Minding Our Elders®

Study shows vitamin E could limit or prevent stroke damage

As is the case with so many vitamins, minerals, and prescription drugs, vitamin E supplementation has gone through times where it’s been heralded as a miracle later to be berated as a risk. A new study has once again brought vitamin E to the forefront as a possible preventative step for people at risk for strokes. This study authors put vitamin E right up there with the daily low-dose aspirin that many, if not most, doctors prescribe for middle aged men and post-menopausal women.

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‘Over 90 and Loving It’ glorious look at aging well

Much of what we read in the news is about how to care for our aging elders, many of whom are living their last years sadly diminished. However, there are remarkable exceptions. Our culture tends to ignore the fact that many people do age well and remain productive citizens until the end. A PBS documentary that will air early March, titled "Over 90 and Loving it,” shows people living lives of a quality that flies in the face of the stereotype.

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HBO Alzheimer's Series on Amazon

For those of you without HBO or who may have missed the Alzheimer's Project series, you can stream it on your computer. Apart from that, the series will be available on Amazon.com in DVD format June 2. The price is $18.99. This project is worth watching more than once. HBO has done a fine job producing the series. The information is encouraging and vital to our collective knowledge of aging.