Weight-Loss Surgery for Seniors — Is It Advised or Is It Too Late?
At one point, weight-loss surgery was considered almost a cosmetic procedure despite its origins aiming to resolve or correct diabetes. For decades, health insurance plans wouldn’t cover weight-loss surgery, and few medical doctors…
Read MoreHow to Choose Essential Oils to Clean and Disinfect Your Air at Home
With all the latest information about Covid-19 in the news, we may be spending more time at home away from work, crowds, or even school. The EPA says we normally spend about 90% of our time indoors…
Read MoreTop 4 New Year’s Resolutions for Emotional Eaters over 60 in 2022
You know how you create a New Year’s resolution to eat better but then as the year goes on, the stress eating picks up and you can’t resist the siren call of sweets? There is a good reason this happens to you, and it has nothing to do with willpower…
Read More9 Unusual New Year’s Eve Traditions Around the World
Well, what a year it has been! Everyone is looking forward to 2022. So, let the celebrations begin! Let’s welcome in 2022 with hope, good health, and a positive outlook on life. How do you spend your New Year’s Eve? There are various…
Read MoreIs It Inevitable That We Will Experience Pain Due to Growing Old?
Thinking back on my years as a youth, I remember seeing my grandparents and then later my older parents “moving slow” and “complaining of pain” and just associated that with aging – they are old and therefore that is why they move slow and have…
Read MoreGetting Started with Movement? Here Are Types of Workouts You Can Try
Carrie Bradshaw once asked: “Why are we should-ing all over ourselves?” There are so many ‘shoulds’ in our vocabulary for fitness and movement. We should do cardio exercise for heart health and to burn calories. We should do yoga to stretch…
Read MoreThe Labyrinth of Life: Is There Cheese on That Path?
If you are like many people over the age of 60, you probably have some life experiences that prompted you to question why you stayed in an uncomfortable situation for as long as you did. With a new year fast approaching…
Read MorePantone’s Color of the Year for 2022: Very Peri!
Pantone has just announced its Color of the Year for 2022 and it’s called Very Peri, as in Periwinkle! Well, that’s a hopeful sign. The very name has a wink in it! And a good description of the color might trigger some sweet memories for those of us…
Read More5 Foods That Naturally Lower Cholesterol for Women Over 60
For millions of Americans, taking statins – medications like Lipitor and Crestor – to lower cholesterol has become the norm. However, these drugs, while they work, can come with significant side effects. Although most people tolerate…
Read More5 Fabulous Ways to Reinvent Your Life and Create Body Confidence at 60+!
As I thought back to my mother’s generation, I was shocked at how “ageist” many people were back then. Or, maybe it was simply the fact that there weren’t many role models for women (and men) who were thriving and doing things differently…
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