1825: AARP – Your Body at 70+, 06/19/18The May issue of AARP magazine offer a view of what expect in your eighth decade in Your Body at 70+. Tips and tactics on your brain, skin, bones, muscles, sense, looks and sex life....more28minPlay
FAQs about Silver Threads:How many episodes does Silver Threads have?The podcast currently has 257 episodes available.