3 Senior Celebrities Who Are Vegans As we all know, being of senior age doesn’t mean that we have to slow down or stop having fun; it simply means that we have to take good care of our health so that we can make the most of all the opportunities...
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48 Minutes of Moderate Exercise a Week Better Than None for Older Folks
Only Take a Little Moderate Exercise to Make Big Difference (as featured in the SeniorCare.com Aging Industry Insider!) Adding 48 minutes of moderate exercise per week is associated with improvements in overall physical functioning and decreases in risks of immobility in older adults who are sedentary, finds a new study led by researchers at...
Long Distance Caregiving – From Charlotte Today – Podcast 118
Long Distance Caregiving Research indicates that long distance caregiving actually costs more money. Travel expenses, paying for in-home caregivers, etc. attribute to some of those. I’m well acquainted with the latter reason. When my mom lived in Florida, and before she moved to North Carolina to be with me, my wife...
Happy, Healthy Menopause? Yes!
A Guide to Stay Healthy and Happy After You Reach Menopause Physical and hormonal changes are always hard on women, be it the start of the menstrual cycle, ths a gynecologist make onset of adolescence, motherhood, or the dreaded menopause. All such changes can be better dealt with by a...
Our Friday Song of the Week – Margaretaville
Our Friday Song of the Week – Margaretaville
Estate Planning is for Everyone – Charlotte Today – Smilecast 117
Estate Planning is not Just for the Rich Estate planning is misnamed, because it implies that one must have extensive assets to even consider an estate plan. That is not true. “Everyone needs an estate plan because it is simply about control and protecting the ones that you love,” according...
Building Relationships As We Age
The Importance of Building Relationships in a Digital Age In the past, relationships were built by spending time with one another and bonding on a deeper level. In today’s society, this is becoming something of a rarity due to the increase of technology in our daily lives. In later years,...
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVER
The Challenges of Being a Long-Distance Caregiver (from Sixty and Me) I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Amy Goyer, family caregiver expert for AARP, as part of our virtual Caregiver Smile Summit. We spoke about long-distance caregiving and being a long distance caregiver. Amy has been a caregiver for...