Author Archives: Humanity Hiker
Brain Health Updates – 03/05/2026
Here are the latest brain health updates. Northwestern University has been at the forefront of studying the lifestyle behaviors that keep a person mentally vibrant into their nineties and beyond. Now they have a study to partially reveal the physiology … Continue reading
A New Sleep Hack
I discovered a new sleep hack I can add to the ones I shared previously. In my Elder Rest post I distinguished between hacks to help me fall asleep at bedtime from those needed when waking up in the middle … Continue reading
Brain Health Updates – 02/25/2026
Here are some brain health updates related to the impact of inflammation, Inflammation erodes the blood brain barrier of its gatekeeper function. Want an excuse to drink caffeine in hot beverages? I will keep this in mind when Cindy experiences … Continue reading
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Brain Health Cake?
What do you give a person in the final stage of Alzheimer’s everything she really needs,? I decided on baking a brain health cake for Cindy’s 66th birthday. Not having baked a cake in decades did not deter me. I … Continue reading
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The Duck in the Bathroom
As I receive more coverage this year I spend some of my time writing at one of the two local establishments. Both serve delicious coffee. The environs and coffee stimulate my thinking, but at the cost of at least one … Continue reading
Two Rocks in Barbour Woods
The three feet of snow and single digit temperature found me trudging along the carriage road in Barbour Woods. This path and I go way back to before I attended Center School and Mom occupied me with walks in the … Continue reading
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Brain Health Soup
I make a concoction called brain health soup. One batch feeds Cindy and me for about a week, or a little less if shared with others. Several folks have praised my brain health soup, but the most meaningful endorsement came … Continue reading
The Town Center and the Pub
“Can I pay with my looks?” Our kids now cringe whenever I ask a clerk or waiter that question. They were with me when I got the best answer from a checkout clerk at a convenience store in Long Island. … Continue reading
Balancing Coverage
Recently I received more coverage. I will not say permanently yet, since past experience taught me better. Yet for now at least I am being confronted with the challenge of extra coverage. The writings and music I work on take … Continue reading