Focus on Healthy Aging as Census Confirms What We Already Know: America is...
Recent U.S. Census data has confirmed what we already know: America’s population is aging. Not only are the Baby Boomers entering their golden years, but people are living longer, too. A longer life...
View ArticleAssisted Living Residents are Living to 100: Tips for Becoming a Centarian
In Iowa, they credit good luck, clean living and good genes as the secret to a long life. Twenty-six of Iowa’s senior seniors recognized their 100 plus birthdays in style as the State celebrated the...
View Article50 Shades Of Aging Grey-fully
Guest Blogger Joanie with Her Mom My first step of ill-timed retirement was losing my job fourteen months ago. I have not been successful in finding a replacement or comparable position to this day....
View ArticleBlogs for Baby Boomers: Aging Bodies
Aging Bodies is a about person’s journey into aging. What changes can we all expect as we age and how do we deal with them? Here you can learn how scientific research, medicine, surgery, exercise,...
View ArticleDo Seniors Need to Worry About Ebola?
Turn on any newscast in America, put on a talk radio station or open your local newspaper, and there’s one word sure to come up: Ebola. Plenty of news surrounding the virus is valid. There has been an...
View ArticleExercise for Seniors: 6 Great Ways to Get Moving
As you’ve gotten older, you may have noticed that your balance and the muscle mass needed for strong bones and balance is not what it used to be. Deteriorating posture due to spinal degeneration,...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Vitamin D Deficiency and How to Avoid Them
Your doctor can help assess your vitamin D levels and suggest ways to get more of it. Mom always said to take our vitamins. We drank milk to make our bones strong and ate spinach to grow our muscles....
View ArticleSmall Space Gardening for Seniors
As a longtime gardener, I just love the smell of potting soil in the warm sun. Add the scent of herbs, flowers and the taste of a fresh cherry tomato, and I’m in my happy place. It’s certainly...
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