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A directory of all of Dr. Casciani’s Blog Posts

Older adult jogging on a forest trail illustrating healthy aging and vitality. Featured image for a conversation with Dr. Joel Brind about glycine, inflammation, and healthy aging.
What We Are Learning About Glycine and Healthy Aging
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In a recent episode of the Living to 100 Club podcast, I spoke with biochemist and researcher Dr. Joel Brind about the growing interest in glycine and its potential role…

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How Downsizing Can Unlock Freedom and Fresh Choices in Retirement
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For older adults approaching retirement or already living it, the family home can start to feel like a responsibility rather than a reward. Rising upkeep, safety worries, and day-to-day chores…

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Connection, Community, and Aging Well
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Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Not the Same When people think about challenges facing older adults, the words “loneliness” and “social isolation” often come quickly to mind. But while these…

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Older man using a tablet at home to stay connected and manage support while aging independently.
How to Handle Senior Parent Care When You’re Traveling
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Family caregiving often creates tension between responsibility and self-care, especially when travel becomes necessary. In this guest article, caregiving advocate and writer Karen Weeks offers practical strategies for planning ahead,…

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Mountain landscape representing the ongoing journey of growth, resilience, and purpose throughout life
The Mountain and the Climb: Reflections on Aging, Resilience, and Purpose
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“One day, the mountain that is in front of you will be so far behind you, it will hardly be visible in the distance. But the person you become in…

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Identity Change, Not Dieting: The Key to Lasting Weight Loss
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He Didn’t Just Lose 135 Pounds—He Became Someone New We often think of weight loss as a matter of discipline, diet, or determination. Eat less. Move more. Stay motivated. Repeat.…

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Older adults enjoying connection and emotional well-being, representing strategies to overcome emotional fatigue
Reclaiming Joy: Overcoming Emotional Fatigue in Older Adults
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Emotional fatigue is something I see often in my work with older adults—yet it’s rarely named directly. I’m sharing this guest contribution from Stacy Bryant because it highlights several practical…

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Being Heard
The Power of the 15-Minute Conversation: Lessons from the Fifteen Minute Hour
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When Support Doesn’t Require Long Conversations Years ago, while working as a psychologist with people in the 55+ age group, I began using an approach I came to call the…

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Expanding Awareness at Any Age
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One Insight: A Few Inches, A Different Hemisphere Travel, especially later in life, has a way of recalibrating assumptions. During a recent visit to Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands, I…

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Older adult mentoring
Why More Adults Are Returning to Work — and What It Says about Aging Today
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Work is no longer a simple on–off switch tied to age. More older adults are re-entering the workforce, not only because they can, but because they want to remain engaged,…

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older adult reflection
When Helpful Advice Quietly Undermines Aging Well
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Most advice offered to older adults is well intentioned, shaped by concern, care, professional responsibility, or a genuine desire to prevent harm. At the same time, even well-meant senior advice…

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Vi Senior Living Straight Talk
Centenarian Longevity Habits: What Keeps Them Healthy
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Dr. Joe Casciani in conversation with Pam Fultz, Vi Senior Living Each year, new research sheds light on what helps people live not just longer, but better. In this episode…

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