On this Living to 100 Club podcast, we hear a love story from our guest, Sarah Cart. Sarah shares the journey of her husband’s acute medical illness and serious decline during Covid. In this conversation, she shares the toll it took on her and her entire family. These include her husband’s kidney failure, hip fracture, […]
Getting a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming and scary. You must learn about your cancer and available treatment options. As part of your treatment plan, your doctor may recommend radiation therapy. In this article, you will learn important things to know about radiation that will help you decide on the best course of treatment for you. […]
This podcast takes a close look at the risk factors for prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Our guest is Paul Arangua, MPH in Epidemiology and an educator/researcher with the Prostate Conditions Education Council. We explore the incidence of prostate cancer, the risk factors, screening recommendations, and treatment outcomes. […]
Getting a cancer diagnosis is one of the scariest things that can happen to a person. Not only would we worry about our survival, but many of us would also worry about what types of treatments we will face. Certainly, you know that doctors use chemotherapy treatments for cancer. But do you know how chemotherapy […]
The loss of a loved one is the most stressful event in our lives. As we all know, when the death of someone close to us takes place, we experience a range of emotions. Dealing with grief triggers feelings of denial, anger, guilt, shock, sadness, and despair, among others. A noted Swiss-American psychiatrist, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, […]
We mistakenly believe there is a grief hierarchy, with the intensity of loss more legitimate for some events than others. The criteria are usually based on social norms. In this article, I explain that the intensity and duration of grief are related to the importance the lost person, pet, ability, or object had in our lives. Even more important, […]
No one wants to get a cancer diagnosis. It’s one of the scariest things you can learn about your health or the health of a loved one. Although a cancer diagnosis is scary, the sooner you learn that you have cancer, the sooner you can start treatment, which can improve your chances of a better […]
This Living to 100 Club podcast welcomes Dr. Michael Howard for an encore guest visit. Today’s event is also the first of its kind here at Oasis, where we have a live audience in our studio for an engaging, interactive program. Welcome everyone to our podcast, when we’ll be discussing the building blocks to better […]
This is an encore guest appearance by Dr. Faye Girsh. Faye was one of our early guests back in 2019, when she spoke about preparing for a peaceful death. As a former president of the Hemlock Society, Dr. Girsh is one of the preeminent authorities on the right to die movement. In this podcast, we […]
Title: Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity Author: Peter Attia, MD (author, audiobook narrator) with Bill Gifford (author) Reviewed for BabyBoomer.org by Gregory Damian I started listening to Peter Attia MD’s “The Drive” podcast in December of 2021. At first I was skeptical of some of Dr Attia’s thoughts and positions. I assumed he was […]
