Every single day, we have the daunting task of trying to decide what we’re going to cook for dinner. Sometimes we’re just feeding ourselves; other times we’re feeding our whole families. The choice ultimately comes down to: 1. Do I need to go to the grocery store? 2. Do I even have time to cook? 3. Should I just order…
We recently wrote a blog about foods that are great for brain health and can actually improve your overall brain health and decrease mental decline. Some foods, however, can do the exact opposite, and you may not even realize that eating them could be contributing to the fogginess you’re feeling on a day-to-day basis. What is brain fog, you ask?…
Gardening is a great stress reliever, a way to pass the time, a way to make something beautiful, and a perfect way to spend your time for something productive (how much of your art can you eat?). Gardening can be a lot of work when you have to worry about carting the dirt into your yard, digging into the ground,…
There are so many different kinds of poetry: some rhyme, some are short; some take time, some help court. If you just look for it, there is a lot of really good poetry out there, and there is a large variety of it. With a little something for everyone, it’s pretty easy to find some poetry that will be a…
We all know that eating the right foods (and the right amount) helps us with staying at a healthy weight, keeps our hearts healthy, and can even help us keep up our immunity and fight off illness. But did you know that some foods can even help you maintain (and even improve) your brain health? We’re not just talking about…
It can take only one bad fall to severely incapacitate or even kill an individual; more so if they are age 50 and over. There is good news however! There are many simple tips and tricks that can be implemented in order to reduce the risk of deadly falls for yourself or your loved one. Each tab below contains information…
Raspberry Crumble Bars Yields: 20 bars; Prep: 20 Mins; Bake: 40 Mins Ingredients CRUMBLE 2 cups old fashioned oats 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 t baking powder 1/2 t cinnamon 2 sticks (1 cup) cold salted butter, cubed RASPBERRY FILLING 2 1/2 cups fresh raspberries 2-4 T brown sugar 2 T all-purpose flour 2 t…
Helping yourself or your loved one keep loneliness at bay during the pandemic There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed our lives. The CDC recommends that all people over 60 stay at home and that all care facilities and senior centers close to visitors, as the odds of contracting the virus increase significantly with age. Staying…
May is recognized annually as National Arthritis Awareness Month. Some say that feeling stiff and having joint pain is an inevitable part of growing older, but this is not entirely true. These experiences can transition from pains that come and go with the weather to much more serious and even crippling forms of the condition. Half of all people age…
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and the already active Parkinson’s community gets into high gear to raise awareness of this disease that touches the lives of so many. In fact, you may already be thinking of someone you know who is affected by the disease. More than one million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s disease and that number…
