As I said last week, summer is the perfect time for family fun for Baby Boomers and seniors–especially this year. We’ve got lots of sunshine, opportunities to play outside, reasons for hope with regards to the pandemic, and plenty of excuses to eat! Here are a few precautions you can take to help yourself and […]
For Baby Boomers and seniors, summer is the perfect time for family fun–especially this year, with many of us vaccinated and feeling more comfortable spending time with others. But chew on these statistics before packing up your next summer picnic: 1) about twice as many people get foodborne illness during the summer compared to other
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Pink is the new color of fall! That’s right, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women (lung cancer being #1). According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), it strikes one in eight U.S. women, or 12%. And it’s a huge concern for Baby Boomers
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This is one monthly recognition we definitely need to celebrate this year: May is Older Americans Month. The 2020 theme for this annual event is “Make Your Mark,” selected to “encourage and celebrate countless contributions that older adults make to our communities.” And supporting our older friends and relatives is more vital now than ever,
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If you’re like millions of Americans, coronavirus restrictions have you staying inside most of the time. While this action helps keep the virus from spreading, sheltering in place can also result in negative health consequences for baby boomers and older adults, as I’ve written about previously. And of paramount concern is that limited movement might
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Dust off your pink ribbons (again)—October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women (following lung cancer). According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), it strikes one in eight U.S. women, that’s 12%. And it’s a huge concern for Baby Boomers and seniors, with the
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You’ve cleaned, organized, and re-stocked your pantry. Now it’s time to work on your refrigerator. Like most baby boomers and seniors, you probably want to do this in the simplest way possible, while still supporting your health. Before you start, here are a few general guidelines: Check the refrigerator temperature. It needs to be 40
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It’s that time of year when baby boomers and seniors might start thinking again about cleaning their homes. A great place to start for your health is your kitchen, where you’ll find lots of the good, the bad, and the ugly! Here’s one set of procedures to make this happen for your pantry (I’ll give
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My good friend Rebecca Prouty owns Always Best Care in Temecula, a company that provides in-home care for seniors. The following article is re-published with her permission from their recent newsletter. 6 Benefits of Hiring a Personal Trainer for Seniors Spring is on the way, and that means getting out and about to enjoy the
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At a recent family gathering, we were all interested in one sibling’s latest wellness journey. Like many Baby Boomers and seniors, he wants to lose a little weight. His current method of choice: intermittent fasting (IF); he was limiting his eating to a short window of time, one of two popular methods of fasting. This
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