Gone are the easy days when gardening means just making a short trip down your favorite gardening centre, buying a couple of chemical sprays and God-knows-what’s-in-there pouches of brightly colored particles they call fertilizer. The only painstaking effort you need to exert is making sure they stay out of reach of hungry children and curious pets, which I came close to both disasters before I gave up gardening—or slowed down [...]

Here at seniors-site.com, we encourage seniors to stay active in order to promote quality of life and of course, enjoy what life may bring you during your retirement years. We are most particular with seniors enjoying the company of their family and friends, be able to do the things that are otherwise impossible back in your working years and keep balance on all aspects of your life. These things are [...]

By now, half of the senior population must already be feeling the heat and I’m telling you, it only gets hotter and hotter every year! Some say, it has something to do with climate change and weather is bound to get crazier still. So where does that leave us seniors? Well, literally homebound and locked up where the good AC wind blows! I don’t know if my body temperature is [...]

When trying to lose weight, you most probably have heard 101 diet and exercise tips to make losing weight go faster. While maintaining an ideal weight and staying active is recommended for seniors to ensure quality of life, bear in mind that anything drastic will do you absolutely NO good and it may even be dangerous considering your age and health status. To avoid health risks, here are some diet [...]

Ever wonder what it feels like to live in a community wherein you are free to roam the area but at the same time, monitored—The Truman Show-style? It can be unnerving, yes, but believe me, you are better off in this type of housing than in doldrums of a retirement home. Of course, the type of retirement setting solely depends on the needs of the senior who will move and [...]

I don’t know about you, my elderly friends, but I have been having memory problems for as long as I can remember. My mom used to tease me about the time I almost forgot to pick up my wedding dress had she not reminded me—she being the organized one, me being the careless bride. I had always depended on her to remind me of the things I needed to do:  [...]

For all seniors’ information, flu season starts from November to March—and that is according to CDC or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now that we have just ended August and officially started September, we seniors, being the most vulnerable group for flu, should be armed and prepared! It is important for us seniors to know what we are facing exactly and how bad it can be if and when [...]

Let’s face it, not all retirement plans end in a successful fruition. Some seniors I know, or those nearing retirement are quick to admit, it really takes a lot more than careful planning. Worse, if luck is not on your side, market shares drop unexpectedly, leaving you with last minute, frantic calculations of your liquid assets and those unattended extra something you can quickly turn into cash, i.e assets you [...]

As much as we seniors would like to keep our kids nearby for the rest of our lives, doing so is quite impossible, not to mention inappropriate. As soon as they find a way, they fly away from home, some even as far away from home as possible. Our children’s dreams cannot be hindered by our wants and needs, in order to fulfill their own dreams, they needed to find [...]

Sometimes—especially in cases of severe depression attacks—it becomes harder to appreciate the things that come with aging. Really, not everybody can be happy with wrinkly skin and failing health right? These are the times when we have to remind ourselves that there still are things not only getting better but worth being proud of with age. Below is a list of things seniors can use to remind themselves how lucky [...]