What to expect during a massage
Stiff muscles. Tension. Low back pain. Arthritis pain. Or maybe you just need to feel a soothing touch. Whatever your reason, massage can be helpful. In…
Category: Seniors
Older Americans Month focuses on connections
This year, Older Americans Month (OAM) celebrates our social, civic, and family connections. It’s not just about having someone to chat with. The OAM…
When the worst happens, what should you say?
To her Facebook friends, it came as a shock. Above all the usual photos of the birds she snapped on her daily walks was a simple, yet devastating, post:…
It’s hard to throw things away
Maybe it is a ethic that has been instilled in us: Waste not, want not. Or maybe it’s just that even ordinary things can be imbued with memories. But…
April is the perfect month for a game of Scrabble in honor of this guy
Oh, the joy of picking that single Z out of the Scrabble pile just when you also have e b r and a, on a lovely triple word score. It’s those moments that…
Meet the Winterkeeper: 50 years in Yellowstone
In the deep winter, when bones ache with cold, few want to spend their days in the snowy wilderness. But for more than 50 years, that is exactly what…
A happy retirement is more than a hobby
Everybody talks about retirement, but they only focus on the financial part. There’s more to it than that. One of the most important features of…
Studies: Vitamins may slow memory loss
Three new studies suggest that taking a daily multivitamin may slow memory loss in older adults. Over a period of two years, the studies compared the…
The standard deduction is higher for people over 65
Did you know? The standard deduction is higher for people over 65 The standard deduction reduces your taxes a lot. For people over 65, there is an added…
Investment fraud targets people over 50
Why are people over age 50 often are the targets of fraud? Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, gives this answer, “That’s…