by Dr Liz | Mar 1, 2021 | Dementia
Everyone has heard of dementia. And everyone worries about dementia. At age 60, 10 percent of us will have dementia. By age 80, 40 percent of us will.Dementia is damage to the brain, just as heart disease is damage to the heart. The majority of elders who experience...
by Dr Liz | Feb 15, 2021 | Health
Every so often, people will start to get excited about a small town where people routinely live to be 100. That town might be on the Japanese island of Okinawa, or the mountains of Sicily, or in a desert town 60 miles east of Los Angeles. These, and other places, have...
by Dr Liz | Feb 8, 2021 | Caregivers, Legal Issues/Financial Abuse
Alas, grifters have always been with us. Just think of the saying, “If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you!” That saying has its roots in a con more than a century old: George Parker (1860-1936) became famous for “selling”...
by Dr Liz | Feb 1, 2021 | Dementia, Health
As I care for the families of those with dementia, nothing drives me crazier than the myriad businesses/practitioners/physicians who seek to separate people from their money by offering miracle cures. The pitch usually goes something like this: Buy my magic beans. No...
by Dr Liz | Jan 18, 2021 | Health
No one likes to talk about it much, but “leaky gut,” or the inability to completely control one’s bowels, is one of the most common problems I face as a geriatrician. This condition usually has its origins in an inflammation, which can have many...
