Archives: January 2013

More Retiring in Other Countries

More people are retiring overseas according to Wharton School of Business. Older people place a higher value on the present moment. Retiring abroad allows one to enjoy the present moment with more ease than retiring in the U.S. and can lead to greater happiness. Beckoned by foreign countries with mild...

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More Worried About Retirement

Americans today are more worried about their retirement finances than they were at the end of the Great Recession in 2009, according to a nationally representative survey of 2,508 adults conducted by the Pew Research Center.åÊ About four-in-ten adults (38%) say they are ‰ÛÏnot too‰Û or ‰ÛÏnot at all‰Û confident...

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Aspirin May Preserve Brain Function in Elderly Women

inSA new study from researchers inåÊSweden has shown that aspirin may help women maintain brain function. Researchers studied approximately 700 women, at least 70 years old. About 600 of the women were considered to be at high risk for a heart attack. About 20% of them were taking aspirin during...

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The Best Exercises and Nutrition for Healthy Bones and Joints

åÊ Hip health is important, since hip problems are a frequent cause of mobility issues and disability in adults. Taking measures to keep bones and joints healthy and strong can help prevent hip osteoarthritis, which affects one of every four adults, as well as reducing risk of developing osteoporosis, which...

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Flushing Drugs a Bad Idea

I am making this short because I want to link you to an informative blog from my fellow about.com guide Trisha Torrey. After her father’s recent passing, she was cleaning out her father’s apartment and came across boxes of drugs he had taken, then stopped taking, over the years.åÊ Boxes...

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The 2014 Happiness Calendar

By Henry S. Miller, Author of The Serious Pursuit of Happiness. Amp up the amount of happiness in your life each and every month of the year by intentionally focusing on 12 strategies that the science of happiness and well being has proven can increase your feelings of happiness and...

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