Being 60 (reprinted from my Sixty and Me Blog) Reflections on Life: 5 Things I Have Learned by My 60s Yes, the big SIX ZERO hits me on April 29. I remember freaking out at 30 but no so much with the other decades of 40 and 50. I have...
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Being 60 – Reflections on Life
Being 60 (reprinted from my Sixty and Me Blog) Reflections on Life: 5 Things I Have Learned by My 60s Yes, the big SIX ZERO hits me on April 29. I remember freaking out at 30 but no so much with the other decades of 40 and 50. I have...
Social Isolation – A Growing Epidemic Among Seniors (Video)
Social Isolation – A Growing Epidemic Among Seniors (reprinted from my HuffPost50 Blog) According to the AARP, 51 percent of people over 75 live alone. Twenty-six percent face an increased risk of death due to subjective feeling of loneliness. More than 8 million adults age 50 and older are affected...
10 Fun Yet Overlooked Activities for Seniors (Video)
10 Fun Yet Overlooked Activities for Seniors Seeking out engaging and fun activities for seniors? Forget the novelties of gardening and golfing, and try a little something new with these 10 fun ideas! Here’s one. Try yoga: One of the best seniors activities is yoga. It is rising in popularity with...
Obesity, High BP, Diabetes, High Cholesterol, Smoking Support Alzheimer’s (Video)
Findings Support Role of Vascular Disease in Development of Alzheimer’s Disease Among adults who entered a study more than 25 years ago, an increasing number of midlife vascular risk factors, such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking, were associated with elevated levels of brain amyloid (protein...
Obesity, High BP, Diabetes, High Cholesterol, Smoking Support Alzheimer’s
Findings Support Role of Vascular Disease in Development of Alzheimer’s Disease Among adults who entered a study more than 25 years ago, an increasing number of midlife vascular risk factors, such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking, were associated with elevated levels of brain amyloid (protein...
Fun and Different Activities for Seniors – Charlotte Today
Fun and Different Activities for Seniors – Charlotte Today Seeking out engaging and fun activities for seniors? Forget the novelties of gardening and golfing, and try a little something new with these fun ideas! This segment is from my appearance on the Charlotte Today Show. We discussed different categories of...
Social Isolation – A Growing Epidemic Among Seniors
Social Isolation – A Growing Epidemic Among Seniors (reprinted from my HuffPost50 Blog) According to the AARP, 51 percent of people over 75 live alone. Twenty-six percent face an increased risk of death due to subjective feeling of loneliness. More than 8 million adults age 50 and older are affected...
Walkapocket – a Better Waist Pack
Walkapocket – a Better Waist Pack (A colleague Cathy Larrick, brought her product, a better version of a waist pack, to my attention and I thought it was worth sharing with our readers. She tells you about it below.) I designed Walkapocket to be simple, effective and modern. To carry...
Top Travel Destinations for Seniors
Top Travel Destinations for Seniors Be Independent Home Care, an Irish company that provides one-to-one assistance and support to elderly clients in their own homes to help them maintain their independence and individuality created this interactive StoryMap which profiles ideal travel destinations for seniors. Find out more about them here – http://www.beindependenthomecare.ie/join-the-team/care-assistant-jobs.html....