What Your Hands Tell You About Your Health, Actor De-aging Tom Hanks There, Unpaid Caregiver Career Costs, Sense of Smell and Brain Health 7-9-24
Discussion hosted by Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon, and Debbie Howard
Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed, followed by Debbie’s summary of this show.
Presented by Ray Gordon, Architect / Urban Planner / Futurist
AARP Magazine June/July 2024 Your Hands Can Tell You A Lot About Your Health by Beth Howard
https://www.aarp.org/publications/magazines/aarp-the-magazine-june-july-2024/page23
Apple News Access: https://apple.news/AginXEAg5ShebSRcLJEPyjw
Comment from Ellen Khalifa – I’m a big fan of the Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer. She’s famous for the counterclockwise study. She’s very big on mindfulness, she says, we go through our lives, just not paying attention to anything. we need to pay attention to our senses, look at our fingers, and, you know, not just sort of like, oh, well, I don’t know what that is, I’m just not going to bother, stay alert and know your own body. https://www.ellenlanger.me/
Presented by Ellen Khalifa, Habits Coach for Healthspan and Wellspan
NY Times Wellness 6-28-24 The Surprising Link Between Your Sense of Smell and Brain Health by Marta Zaraska
Experts say a loss of smell can negatively impact mental health. But training your nose can fight off the decline.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/well/mind/nose-mental-health-brain-smell.html
Presented by Benjamin Surmi, Koelsch Communities
BBC 7-1-24 “Cyber Botoxing” De-Aging Film Tech, Here with Tom Hanks by Nicolas Barber
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240701-new-tom-hanks-film-here-and-the-unsettling-new-de-aging-technology-keeping-stars-forever-young
Comments included:
Linda: Black Mirror on Netflix – “Joan is Awful” with Salma Hayek
And from Nazli: https://cityfacialplastics.com/dr-gary-linkov/
Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, LifesEncore.com
WSJ Health 6-15-24 When Caring for Your Parents Comes at a Cost to Your Career by Clare Ansberry
An estimated 29 million workers, from senior managers to retail clerks, work while also caring for an adult family member.
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/elder-care-parents-workers-e1fa53f9
Apple News Access: https://apple.news/A125CtFxKT9OOC6g0ayCWTQ
Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.
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Nickie’s Tune written and performed by Richard Sherman
