If you are an incessant smoker, you probably know when you’re feeling down and depressed. Depression in a smoker is usually characterized by doubled amount of cigarette sticks consumed in a day. For ages, our health care community has been trying to solve this very alarming mystery: does depression cause smoking or is it the other way around?.. These two, even if taken separately, indeed can cause major health problems, [...]

It is extremely important for seniors to find the right doctor to care for them. I believe that when you reach a certain age, a senior is most likely to see his or her doctor more often than their own children! Also, it is important for the senior and their doctor to establish that connection—and of course, more importantly, trust—before they can work together in fighting diseases and illnesses. I, [...]

Staycation is definitely over! Just one look outside and you’ll see why! It’s such a wonderful day to be wasted staying at home and cleaning your pantry, go ahead.. go out and have fun—with or without money! In actuality, you don’t have to be a millionaire to enjoy the outdoors—don’t even have to scratch your whole month paycheck for a vacation! Here are some tips on how to travel cheap [...]

The spotlight may be on women but men sure do have them too! Male menopause or andropause—as called within medical community—is a phase in a man’s life when his testosterone levels gradually decrease resulting to symptoms similar to that of a woman’s menopause. However, unlike that of a woman’s, male menopause occurs at a very gradual pace. Due to this, male menopause can go undetected for years. Also, decrease in [...]

Popularly known as alternative treatments, practitioners now refused to be called as such, instead they would rather call their practices as complementary therapies to go with regular, medical-based cancer treatments. Patients who were able to receive both types of treatment swore than they indeed feel better now and are glad they gave it a shot! Of course, we are not new to the horrors of undergoing cancer treatments. We heard [...]

As the competition in workforce grow stiffer by the minute, more and more seniors are leaning toward entrepreneurship as their means of income before and during retirement years. It’s quite understandable though, as starting/maintaining your own business gives you more control and if you’re really, really good at it, stability—things that you cannot be certain when employed to a company. However, starting a small business can be complicated, and can [...]

We seniors spend a lot of time saving for our retirement and hopefully be able to leave a “handsome-enough” amount for our beloved ones to share when we are gone. Unfortunately, naming your beneficiaries might be the most overlooked part of your estate planning as we usually tend to forget assessing who gets what and what goes to whom. Naming your beneficiaries is more than just appointing the “lucky one”. [...]

Losing weight must be the hardest part in trying to look good and feel young. Unfortunately, this is the only way to get you there. Never had I imagined losing weight would be a struggle. Back then, you just have to watch your eating portions and do whatever you need to do in a day, plus squeeze in some time accompanying the kids down the park, and you’re on your [...]

One of the scariest things when approaching retirement is not knowing if you are indeed ready for it. Sometimes, even the most secured senior can have doubts months before the actual retirement day which is only understandable considering the very unpredictable nature of the economy today. Yes, apparently, the financial side of retiring plays a much larger role than one could ever imagine! Financial stability is important. Without it, you [...]

If you’re managing a one-man business then you don’t have a problem with employees. Chances are, you are just starting out and don’t need help yet. But as your business grows, you’ll soon realize how important it is to get help, probably one or two to do the office and admin work while you’re off to expanding your business. Even if you’re employing virtual workers or in-house staff, it is [...]