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Mentally Prepare for Retirement

July 27, 2022

Wow! So many articles exist emphasizing the importance of being financially prepared for retirement, but who considers the importance of being mentally prepared? We work, make investments, and feel confident retirement will be the best chapter in the book of life. Finances are important but without being mentally prepared for a very different lifestyle, happiness […]

Summer Recipes for Seniors

July 15, 2022

Summertime… the months when temperatures reach into the 90s and 100s, often accompanied by uncomfortable humidity. Cooks are not rushing into hot kitchens, but Seniors need to eat and begin to crave colder fares and selections of frostier beverages. Summer luckily brings an abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, and options for healthy meals. Eating fresh […]

The Facts of Dementia

July 7, 2022

Dementia has often been assumed to be memory loss yet is so much more. Dementia affects thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgement as well as presenting economic and social impacts. Dementia is predicted to affect 78 million people in the year 2030, with women and those with lower economic means comprising the […]

National Headache and Migraine Awareness Month

June 29, 2022

Life presents headaches in many forms, both personal and physical. Some consider the maintenance of a vehicle a “headache.” Others may say organizing events are a “headache.” Realistically, any experience could be labeled a headache. However, if heads throb and become painful…. It is time to get serious. Many headache forms exist… tension, cluster, sinus, […]

Exercises for Seniors To Do Outside

June 15, 2022

With the right exercises, seniors can enhance their quality of life. Mental or physical well-being means staying active, using muscles and neurons… which are keys to a long and healthy life. Exercise, of course, pays no attention to weather… although a more positive spin is possible with the brightness and warmth of summer months. Now […]

National Great Outdoors Month – Ways to Get Some Fresh Air

June 3, 2022

How sunshine and fresh air help seniors stay active, healthy, and connected Open your windows. Open your doors. Step outside and take a deep breath. Unless you live in the midst of a smog filled city, your lungs will enjoy a refreshing dose of clean air. Oxygen is something we often take for granted, yet […]

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