Dying for Sleep: Risky Sedative Still Widely Used By Older Adults
When you are having trouble sleeping, everything else in your life suffers. You may feel cranky and irritable. You may have trouble focusing on your work. You may even feel like locking yourself up in your house, avoiding social contact all together.
So, perhaps it’s no surprise that so many of us turn to sedatives when we are having trouble sleeping. After all, things really couldn’t get any worse… right? Read More
12 Ways Caretakers Can and Should Take Better Care of Themselves
Caretaker is a role many of us are taking on in our senior years, as our parents live longer and healthier lives. At some point, though, we can find ourselves in a role reversal, specifically when we’re responsible for or facilitating the care of aging parents with infirmities…
Read MoreHow to Give Your Body the Attention it Deserves After 60 by Finding an Exercise Program You Love
Your body is a sentient being. It isn’t just a set of clothes you wear over your mental and emotional self. Your body responds in a dynamic, continuous way to your every thought and feeling. This is confirmed in study after study. Read More
Sleep After 60 Isn’t a Luxury – It’s a Must Have for a Long, Happy Life!
I’ve never been a good sleeper. As a kid, I remember reading for hours by the hall light while my sister slept. Read More
Not So Guilty Pleasures: 3 Life Enhancers to Make You Feel Like a Million Bucks After 60
Who doesn’t love it when they find a pleasure that’s absolutely free? Not only do I know I’ve treated myself to something wonderful, I feel very clever about it, which makes me feel, well, rich. And that is the whole point of my philosophy of living like a millionaire on a retirement budget. Read More
How Simplifying Your Life Can Help You to be Happier After 60
Talking to the other women in our community, I’m convinced that simplifying your life is one of the best things that you can do in your 60s. As we get older, we often find ourselves surrounded by years of accumulated possessions. Some of our possessions are connected to a beautiful memory, a special person, or a significant time or place. Other things are, well, just… things. Read More
Is Hearing Loss Making You Anxious?
Are you finding yourself skipping out on dinner invites or other social gatherings? Do you have a sense that others around you are often angry with you or ignoring you? If you answered yes, your anxiety may be related to hearing loss. Read More
We Love These Makeup for Older Women Tips from Joan Collins!
Joan Collins is 84 fabulous years young. Over the course of her acting career, she has always made a point of looking vibrant and fashionable. As a result, she is a source of amazing makeup tips for women older women! Read More
How a Pot of Soup Can Be a Cure for Loneliness After 60
I listened to a program about loneliness and was struck by how much of it there is in society today. We’ve become isolated by the very technology that was designed to connect us…
Read MoreSenior Scams: Exposing the Dirty Trick Scammers Use to Gain Your Confidence
Scamming someone is all about playing on their most basic emotions – fear, greed or love. But, before a scammer can play on your emotions, they first need to gain your confidence. For this reason, more scammers than ever are going to elaborate lengths to pose as people that we trust. Read More