We've been thinking lately about what healthy aging is, for both the elder person and those who take care of them. Here are some articles on these topics that we find interesting. What do you think?

Title: Middle-aged women care for everyone but themselves
From: USA Today
Re: Middle-aged American women now have the lowest well-being of any age group, according to startling findings of a study by Gallup-Healthways.

Title: Lifestyle changes may cut Alzheimer's risk
From: Agence France-Presse
Re: Relatively simple lifestyle changes such as increasing physical activity and quitting smoking could have a dramatic impact on the number of Alzheimer's cases over time

Title: In old age, illness and dying can be postponed
From: NPR
Re: Research in aging shows that once people reach a certain age, rates of disease, disability and death start to decline.