Senior Health News | 6 Tips for Preventing Cataracts
As you age, maintaining good vision health is a key part of staying active and involved in the activities you love. While some weakening of vision is typical with aging and can be reduced with corrective lenses, a bigger concern is cataracts. Cataracts occur when the eye’s lens clouds over,...
Senior Health News | 8 Tips for Preventing Chronic Diseases
When you’re in good health, your senior years can be a time for relaxation, discovery, and enjoying the fruits of a life well-lived. But living with a chronic illness can take away a lot of your time and energy. The risk of developing a chronic disease increases with age, and...
Tornado Season is Upon Us
It’s getting to be that time of year again. The jonquils are blooming, the Easter candy is in the stores and the baby geese are beginning to hatch along the lakeshore. While Spring is a wonderful time of the year, it also is a signal that tornado season is just...
Tax Season
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like – Tax Season The only two certainties of life: Death and Taxes. And at this time of year, it’s the taxes that are on everyone’s mind. Whether you are a senior citizen or a caregiver for one, tax season means accounting for the...
Exercise Tips
Exercise Tips Embracing Fitness – Changing our Internal Dialogue We all know that a balanced fitness program is important to maintain, but how many of us really do it? Between our busy lives and the daily aches and pains, we associate with aging, going to the gym slips further and...
Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse – Spot the Warning Signs It’s a topic no one wants to discuss. It’s a problem as prevalent as child abuse or spousal abuse What affects all races and genders. A report by the National Center on Elder Abuse estimates that nearly 10% of the elderly population suffers...
