Move It: The Challenge Of Transportation In Your Senior Years
February 6, 2019
So you’ve begun planning for retirement and maybe even set an estimated budget. You’ll need to factor in housing and medical care costs and, fingers crossed, money for travel plans. But before you congratulate yourself, ask one more question: Have you considered your transportation costs- either driving your own car…
Pain-Free: The Increasing Use of Marijuana For Pain And Symptom Relief
December 12, 2018
You may not think of yourself as someone who would smoke marijuana, but if you experience the pains and aches of injury or aging, you may want to reconsider your position- or re-acquaint yourself with today’s forms of cannabis. It turns out, from edibles to “spreadables”, cannabis is no longer…
Cutting Edge: Can You Trust High Tech Consumer Devices That Promise Health And Safety?
October 31, 2018
They’re out there everywhere- the latest high-tech devices that promise you personal and precise information on your own health and well-being. Whether it’s your watch that can now monitor your heart health or a phone app that tells you it can determine if that skin mole is melanoma, consumers are…
Been There, Done That: Eight Decades And Counting By Alice Herb: Traveling Alone
October 8, 2018
Traveling Alone By Alice Herb Traveling alone may come easily to many younger women, but it did create anxieties and issues for most women of my generation. When I was first widowed at 32, I thought that I would have to give up my love of travel since I…
Take A Hot One: Why You Might Want To Luxuriate In The Bathtub
October 3, 2018
When was the last time you took a long soak in the tub? Few of us seem to have the time or inclination these days to just put aside our cares and climb into a warm bath. This is despite the fact that experts believe a warm bath can help…
Your Face: Inevitable Changes And How To Respond
September 18, 2018
Whether you accept or deny it, none of us escapes the inevitable forces of mother nature that make our faces and skin reflect our aging. As gravity pulls, cartilage weakens and collagen disappears, you will likely see shifts and lumps and bags and lines in places previously smooth and silky. For…