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IPod Therapy for Stroke & Alzheimer\'s Patients
IPods Not only for Teens FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL: One of the raps on iPods is that users tend to close themselves off from other people and retreat into their own private world. But with stroke and dementia patients, iPods and other MP3 players...
Gluten Free Restaurant List --- I Am in Heaven!
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. It causes some people serious health problems, including depression. It "sets the stage" for autoimmune diseases and causes Celia disease. Potatoes and rice are allowed in a gluten-free diet. A......
Sartorial Silver Years
No More Daytime PJs for Me Watchapreague Marina "t" and my old terry cloth robe and fuzzy sheepskin slippers. Not the prettiest sight. Dan sent me this blog link today of Boomers and Seniors who are decked out in sartorial......
Report Warns Of Obese Baby Boomers -- Red States the Worst
by Nancy Mehegan A new report in obesity in America, has little good news. Obesity rates among adults ROSE in 23 states over the past year and didn't decline anywhere. "Red States" were the worst: Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia. (......
Boomers Become Facebook Friends--Banish Depression and Loneliness
Building Community After some reluctance, I am now a big fan of Facebook and will be setting up my Twitter account soon.(In fact, I am going to tweet a novel I have been thinking about for a long time and......
Get A (Wine) Buzzzzz On---Organically
False Debate over Nourishing Vineyards I'm always puzzled about the debate over organic VS non-organic farming/gardening practices. And that conversation/debate is now extending to organically grown grapes for wine making. Less than 60 years ago, alm...
Loveing Forward and Positive Aging
Shakspeare on Love and Longevity William Shakespeare wrote often about love, aging and death. And in this annual National Poetry Month http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41, I want to think about what he has to tell us about love and long life. Belo...
Love(ing) Forward and Positive Aging
Shakspeare on Love and Longevity William Shakespeare wrote often about love, aging and death. And in this annual National Poetry Month http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41, I want to think about what he has to tell us about love and long life. Belo...
Positive Aging: Enacting it, Thinking It, Being It , Feeling It
Positive Aging Approach: a key aspect of reFIREMENT Beginning series on positive aging Looking forward in all senses of the word is central to positive aging http://centerforpositiveaging.org/. And aging is what we boomers are doing--whether we like ...
Finding Love in All the Right Places: Does Your Car Insurance Company Love You? Mine Does!
Teachers Auto Insurance Co of NJ Cares After we were broadsided on Dec 20 last year, I was dreading dealing with my car insurance company. Since I had never been in an accident as an adult (one as a seven-year......
Diamond Love: Neil Gets the AFTRA 2009 MusiCares Award of the Year
Neil Diamond Love We all need that sparkle of diamond love--when it sends out that clear piercing beam of light. Neil Diamond has been doing that for 5 decades. Anyone who has heard Song Sung Blue or Sweet Caroline, knows......
Getting Yourself LOVE Mentors
Bringing in Love I thought I understood love. I've had several long term relationships and marriages. I didn't go looking for love in all the wrong places--I thought. Even today, when friends see me and the Ex together they comment......
Hoofing It with Dorothy Kloss--Move It, Sister
Getting Up and Moving Is One Secret to Long Life Dorothy Kloss is an inspiring example of what lifelong exercise can do for you--85 and hoofing it in 9 3 hour shows a week. So if you are in or......
Chocoloatetango: Laugh/Taste/Dance--a Prelude to Sensual Sex (YUMMM!)
www.Chocolatetango.net Brings dance, jokes and chocolate to Montclair State University on the 14th Ok, all you chocolate lovers out there who are in the Tri-State region and can get to MSU http://www.montclair.edu/ on the 14th, you are in for a......
More Aid for Women and Men Caregivers: Celebration #3 -- Online Chat Dec. 4 12pm EST
I've written quite a bit about the increasing needs of caregivers. Recently notice is being given to men who are a larger and larger number of these caregivers Eldercare Tips I am happy to see recognition being given to the......
Dirt on Gov. Palin from Conservatives: The O'Reilly factor and Fox News
CLick through to this article that has a clip from Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly Factor and a report from Fox News Fox News and O'Reilly on Palin--both conservative operations. OUCH! is all I can say vis their reports on The......
Keep Moving: You'll Eat Less, Be Calmer, Love Longer and Think Better
The financial money flow is frozen, but that does not mean that it is time to be frozen emotionally or be stuck in fear. Keep Moving. Follow the example of the Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners women and men who are......
