Be flexible, cut stress this holiday season
Be Well “Honey, what’s wrong, you seem out of sorts . . .” he said. “Nothing is wrong, dear, it’s just that it’s Christmas,” she replied. Although I usually include…
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Choosing happiness for the holidays
Be Well “I have decided to be happy because it is better for my health.” – Voltaire Many of us, and I include myself in the “us”, wait for circumstances…
Stay active, Baby Boomers
Be Well “I intend to live forever or die trying.” – Groucho Marx Baby Boomers – the term assigned to the temporary increase in the birth rate after World War…
Thinking differently about stress
Be Well “The world we have created today is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” – Commonly attributed to Albert Einstein I recently…
Gidget goes healthy, let’s follow her lead
Be Well “It bothers me when women think that they’re not allowed to look older . . . because that’s what I am.” — Sally Field, age 69 I don’t…
‘You might as well like yourself’
Be Well “You might as well like yourself. Just think about all the time you’re going to have to spend with you. And if you don’t think too much of…
Considerations for opioid use among seniors
“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.” — Aristotle My topic this week is one that we hear more about almost daily –…
Remembering summers past
Dear Editor, I have had occasion to reflect as I see all the “back to school” specials and reminders the past several weeks and I find myself wondering – where…
Wild about summer berries
“The darker the berry the sweeter the juice.” – Thomas Jefferson – farmer, horticulturist, architect, musician, POTUS We have just passed our nation’s 241st birthday – known as the “Fourth…
Fresh food options for summer
If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t. – Michael Pollan Doesn’t this quote say a lot in just a few words!…