How My Summer Went Up, Up and Away In Style
Figuring out where to go on your summer escape can be a bit daunting. So daunting, you may even be tempted to just go back to wherever you went last summer or wherever everyone else is going . or worse, skip the whole excursion all together. But don’t: That would be a terrible waste, especially […]
Fall Prevention: Simple Tips To Prevent Falls
One of the reasons I study and practice yoga is to maintain my balance during my life after 50. We do poses to improve our balance on two feet with poses such as “Warrior” and on one foot with poses such as “Tree.” Being better balanced can help prevent falls as we age. As the snow piled […]
How Much Sugar Is Hiding In The Food You Eating?
Sugars are naturally present in the tissues of most plants, but it is primarily extracted from sugarcane and sugar beet. These are rich with vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals and carbohydrates in the form of sucrose. During the refining process, they lose all their natural components except sucrose. Many fruits and vegetables like ripe dates, mangoes […]
How Much Time Is Enough To Spend With Your Children?
When you get home from work and your kids get home from school, do you collapse onto the sofa and veg out in front of the TV together? Or, after dinner, do you just have a few minutes left to help with homework? Then, when it’s all done, you and the kids grab your smartphones […]
Catching Up On The Health Headlines
Now that the summer is coming to a close, many of us feel that it’s time for a fresh start, a feeling that is sometimes reserved for the beginning of the new year.If you’re among the many who are ready to get back on track with your health, or if the lazy days of summer […]
How You Can Save On Medical Health Insurance Without Risking Your Wellbeing
Healthcare fees really are a significant burden to many tax-paying people, and the actual fees of medical health insurance continues upon increasing as well. But it’s impossible to not get medical health insurance coverage, because you will find emergency situations that may warrant unpredicted expenses this kind of broken bone fragments, scan along with other […]
Should You Go to a Retail Health Clinic?
It’s a common scenario: It’s after-hours or a weekend and you need to see your doctor. But the office is closed. Or it’s flu season and you can’t get an appointment to see your doctor for two weeks. Maybe you’re out of town and don’t have access to your regular physician. Or you don’t have […]
More Ways To Curb Mindless Eating
On average, you make more than 200 decisions about food each day However, you’re only aware of a small fraction of them. The rest are performed by your unconscious mind, and can lead to so-called mindless eating. Mindless eating can make the difference between under-eating or overeating. It can also promote either easy weight loss […]
Boomers Fueling Boom In Knee Replacements,Hip Surgeries
I remember years ago when my grandfather was about 75, he had hip replacement surgery to help relieve the severe arthritis pain that limited his activities. From what I recall, it was a tough surgery and resulted in a lot of time in the hospital, followed by rehab, followed by more time to get back […]
Menopause And Anxiety Treatment
Hormone changes, life stresses, sleep problems, worries about body image, infertility, and aging are all factors linked to menopause that can contribute to mood swings, stress, anxiety, and a decreased sense of well-being in women. Perimenopause is the phase before the final menstrual period during which the body undergoes many physical changes. These changes in […]
Family Caregivers Are Wired For Health
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to be especially kind to those who care for aging family members. Many of those who are family caregivers are boomer women, sandwiched between the needs of their parents and their kids. They give, give, give to loved ones, while often sacrificing their own needs. The Life […]
More Ways Your Dog Can Keep You Healthy
Being that this past weekend was Father’s Day, it got me thinking about my late father, whom I’m quite sure I will never stop missing. My father liked to say there were two kinds of people in the world: dog lovers and non-dog lovers. You can guess the ones he preferred to hang out with. […]