Save Your Skin: Skin Protection As You Get Back Outside
May 27, 2020
Now that summer is approaching and many of us are venturing outside after months of mostly inside quarantine, you may be tempted to tilt your unmasked face toward the sun and take in as much vitamin D and sunshine as you can. While that may sound heavenly, you should likely…
Brawn And Brain: New Research Shows Exercise Is Good For Brain Health
May 27, 2020
For some of us, the past several months have been a blur of tv binging and too much sitting. While our anxieties have been high, our brains (and our butts) may have been idle. So just in time, new research has been published that demonstrates the importance of aerobic exercise…
The Road Less Traveled: Are You Ready To Head Back Out Into The World?
May 20, 2020
Usually, when we’re heading into Memorial Day weekend, we’ve got travel plans in place and are ready to embrace the beginning of summer wanderlust. In fact, according to AAA, last year 43 million Americans traveled over the 3-day-weekend that marks the official beginning of summer. This year? Not so much,…
Down And Out: Retirement In Today’s Environment
May 20, 2020
For many of us, this wasn’t the plan. We didn’t anticipate (or budget for) leaving the workforce so early. We didn’t think in our late 50s, or mid-60s or even early 70s, we would lose our jobs or no longer be employable. However, the coronavirus has had other plans for…
Stay The Course: How To Keep Up Connections Despite Physical Distance
May 20, 2020
We have known for a long time that social isolation and loneliness in older adults are at epidemic proportions in our country and can take a significant toll on the physical and mental health of seniors. (For a deeper analysis on this, take a look at the highly-praised new book…
Test Taking: Should You Get The Coronavirus Antibody Test?
May 20, 2020
If you’ve heard nothing else about the coronavirus, you’ve probably heard the phrase “testing, testing, testing.” Public health experts and political pundits have repeatedly warned that the country cannot limit the spread of COVID-19 and fully open up until we have adequate testing to determine the prevalence of the coronavirus…