MarketWatch quoted Valter Longo on the benefits of a diet that mimics fasting. “Other than genes, it is hard to think of something that can be more powerful than food in determining whether someone is going to make it to 100 or die before 50 years old,” he said.
Forbes quoted Kate Wilber of the USC Leonard Davis School on how to fix conservatorship in America. With proper estate planning documents in place, “if someone loses capacity, they have set up a mechanism to manage the estate,” Wilber says. “Talk with family members about your wishes. Especially if you want a family member to act as your agent.”
USA Today featured Jon Pynoos of the USC Leonard Davis School on adjustments to make at home to help prevent trips and falls. “Ladders in and of themselves are risky. Anything seniors use routinely should be put on special lower shelves. And, they could think about using items that aren’t as heavy as they age,” he said. This story originally in Reviewed.