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How messy is your environment? Do you struggle to find a place for your everyday items? Do you own more possessions than you can fit in your cabinets? Are your storage areas bursting with an overload of items? Is it difficult or dangerous to navigate your environment? Are you embarrassed…

How long you live, and how well you live, especially in your later years, is the result of a complex array of factors. While genetics can play a role, it’s usually more likely that where you live and how you’ve lived your previous years are much more influential in how…

No matter how diligent, careful, or disciplined we are, many, if not most of us, seem to lose the battle over middle-aged “spread.” Our bellies begin to expand as the years go by, so that by late middle age, into our senior years, we may have a large protruding belly….

While we strive to be a politics-free zone on agebuzz, we are also committed to providing accurate, factual, up-to-date information on issues that may have direct relevance to older adults. Therefore, agebuzz readers need to understand just how many programs and services in your communities may be affected by significant…

While marijuana use existed well before the Baby Boom generation took hold, there’s no doubt that there’s a strong association between growing up in the 60s and 70s and smoking pot or getting high. The question becomes, is that a safe or healthy habit as a person in your 60s,…

With the warmer weather and the retreat of flu and COVID as major risks for this spring season, you may think you’re in the clear now. However, it would be foolish to put your head in the sand when it comes to other possible looming health threats, in particular, bird…