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How Listening to Others Can Help Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that affect a person’s ability to function independently. Approximately 5.8 million people in the United States age ...

Armin Auctor

Mother and daughter in a wheelchair.

Is a Half-Truth More Cowardly Than a Lie?

“A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.” – Mark Twain With the onset of the digital revolution and various social media personalities and pages claiming to know the “truth,” it does not take too much time for half-truths to become lies. We have come across many such instances where we know the full story ...

Raven Montmorency

A half-truth equals a lie.

A Marriage Made in Heaven: 4 Characteristics of a Good Marriage

A marriage made in heaven is a true blessing. We have all heard of this kind of marriage where couples hold each other’s hands into the waning years of life; faithful to each other even till the last breath. The relationship may seem ordinary and plain with some squabbles at times. It goes through ups and downs, and many hardships, but the two love birds still walk hand in hand till the ...

Michael Segarty

Couple in their wedding clothes sit together on a bench made from a log with the bride leaning her head on the groom's shoulder as they look out over a lake.

Eat a Rainbow of Colors to Keep the Doctor Away

To keep healthy, it’s best to eat an abundance of fruits and veggies every day. Which are best to eat? What does it mean to eat a rainbow of colors a day? It means you need to eat foods that are red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. Well, it’s good if you can eat all of ...

Wilma Oakes

Fruits and veggies grouped by color sit in bowls on a wooden surface.

Are These Life Lessons Really From a 90-Year-Old?

With age comes wisdom, but Regina Brett, the author of a popular list of life lessons, is only 54 years old, not 90! When she was 45 years old, Regina wrote down 45 life lessons that life had taught her, and on her 50th birthday, she added 5 more. Her life lessons were emailed around the ...

Wilma Oakes

Elderly woman with blue denim shirt stands with an electric scooter at the base of some concrete steps.

5 Super Simple Ways to Make Your Life More Sustainable

Have you ever thought about how you can make your life more sustainable? To be honest, I never really gave much thought or even wanted to do something about my impact on the environment, until I had children. I grew up enjoying clean beaches and beautiful rainforests, and I am hoping that they can enjoy that ...

Wilma Oakes

A woman holding a bin of fresh picked vegetables.

Fascinating Traditional Cultures That Still Speak in Whistles

In the Canary Islands on the coast of western Africa, there are traditional cultures that still speak in whistles. If you visit the islands of La Gomera and El Hierro in the Canary Islands, you may encounter a person whistling loudly, and just when you try to recall the tune, you will hear a returning ...

Raven Montmorency

Man communiucating by whistling.

Does Job Security Rely on One’s Hard or Soft Skills?

We often hear the question of whether job security relies on one’s hard or soft skills. You’ve got a reputation for being the best coder, accountant, or mechanic, but your hard skills amount to little if you don’t work well with others. Some of the most important professional skills for workers and employers alike simply ...

Emma Lu

Five women at a meeting around a table.

Happiness: Cultural or Scientific?

Happiness is to be in a state of true joy, a moment of being genuinely “happy.”  At the time of writing in 2021, there are close to 8 billion people living in the world according to the WorldOMeter.  In March 2021, the BBC reported that Finland ranked as the happiest country in the world. The World Happiness Report, supported ...

Katrina Hicks

Ethnically diverse group of men and women smiling for the camera.