This New Way of Looking at Fitness After 50 Can Change Your Life!
Doing seven hours of specific and targeted physical activity a week – yup, I can happily say that I’m fit for my age. Getting fit after 40 with my new career as a personal trainer was something I relished…
Read MoreAssisted Living for Seniors with Disabilities
We constantly open and close chapters in our lives. From new careers, marrying a life partner, rekindling old or new friendships to finding a new home. Opening up a new life chapter can be scary, exciting, easy, and difficult. For seniors moving away from their long-beloved home into an Assisted Living Facility, the initial thoughts […]
Read MoreThe 5 Top Medical Conditions Related to Older Age
Aging. It happens to us all, if we are lucky enough I suppose. The effects of aging are unavoidable. So, it is in our best interest to confront our aging bodies and educate ourselves about the changes that occur. While there is nothing we can do…
Read MoreMultivitamins vs. Individual Supplements – What’s Best for Healthy Aging?
An estimated one in two Americans take a vitamin supplement. However, when you’re facing a wall of products, it’s not always easy to know which one to buy. Should you select a multivitamin and mineral, opt for a bespoke blend…
Read MoreThe Best of Times or the Worst of Times
For some, the times have never been better, and for many the times have never been worse. The stress of living through a global pandemic with all its fallout, namely political, family, relationship and health care philosophy divisions…
Read MoreMy Personal Experience with Yoga for Older Adults
When my older grandson, now in his teens, was a toddler, he loved to watch me stand on my head, which I had been doing for years in yoga. He tried to copy me, with little success, but I discouraged him in any case as I was told that standing on your head…
Read MoreGuide for Assisted Living Facilities
Opening a near chapter in your life should not be met with dread, stress, and confusion. When it comes to transitioning to long-term care, several buzz words and different terms are used – almost so that hair pulling is necessary. Is an Independent Facility and Assisted Living Facility the same thing? Is an Assisted Living […]
Read MoreWhy You Should try a GYROKINESIS® Exercise Class
Picture this. You wake up in the morning, and with a really big yawn, you reach out with your full body and stretch your limbs. That early morning stretch can feel amazing. It can be both energizing and like a massage all in one…
Read More5 Best Medical Alert Systems
We don’t want to believe that we get more fragile as we get older, but we do. While that’s not inevitable, there are a lot of things you can do to keep yourself in amazing health, like a great diet and physical exercise. It also helps to be informed about what changes are happening with […]
Read MoreHow to Stay in the Zinc “Goldilocks” Zone
Zinc is an amazing nutrient because it plays such a critical role in keeping us healthy. It is technically classified as a “micronutrient” since we need so very little of it. Many older women, for example, only need about 8 milligrams a day. Our bodies cannot…
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