Enrolling in Medicare is a complicated — but necessary — process that most seniors have to face. Not only do you have to navigate the complicated enrollment procedure, but you also have to sift through several different plans to find one that meets your medical and financial needs. Here are some quick tips and resources from Alive65 that can help you along the way.
5 Tips to Improve Memory and Mental Performance
Five tips to keep your brain healthy, improve memory and mental performance. People over 65 can benefit greatly from daily exercise and quality sleep.
Flu Vaccine Facts for Seniors
Aches, pains, fever, stuffy nose and fatigue are symptoms with which we are all familiar. Flu season is coming. After the age of 65, you aren’t more susceptible to flu, contrary to popular opinion. You are, however, far more likely to experience complications. Tens of thousands of seniors are hospitalized and influenza is the trigger. […]
Physical Activities for Seniors: Practical Guidelines
“Physical inactivity is the fourth-leading cause of global mortality from non-communicable diseases behind high blood pressure, smoking, and high glucose levels.” ~ World Health Organization. Here is a practical guide with tips for maintaining physical activity regardless of age.
Staying Healthy 65 Years, and Then Some
Recently I met with a nurse that came to my home compliments of my Medicare supplemental health care provider. I was told this visit would cost me nothing and was to be an overview of my present health care, prescriptions, etc. Have you done this? The nurse was surprised at the fact I have never had […]
How to Find a Trustworthy Charity for Your Donation
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6 More Simple Ways to Ease Your Stress
Excess stress can wreak havoc on the body, and pose a major threat to your health and happiness as you age. The “crisis management” solution to chronic and acute stress may come as a long overdue vacation, or perhaps even a breakdown. But to maintain stress levels long-term and make sure you are taking control […]
Is it too late for love?
Finding true love at any age can be a precarious proposition even in the best of scenarios. But, how about when we begin to enter our senior years? Are things different now than when you were younger? Are your experiences and gained wisdom just getting in the way? How do you even go about finding […]
Meditation – Eliminate Stress, Frustration and Anger (Part Two)
Meditation is training your mind to be focused upon the present moment. By staying within the present moment, you allow your body and mind to become more open to reality as it is. You will become able to see things as they really are without coloring the present reality with your desires and attachments; or […]
5 Easy Ways to Kick Start Your Weight Loss Plan
The longer your years, the harder you may have to work to keep your body in good shape. But diet and exercise may not be enough to drop the pounds in this day and age, at any age. With the advent of GMO (genetically modified) foods, allergen-rich additives, and unscrupulous processing practices, chances are the […]
6 Great Ways to Ease Your Stress
Age-related illnesses can be a worrisome inevitability for most in their later years. But with all the threats of cancer, stroke, memory and mobility-impairing diseases out there, it’s important to keep in mind that the #1 killer of both men and women is heart disease. And the leading factor in many cases of heart disease […]