
Loneliness: Unrecognized and Growing
Did you know that an increasing amount of research is showing that loneliness is as physically dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? The simple phenomenon of being persistently lonely contributes to cognitive decline, including a more rapid advance of Alzheimer's disease. Many of our seniors and others are literally dying out of despair and the inability to fill the hole of loneliness that millions of Americans are experiencing today. The signs and symptoms are everywhe