Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a general term used to describe dysfunction of the central portion of the retina, called the macula, inside our eyes. The macula gives us our ability to discriminate fine visual detail.
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Poetry Sunday:
“For the Young Men Who Died of AIDS,” by Julia Vinograd
Among the many powerful poems written about AIDS, I find this one especially moving. I like that it is written in plainspoken diction, in free verse, qualities that support its agonized and heartfelt utterance.
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As ‘The Chaperone,’ Elizabeth McGovern
Comes of Age — in Middle Age
'The Chaperone' is a story about a woman who is changing alongside a changing country, making discoveries about herself in late middle age.
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Finding Your Zone: The Experience of Flow
Finding something to do that puts you in the zone is a blessing. If you know what it is, do it, or do it more. If not, spend some time trying new things that might fit the bill.
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Shoulder Exercises:
Key Tips to Prevent Shoulder Injury
Women in mid-life are more likely to develop shoulder problems. Here are some fundamental shoulder exercises that can prevent many shoulder injuries.
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Poetry Sunday: Linda Gregg Tribute
“I believe that poetry at its best is found rather than written,” Linda Gregg observed in “The Art of Finding.” “What matters to me even more than the shapeliness and the dance of language is what the poem discovers deeper down than gracefulness and pleasures in figures of speech.”
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Living Large in the World of ‘Shrill’
'Shrill' represents another weapon in the arsenal against fat-shaming and prejudice against overweight people
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‘Diane’: Mary Kay Place Shines
in Well-Deserved Leading Role
'Diane' is an unrelenting portrait of real life, with all of its challenges and sadness, friends and family, and the inescapable truth that whatever we choose to do or not to do, we are all headed to the same place in the end.
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Shoulder Injuries in Women in Mid-Life
What causes shoulder injuries? It seems that my friends have been given different diagnoses for their shoulder pain and dysfunction. What can women do to prevent damage to their shoulders?
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Poetry Sunday: “An Old Story,” by Tracy K. Smith
The main thing that distinguishes today’s poem from most sonnets is the way it invokes science fiction—something that Tracy K. Smith does quite a bit in her work.
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A Blueprint for Change: The Four Rs
While we are mostly consistent, circumstances do have a large effect on our behavior, and how we understand a situation can make all the difference.
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Great Performances: ‘Julius Caesar,’ A Powerful All-Women Production on PBS
"Great Performances: Julius Caesar" on PBS features an all-female cast and is set in a contemporary women's prison. Immediate and relevant, passionate and bold, but hardly what Shakespeare might have imagined.
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Cataracts
The most common type of cataract in humans is age-related, which is caused by the oxidation of lens proteins in the crystalline lens.
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Poetry Sunday:
“Bamboo, the Dance,” by Marilyn Chin
Marilyn Chin, who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Portland, Oregon, has spent a 30-year career fusing cultures, exploring how her ancestry meets her personal, political, and poetic life.
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Understanding Addictions:
Self-Medication and Self-Harm
Of the many hazards of lack of self-love, among the most serious, is behavior that harms you.
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As ‘Gloria Bell,’ Julianne Moore Dances Into Your Heart
As the title implies, "Gloria Bell" is very much Julianne Moore's movie first and foremost. And, she is absolutely fabulous. "When the world blows up," she remarks at one point, "I hope I go down dancing."
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Understanding the Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease
and How to Treat It
March is national Save Your Vision Month. Dry Eye Disease is often thought to be just an annoyance. Dr. Wayne Whitmore discusses how the chronic loss of healthy tear fluid can cause permanent visual change.
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Poetry Sunday: “Conservatory,” by Idris Anderson
. . . That’s an effective strategy, choosing a title that multiplies associations in the reader’s mind even before the poem is read. It makes me curious to see where Anderson will go from here: Will the poem involve any of these things, or instead, play off of my expectations and surprise me?
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When We Cheat for Our Children,
What is the True Cost?
Do we want to teach our children to get ahead at a cost of potential moral bankruptcy?
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Glaucoma Will Affect Over 3 Million Americans by 2020
An important cause of blindness for people 60 and over is glaucoma, which has been predicted to impact close to 3.3 million people in the U.S. by next year.
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Poetry Sunday:
“Elegy with Civil War Shadowbox,” by Jane Satterfield
“Elegy with Civil War Shadowbox” is a meditation on the challenges of memorializing war.
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From Firebrands to Quiet Dynamos:
Nine Heroines of the Battle for Women’s Rights
In honor of Women’s History Month, we reprise the stories of nine daring, implacable women who challenged—and helped to dismantle—the laws and traditions that constricted American women’s lives for hundreds of years.
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Knowing Your Value: When to Stay, When to Leave
If you don’t value yourself, you are vulnerable to staying too long in a bad situation.
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Brave Girl Rising and Period. End of Sentence:
Short Stories that are Changing Women’s History
Women all over the world are changing history for themselves, their peers, and future generations in sometimes small and quiet ways. Two of these less glamorous but equally inspiring stories have been made into compelling short films.
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