The aging process is relentless when it comes to our skin, especially during the double threat of winter: dry, heated indoor air and dry, cold outdoor air. Our autumn has been such a damp and cool season and our heating system has been working overtime to keep us warm. At first, I thought I had…
Like a lot of people, I didn’t experience a curiosity about my ancestors until later in life. I knew many of my relatives on my mother’s side, as we would visit them often throughout the years, traveling by train to various places where they had settled across the country. So, I knew my Mom’s side…
I have been a senior citizen for quite a while (octogenarian here) and I have a few gift ideas that won’t cost my loved ones any money. I remember, when I was younger, how difficult it was to come up with gift ideas for the older adults in my life. It seemed they already had…
Lee Holden’s Qi Gong DVDs came into my life more than a decade ago when I was about to have knee replacement surgery due to arthritis. I thought it might be a gentler way of exercising and wanted to familiarize myself with the moves before my surgery. Qi Gong is an ancient exercise and meditative…
When my daughter told me she has a pair of Vive Textured Compression Gloves for me, I asked her what she was talking about. She said she had stumbled into an entire genre of arthritis compression gloves while trying to find some relief for the arthritis she has recently developed in her right hand. What…
Exercise is so important, especially as we get older. I have a stationary bicycle to work my legs, but I don’t get a lot of arm exercise. I used an arm peddler at the gym years ago and remember thinking it was harder than it looked. I remember getting a pretty good arm workout on…
I wasn’t really surprised at my diagnosis of Prediabetes shortly after I turned 79. After all, my brother and one of my uncles had Diabetes Type 2 for much of their shortened lives. Sadly, they both succumbed to complications of the disease. Prediabetes diagnosis is intimidating While I wasn’t surprised, I was apprehensive. I remember…
You know those sayings you’ve heard your whole life, like “A stitch in time saves nine” and “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”? As I look back over a lifetime, I realize how relatable some of those archaic sayings have been to my life. Faith will move mountains I remember as a child…
It has never in history been easier to reach out and touch someone than it is today, yet health care professionals continue to sound the alarm about epidemic levels of chronic loneliness and its potentially devastating health implications. News and health sites report studies indicating loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking or…
As older adults we have to pay close attention to our bodies’ needs for water to avoid dehydration and the complications dehydration can cause in seniors.