Are You Striving to Stay Physically Fit and Mentally Motivated? Read on to see how I’m taking advantage of the late spring by soaking up the sun and enjoying the outdoors. It’s hard to believe we are halfway through 2022. A few weeks ago, we could see all the spring flowers and trees blooming. […]
Health
Here are all of my posts featuring health-related topics with tips for aging gracefully beyond the age of 50.
Are You Living to Your Heart’s Content?
For the past 18 years, the American Heart Association’s campaign, Go Red for Women®, is still going strong. Why? The battle is not over, with heart disease still the number one health risk for women. My question to you is, Are you living to your heart’s content? The Go Red for Women® is a signature […]
My Flu-Rona Holiday Quandaries
My end-of-year year holiday typically includes visits with family and friends as well as venturing out for planned Christmas activities. However, this year, my Flu-Rona holiday quandaries derailed plans of any kind. It’s a New Year and yet another novel term to describe updated COVID-19 and flu symptoms. The word, Flu-Rona.
Are You Still Smoking?
Are You Still Smoking? If yes, today is the Great American Smokeout, the perfect day to consider quitting smoking. According to the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it takes 8 to 11 attempts to quit smoking.
Every October, We See Pink
It’s October why so much pink. Here’s a little history about the origins and roots of the pink month. Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns began in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemicals Industries (ICI.) Even since then, every October, we see pink. I must note that […]
Do You Know the Hierarchy of Our Basic Needs?
Aren’t we all striving to live our best life, especially as Midlifers? Don’t we want to thrive and live enriched at this chapter of our lives? While considering this thought, do you know the hierarchy of our basic needs? Lots of questions to ponder.
Sugary Foods and Poor Lifestyle Choices Could Catapult You Into Diabetes
It’s a fact that sugary foods and poor lifestyle choices could catapult you into diabetes. The staggering statistics say that an estimated 9 percent of Americans live with diabetes, that’s about 30 million people. It’s important to learn the facts about diabetes so you can stay healthy.
Dietary Demons That Speed Up the Aging Process
. We’ve heard the saying, “We are what we eat.” As a midlifer striving to live out my best days in excellent health, this phrase takes on new meaning. Today, I’m diving deep into the dietary demons that speed up the aging process. It seems simple enough to make sure we wear sunscreen daily to […]
Lockdown Fatigue? Who’s Ready to Resume Traveling?
Now that 157 million people in the United States received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and easing out of lockdown fatigue? Who’s ready to resume traveling.