For most of us mortals, it’s not easy to start -- and stick to -- healthy habits like exercise and eating well. But what about the social scientists and economists who study human behavior -- how do these experts keep to their own good intentions? Seems they’ve found a way to make human weaknesses -- like our love of trash novels -- into strengths. And tricks like these can make a difference between keeping up or slacking off.
As people get older, they get more sensitive to the side effects of medications -- yet often get prescribed more and more of them. Being on multiple meds can cause real problems for older adults, including unexplained symptoms such as diarrhea, lightheadedness, confusion, difficulty sleeping and more. And some of these symptoms increase the risk of dangerous falls.
Some clinicians who work with the elderly suggest a process known as deprescribing — carefully reducing the dose of medications that might be causing harm or stopping them altogether under the guidance of a doctor.
In the wake of a traumatic event, like the recent tragic shootings in El Paso and Dayton, many of us -- even those not directly connected -- feel bruised in our spirits, sorrowful and afraid. And we wonder, could it happen where we live? But psychologists and those who have survived trauma in their life say there are ways to turn our pain into purpose.
"What happens in trauma is we feel helpless," says family therapist Jonathan Vickburg, of Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. "But if we can find purpose again ... we have a path forward and a path to help others."
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