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Foods For Healthy Aging Are You An Easygoing Pack Rat Or An Uptight Purger? A Visit To Utah’s National Parks Offers Grandeur Those Over 65 More Likely To Pass on Fake News Tips For Making Resolutions Work When Needs Arise, Older Women Have One Another’s Backs Is It Too Late For Me To Apply For Medicaid Benefits? Croatia: Mediterranean Tourist Resort With Old World Charm
 
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Foods For Healthy Aging

Eating healthy becomes more necessary as the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s and other age-related conditions increases as you get older.

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Are You An Easygoing Pack Rat Or An Uptight Purger?

Can you sit in a messy room without going out of your mind? I take a deep breath each time I walk into my husband’s home office.

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A Visit To Utah’s National Parks Offers Grandeur

A variety of opportunities can be experienced when exploring the five national parks that are strung across southern Utah like jewels on a necklace.

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Those Over 65 More Likely To Pass on Fake News

A percentage of Americans, less than 9 percent, shared links to so-called “fake news” sites on Facebook during the 2016 presidential election campaign.

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Tips For Making Resolutions Work

Studies have shown that about 41 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 8 percent are successful in achieving their goals.

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When Needs Arise, Older Women Have One Another’s Backs

Like many women aging alone, Eileen Kobrin worried that an accident could compromise her independence.

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Is It Too Late For Me To Apply For Medicaid Benefits?

Many erroneously feel it is too late to do any planning and that their only option is to spend down all their money before they apply for Medicaid benefits.

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Croatia: Mediterranean Tourist Resort With Old World Charm

As I strolled along ancient ramparts that encircle a small medieval city, the view changed with each twist and turn.

Can Stroke Drug Also Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

17 January 2019

An experimental drug used to treat stroke may also prevent Alzheimer’s, research suggests.

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It’s Time To Fix Social Security’s Tax Burden

14 January 2019

People on Social Security need a tax break. The rest of us need to make sure they get it; for everyone’s sake.

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The Skinny On Fad Diets From A Dietitian’s Perspective

13 January 2019

Anyone considering a fad diet needs to be reminded that they’re called fad diets for a reason.

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To Head Off Late-Life Depression, Check Your Hearing

12 January 2019

The greater the hearing loss, the greater the risk of having depressive symptoms, according to a new study.

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My Cold Is Gone, So Why Am I Still Coughing?

11 January 2019

One of the classic cold symptoms is coughing. When coupled with a runny nose, sneezing, sore throat and fatigue, it can make you feel pretty miserable.

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3 Money Tasks You Need To Do Right Now

09 January 2019

Most financial to-do lists focus on what you need to get done by Dec. 31, but there’s also a brief window early in the new year to save yourself some significant cash.

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