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 …
(Thank you to my friend Arline for telling me about this study!) Sit back ladies and enjoy this intriguing ride. Findings from a recent investigation should have my baby boomer friends jumping for joy! That’s because researchers in Spain wanted to look at the health benefits of eating lots of milk chocolate…wait, what? Well hold …
Baby boomers and older adults—let’s talk stress! You know, it’s that nagging feeling in your tight shoulders, your headaches, or your grumpy tummy. Maybe it crops up when you talk with a co-worker or certain family member. Or when you look at your bank account. Or while you’re trying desperately to fall asleep (that’s me). …
Hey fellow baby boomers, it’s finally summer! And while kids are happy to be out of school, mom and dad may now be back at work with COVID-19 restrictions lifting across the country. What’s a grandparent to do, but help out with the kiddos. Some of you may now be babysitting on a regular basis. …
This past weekend, my husband and I visited a dear friend–a fellow baby boomer we’ve known for more than 30 years. Unfortunately, he’s now suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The conversations that afternoon were frustrating, to say the least—our friend rarely completed a sentence, he referred to many objects as “those things,” as opposed to …
I came across interesting survey results lately that reflect what I believe is a healthy shift in eating attitudes for both baby boomers and older adults. It seems that we now concentrate more on choosing foods for positive outcomes, as opposed to avoiding foods due to negative associations. For example, we want to eat avocados …
It doesn’t matter if you’re a baby boomer or a millennial, we all want to take care of our planet! Whether it’s decreasing the amount of waste we create or recycling or shopping locally, there’s a lot we can do individually to help. And that’s where the wonderful growing system called Tower Garden comes into …
April is National Garden Month, a time to kick winter to the side and embrace sun, health, and new life. And if we’ve ever needed a time to leave cabin fever behind–baby boomers and older adults alike–it’s 2021! It may surprise you that National Garden Week has been around for more than 30 years. It …
Doing My Part Like many baby boomers, I was looking for safe ways to help out during this past year. But I don’t sew, and my husband and I stayed home almost the entire first few months. So with no possibility of making masks or delivering meals and supplies, I sought out other ways to …
