Happy & Well Seniors

  Although growing older comes with a number of major life changes, science can help inform the things we do in the here in and now to forestall the most serious features of the aging self, promoting healthspan and not just lifespan. Build Muscle Muscle mass is one the best predictors of health and longevity. Muscle tissue is known to release its own chemicals called myokines, which can have benefits that span cognition, immunity and anti-cancer activity. By performing regular, resistance-based exercise that prioritizes strength, we can delay the loss of bone density and risk of physical injuries.  Vitamin D Commonly known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D is in fact a critical hormone that helps maintain healthy bones, boost our immune system and improve our cardiovascular function. With age, the production of vitamin D in the skin can become less efficient, so if we don’t spend enough time outdoors, our risk of vitamin D deficiency may increase. Neurodegenerative Diseases O...

Recent scientific evidence is compelling that lifestyle habits have a significant impact on cognitive health and successful longevity; but the many reports are sometimes confusing and contradictory. This session will explain and highlight relevant new discoveries and translate them into practical strategies for improving memory performance, optimizing brain health, and living better longer. Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging and Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Director, UCLA Longevity Center; Director, UCLA Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. 

For anyone using an iPhone 16 or newer , the Apple-Google partnership isn't just a technical upgrade—it’s a major accessibility breakthrough. These devices have the specific "brain power" (the A18 and A19 chips) required to run Apple Intelligence and Gemini's advanced reasoning. Here is how this partnership specifically benefits seniors over the next 12 months, across all compatible iPhones. 1. A Siri That Actually Understands You For many, the hardest part of a smartphone is the "menu maze"—trying to remember which button does what. The Gemini integration makes Siri more human and less "computer." On-Screen Awareness: If a grandchild sends a text saying, "Can you meet us at 2 PM at the park?" , you can just say, "Siri, put this in my calendar." Siri will "read" the screen, understand the context, and do it without you touching a single button. Forgiving Speech: If you lose your train of thought or pause while speak...

The partnership between Apple and Google, officially confirmed on January 12, 2026 , marks a seismic shift in how your iPhone handles intelligence. While Apple has always preferred "building it in-house," they’ve chosen Google Gemini as a primary partner to bridge the gap between their sleek hardware and the massive computing power required for world-class reasoning. Here is the breakdown of why this happened and what you can expect for AI enabled iPhones. (iPhone 16 and above) Why Gemini? (The "Behind-the-Scenes" Reality) Apple selected Gemini 3 (specifically the Gemini 3 Pro architecture) for three pragmatic reasons: The Reasoning Gap: Internal testing reportedly showed that Apple’s proprietary models were failing complex, multi-step queries about 33% of the time. Gemini 3 Pro excels in multimodal reasoning (understanding text, images, and video simultaneously) and complex mathematics, nearly doubling the performance of other competitors in benchmarks like ARC...