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Is healthy aging important to you? Are you interested in losing weight after 60? Let's explore how fitness and gentle yoga for seniors can help!

4 years ago

Paying for Long-Term Care: Government Programs

In my last Sixty and Me blog, Paying for Long-Term Care: What Are the Options? I noted there are three sources of money to pay for long-term care: Your own money, government sources, and Insurance. This blog will cover more details about using…

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4 years ago

What Living in Mexico Taught Me About Sleep

Some time ago, brain researchers warned that lack of sleep is a public health crisis. According to the CDC, one in three adults in the U.S. do not get enough sleep. On the daily level, lack of sleep causes mental distress. When you are tired, the world is tired…

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4 years ago

Living with Bladder or Bowel Incontinence

“You don’t understand” is a statement I heard a lot in the last weeks in our office. It came from a range of individuals who were finally feeling free to explain what it was like to live with bladder or bowel incontinence…

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4 years ago

Truth or Myth: Boosting Metabolism for Weight Loss

Any promise of miraculous weight loss is not true. There is no magic way to lose weight. You cannot eat all the food you want whenever you want it and still lose weight. Any products promising unbelievably fast weight loss are a scam, and are very likely dangerous…

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4 years ago

Feel Tired All the Time? 8 Dietary Habits That Wear You Out

If you feel tired all the time, it may be due in part to what you are eating and drinking throughout the day. Read on to learn how you can make dietary adjustments to combat fatigue…

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4 years ago

This New Way of Looking at Fitness After 50 Can Change Your Life!

Doing seven hours of specific and targeted physical activity a week – yup, I can happily say that I’m fit for my age. Getting fit after 40 with my new career as a personal trainer was something I relished…

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4 years ago

Balance and Dizziness: What Every Baby Boomer Ought to Know

Dizziness episodes that cause people to fall can be a major health risk, especially among the baby boomer generation. Learning more about balance and dizziness, and taking action to reduce your risks, can help prevent those catastrophic falls…

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4 years ago

7 Best Golf Clubs for Senior Ladies

Are you a golfer? Are you obsessed with finding the best golf clubs available? Manufacturers are continuously designing and offering better and better golf clubs. From the heavier steel-shafted irons of the past to the new lightweight…

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4 years ago

The Basics of Protecting Our Brain from Dementia

There is a common myth that once someone is diagnosed with dementia, well, it’s very much a death sentence, perhaps a tortuously long-time coming…

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4 years ago

Extra Pandemic Pounds? 2 Steps to Shed Them

I am all about creating new habits by making small changes, one at a time. If you have been reading my articles for a while, this will not surprise you. We must realize, however, that this effective way of developing new actions works for creating…

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