For two months this past summer, I searched in vain! Canned pumpkin, a fall specialty traditionally available year-round (and a staple to complete my morning oatmeal), had completely disappeared! I visited store after store, finding only empty space on shelves once hosting this versatile food–a highly nutritious addition to diets for Baby Boomers and seniors! …
It’s one of the biggest fears for folks over age 50, and with good reason! Every 13 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall, and every 20 minutes, a senior dies from a fall! September 22, 2016 (the first day of fall!) is the 9th Annual Falls Prevention Awareness …
But research published this year in the journal Obesity changed my mind! The authors followed 14 contestants from the 2009 season of The Biggest Loser for six years, and found that more than half of them have regained a significant amount of weight. Say It Isn’t True! This news is discouraging for those of us …
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Maybe that’s not such a bad idea after all! Delaying a first meal until later in the day as part of an intermittent fasting program seems to have health benefits, and may be a better fit for many Baby Boomers and older adults who just aren’t hungry when they first roll out of bed. A …
