Silver Threads

: Medicare Open Enrollment period from October 15 to December 7 allows Medicare users to review and change contracts for all parts of Medicare, A, B, C and D with the help of Medicare’s plan finder on its website and customer service representatives..

AARP published a retrospective of the Summer of Love, 1967, and the Hippie movement. Additional sources offer articles on what became of them and their legacy.

AARP magazine profiles Jessica Lange, her tenacity, spirit of adventure and joy of family. Sheila Nevins, award winning documentary producer, share a defining moment in her life.

Articles from About.com’s Very Well and the CDC offer evidence of the benefits of walking, tips for walking indoors and outdoors and a study linking gait speed to longevity.

This week’s program offers the conclusion to Ezekiel Emanuel’s article “ Why I Want to Die at 75” and a rebuttal by LA Times reporter Michael Hiltzik, “Why Ezekiel Emanuel is wrong to 'hope' for death at 75”

Part II of Consumer Report’s Too Many Meds? Offers information on doing a drug checkup with your pharmacist, helpful lifestyle changes to reduce the need for certain meds, potentially dangerous drug combinations and some sobering statistics.

Consumer Reports examines the over-prescribing of medications and subsequent consequences, especially for seniors.

August 55+ magazine offers articles on remodeling for the future, moving on, the veterans of Honor Flight and advantages of long term care planning.

In honor of Grandparents Day, articles offer thoughts on what grandparents and grandchildren can learn from each other, as well as the role of great grandparents today.

AARP’s Innovation @50+ Health Technology ten Winners include: a new pill delivery system, improved personal emergency response system and temperature monitoring sock for diabetics.