Mental Health



Walking Keeps the Brain Younger

Research shows that walking can actually boost the connectivity within brain circuits, which tends to diminish as the grey hairs multiply.

Light Therapy Shows Promise for Seniors' Depression

"The bright-light therapy often used to fight the 'winter blues' may also ease major depression symptoms in older adults, a small clinical trial suggests."
(By Amy Norton, Reuters Health, January 6, 2011)

Mind/Body — Dance Away Dementia

"The 21-year study of senior citizens, 75 and older, was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.   Their method for objectively measuring mental acuity in aging was to monitor rates of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease."


— Past Events —

Talking With Dolores

15 December 2010
1:30 p.m. performance
(coffee and cookie reception to follow)
Majestic Theater, 131 Elm Street, West Springfield, Mass.
A one-act play about aging, life-and-death choices and saving room for dessert

Monthly Webinars on Depression Management





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