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Aging Well, A Quick Guide

Aging is a complicated topic. As we get older, the truth is that some changes in our health are almost predictable based on the number of birthdays we have had! Here's a handy dandy quick guide to details about "what wears out" in a few selected sections of our physiology. Each line merits a little conversation, but let's just start here with the outline.

 

Memory and Sleep

"I can't remember when I last had a good night's sleep." Turns out those two problems are related: older folks (or anyone) whose sleep lacks high quality deep 'slow wave' sleep actually have impaired memory function because of their poor sleep qu