From the desk of Rosemary Laird, MD
Founder of Navigating Aging Needs (NAN), LLC

You Gotta Have Friends!
Several recent scientific studies support the idea that having strong social connections is a key to better health and a longer life — more than a person’s diet and exercise!

Coping with Holiday Travel
Human beings are one of the most peripatetic creatures on earth: We love to travel. We’re not quite at the level of the Arctic tern, which flies about 44,000 miles every year — roughly the circumference of the earth — during its annual migration. But we do like to get around, especially during the holidays.