Grief and Loss are Normal Parts of Life

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Grief can take many forms, and people tend to deal with it in different ways. Grief is typically thought of in the context of the death of a friend or loved one. However, people can grieve in other wa...

Isolation: Our Choice

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I have written a lot about isolation in the past, but it is a critical issue for elders, and we need to deal with it. In a 2010 AARP survey, 25% of respondents ages 70 or older said they felt lonely a...

Senior Home Sharing

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Shared housing for seniors is a living arrangement between unrelated or non-partnered people who share a living space for mutual benefit. It can be a way to remain in one’s own home or find an a...

Positive Thinking: A Vital Role in Achieving Health and Happiness

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Positive thinking means approaching life’s challenges with a positive outlook. It doesn’t mean seeing the world through rose-colored lenses by ignoring or glossing over the negative a...

The New Year: Planning for 2023

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It has been a month already of the new year 2023. Now that we have done all the partying for starting a new year, it is an ideal time to explore ourselves and set goals. After exploration of our succe...

Value of Volunteering

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Since it is the season of giving, one of the most valuable ways to give is to volunteer. Volunteers help their neighbors, serve their communities, and provide their expertise at no cost. No matter wha...

Teach Me To Grow Healthy: The Intergenerational Community Garden and Indigenous Foods Program

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This month’s article describes a program that was developed by three very innovative and industrious people who currently work on it and contributed significantly to writing this article: Augustin Jor...

Empowerment: Taking Charge of Ourselves

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Great discussions and debate are occurring over health care costs and the role of government, ultimately impacting the Medicare program. Many say that they want less government, more self-control and ...

Obesity: A Huge Epidemic in the U.S.

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I had the pleasure of taking a cruise with my 89 year old mother this past month. Even though I am exposed to it every day walking the streets of Nevada, the incidence of overweight, obese, and grossl...