Brain Games: Their Value in Combating Dementia
Submitted by Cut the Clutter Company, LLC™ and Aging in Place With Grace All over the world, researchers are valiantly hunting for the keys that will unlock the mystery of Alzheimer’s disease. Much of the focus is identifying what and how it can be prevented, or at least minimized. Preliminary findings from a study aimed […]
Get More Out of Life 10 Ways to Use Life Insurance
Submitted by Modern Woodmen Life insurance is there for your family when the unexpected happens, but it can also do more. Here are some common ways — and a few ways that are more unexpected — to get the most from your life insurance protection. Ask yourself the following questions to see what uses may […]
7 Kombucha Health Benefits
Known as the “Immortal Health Elixir” by the Chinese and originating in the Far East around 2,000 years ago, kombucha is a beverage with tremendous health benefits. Kombucha is a fermented beverage of black tea and sugar (from various sources including cane sugar, fruit, or honey) that’s used as a functional food. It contains a […]
I Have Hearing Loss I’d Wake up if My Smoke Alarm Went off in the Night… Right
By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D., Audiology Consultants Fire safety with hearing loss is an important topic, but it is one that few people think about. Most individuals who wear hearing aids feel pretty confident they’d hear their smoke alarm during the day when they have their hearing aids in, but what about while they’re sleeping? Since […]
Advocating for Our Elders
By Patrick Harness, Health Alliance When I was a youngster, I remember having a hard time paying attention to anything for very long. Thankfully, that’s all behind me now, but sometimes these childhood lapses made it appear like I was misbehaving or being disobedient. That was not the case of course. For instance, I had […]
Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away
Book Review by The Bookworm Sez | You have a job, go to work, and there are things you expect for it. A paycheck, first of all; that’s the big one. You might expect a job title, too, maybe a company car, and you expect regular hours. But, as in Counting the Days While My […]
Giving and Showing Thanks
By Monte Schwartz, Transition Specialist, LivWell Seniors, LLC Thanksgiving. Besides all of the turkey, football, and, yes, great deals at the mall, it is also a time when most people take a few moments to reflect on their many blessings. Sadly, while the eating, sporting events, and shopping continue pretty much year round in some […]
Life-Changing Motivation for Successful Weight Loss
Submitted by The Group, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists, P.C. Research indicates that 45 million Americans undertake a weight loss diet every year. These millions do so on their own, or by participating in one of thousands of weight loss programs, and they do so despite an oft-cited and nearly universal belief that 95 percent of […]
Cranberries More Than a Holiday Side Dish
By Benjamin Goodin The term “superfood” automatically evokes mental images of svelte fitness models drinking chartreuse-colored smoothies, clad in their form fitting athletic wear. As it turns out, I am right to recall the infomercials that put such images in my head — there is not a dietary or FDA guideline for what constitutes a […]
When Rest, Ice, and OTC Meds Don’t Work
By Becky Wiese You’ve overdone it. Tweaked. Twisted. Bent down to tie your shoe the wrong way. You’ve been in an accident. Your job causes a lot of strain on your back. A variety of scenarios can and do cause back pain, and back pain is nothing to sneeze at (even if a sneeze is […]