Sheryl Kraft

Connecticut

Freelance Health Writer at Freelance

Freelance health writer, co-founder, https://t.co/wmy5KLnUia, https://t.co/qgp3a5mSh6, HealthyWomen, Chicago Tribune, Parade, AARP, Prevention & many more.

Articles

What Is a Highly Sensitive Person?

3 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Sheryl Kraft

Ann always knew she felt things more deeply than most people. She’s always been easily embarrassed, quick to cry and felt overwhelmed in crowded places. “As a child, I was called ‘too sensitive,’ a ‘crybaby,’ and ‘thin-skinned,” Ann said.
How to Age Better: Exercising and Arthritis

1 month ago | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

Got achy, tender, stiff joints? If you have arthritis, you’re hardly alone. It’s estimated that 58.5 million US adults over the age of 18 - that’s one in four - have arthritis. (A new study thinks this number is too low!) And that number is estimated to climb to about 78 million by the year 2040. Many might equate arthritis with being old, but that’s not necessarily true: Approximately 75 percent of adults with arthritis are younger than 65.
How to Age Better: Say What?

2 months ago | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

I think you're right about the stigma, but another thing you mentioned ... the gradual nature of the loss ... also contributes to the denial. My grandma was in the denial stage forever, calling me a mumbler. She never did get a hearing aid. Too vain. My MIL is convinced that we talk low in order to leave her out of conversations. She got a hearing aid, but refuses to use it.
How to Age Better: Say What?

2 months ago | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

You’re in a crowded restaurant. The food and company are great. But…the background noise is deafening, making it hard for your brain to focus in on what others at your table are saying. Too embarrassed to keep asking, “WHAT??” you just smile and nod a lot, or come up with what you think might be the appropriate answer - not fully sure that you are replying to the right thing. (And that could lead to inappropriate responses!) OR…👂You’re relying on the closed-captions feature while watching TV.
How to Age Better (Part one of many)

2 months ago | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

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How to Age Better (Part one of many)

2 months ago | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

Greetings!My normal Tuesday newsletter delivery schedule is off this week. That’s because my computer is currently being serviced. So, I pulled out my old laptop, (aka old faithful), which is woefully underpowered and overused, slow, and at times, practically unresponsive. Yet, since my topic for today’s newsletter is all about aging and working with what you have to make it the best it can be, I persevered, and found ways to work around the pesky behavior of my very tired and well-worn machine.
Let's Have a Heart-to-Heart

Feb 25, 2025 | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

Credit: AdobeGreetings!Between Valentine’s Day and February being the official “Heart Month,”(proclaimed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964), it’s tough to ignore our hearts. They are our first-to-develop muscular organ, roughly the size of a fist, crucial for keeping us alive. Although diminutive in size - about just one pound (men’s hearts are a bit larger than women’s) - our hearts do a lot of work.
Let's Have a Heart-to-Heart

Feb 25, 2025 | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

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Anti Anti Aging

Feb 11, 2025 | thepausenewsletter.com | Sheryl Kraft

Welcome readers, old and new! I appreciate every single one of you. There are many phrases and rhetorical proclamations that oftentimes confuse me. Like “I could care less.” As in, “My friend deceived me; I no longer care about our friendship. In fact, I could care less.” It sounds as if this means you could, indeed, care more deeply than you already do, which kind of negates the point of the statement.
Anti Anti Aging

Feb 11, 2025 | open.substack.com | Sheryl Kraft

Welcome readers, old and new! I appreciate every single one of you. There are many phrases and rhetorical proclamations that oftentimes confuse me. Like “I could care less.” As in, “My friend deceived me; I no longer care about our friendship. In fact, I could care less.” It sounds as if this means you could, indeed, care more deeply than you already do, which kind of negates the point of the statement.