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It’s never easy to discuss what happens if you or a loved one should become seriously ill. It’s only human nature that we would prefer not to discuss our own possible death or the potential loss of a loved one. But as you’ve likely experienced from those who have previously…

By Renee Langmuir   I am not the volunteer type. Never would I believe in my retirement that I would be a volunteer in at least a handful of nonprofits in my area. As a teacher and educator for 34 years, I thought I had given enough back to society….

“Move it or lose it” is an essential mantra here at agebuzz. We are passionate about the need to stay physically active and keep moving, and about the strength you need to properly fuel that movement. Furthermore, to stay active and out and about, and to carry on your essential…

By Kristina Lubofsky   My grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease just a few weeks before she lost her husband to the very same disease. In fact, she returned home from a psychiatric rehab facility just three days before her love of 64 years passed away. Afterward, she was confused,…

As we finally get ourselves out of winter and into more inviting, warmer weather, going outside for a walk should become a more pleasurable experience. By now it’s hopefully become your mantra that a daily walk is an essential- and easy- way to fulfill recommended fitness requirements and put you…

It may no longer be National Heart Health Month (which takes place every February) but it’s still critical to learn about heart health and your own heart attack risks. Every year, over 800,000 Americans have a heart attack, and for the majority of them, it’s a first heart attack, meaning…