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Tips for Seniors on Eating Well in the Golden Years As a senior, fulfilling your nutritional needs is an important pillar in maintaining your complete wellness. Here are some ways you can get what you need without breaking your budget. Identifying Your Nutritional Needs As we age, our nutritional needs... read more →

Trends and winners at the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit By Richard EisenbergMoney & Work EditorJune 13, 2019 Credit: Mary FurlongToi Labs won the 2019 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit Business Plan Competition for its toilet with health sensors There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about the lack of innovation and... read more →

Time to relax and recharge is essential for you and your loved one By Debbie SwansonApril 18, 2019 Credit: Adobe When you’re responsible for the care of a loved one, thoughts of escaping to a white sand beach, a fun, bustling city or even just a nearby charming little town may... read more →

By Poul-Erik TindbaekSocial EntrepreneurMarch 19, 2019 Credit: Adobe When I was asked to contribute to an international survey on “What is most important for well-being in later life?” my first response was: Oh, I can easily come up with an answer to that question. A few seconds after I said yes,... read more →

By Deb HippContributing Writer, A Place for MomJanuary 31, 2019 Credit: Adobe When Marsh Williams and his wife, Carol, of Columbus, Ohio, wanted to buy a low-maintenance home in 2013, they knew a condominium would let them travel without fretting about forgoing necessary yard work or exterior upkeep. The couple, both... read more →

Family feuds are heartbreaking — don't let pride fuel the problem By Erica ManfredJuly 12, 2012 For a full year in my 20s, I did not speak to my mother. She was controlling, overbearing and hypercritical, and she had a nasty habit of shooting zingers at me and then insisting she... read more →

Recovering from surgery can be extra challenging for older adults and extra stressful for caregivers. Dr. Chris Dickson shares 7 ways to promote faster healing and make the recovery process easier and more comfortable.   Surgery can be tough on anyone. But it’s especially important that seniors get proper post-surgery care because... read more →

Credit: Adobe Stock If you’re an older adult, you may have noticed your skin isn’t the same as when you were younger; you bruise more easily and your skin seems thinner. That’s because as we age, our skin changes. For one thing, it does get thinner. “This is multifactorial, from... read more →

Increasingly, people in their 60s and 70s are assisting their moms and dads By Judith Graham Kaiser Health News October 4, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock Part of the RESOURCES AND INFORMATION FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS SPECIAL REPORT (This article appeared previously on the website Kaiser Health News.) “This won’t go on for very long,” Sharon Hall... read more →

It hurts to be estranged from our kids. But the problem could just be misperception. By Linda BernsteinNovember 11, 2013 Credit: Thinkstock Tracey Whitestone was visiting her 29-year-old son, Adam (names have been changed), in his new condo. Noticing that he didn’t have curtains on the windows, she volunteered to sew... read more →