Most of us use honey as an alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners, and are completely unaware of the potent healing power that lies within each glistening amber drop that made honey the oldest known medicine in continuous use. Modern studies show an enzyme...
Life has this habit of taking a toll on our teeth. After decades of eating, drinking, and numerous other activities, once we get to a later stage of life, the state of our teeth can be less than ideal. In fact, the state of our teeth can become problematic. It’s...
Waiting. So much of caregiving is waiting…waiting for test results, or getting an appointment with the right specialist. Waiting to see whether or not treatments have worked and what the next trial may bring. Then there’s the time spent in waiting rooms, whether at...
Practicing What We Preach Growing up, I can remember my basketball coach relentlessly hollering at me to run faster, harder, and further. Rather than focus on increasing my respiratory fitness (per his constant suggestion), all I could focus on was his rather...
Unfortunately, we live in a world where some people prey on unsuspecting innocents. By providing fraudulent information, many elderly are being taken advantage of by unscrupulous people who would manipulate them out of their money and private information. As a...
Why is social interaction important for seniors? Humans are social creatures, and social interactions are important for all humans for a number of very important, very basic reasons. Human society is based on our shared interactions: the coffee you drink in the...