I must remind you all seniors to please take a night off sorting your medicine cabinets—if you haven’t done that already—as the 2nd National Drug Take-Back Day will be held Saturday, April 30, 2011. It is a nationwide effort of the government to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft. Sites are scattered all over the nation and will be open from 10am to 2pm. Make sure you bring all those [...]

I know you guys knew I love books. They are my solace, my escape, when things get tough. They are my friends, giving me advices where I need them and of course, they give me unbiased opinion of  things that are happening and those that are yet to come. If there is one thing I won’t be able to live without, it would be books, good books, that is. I [...]

Let’s keep it light today shall we? While doing my regular volunteer work for a nearby care residence which houses a couple of really, really old people left abandoned by their families and friends (if they still have any surviving), I encountered a new “recruit” and I must say, this new recruit is not a happy one, either. I knew from the moment I laid my eyes to this new [...]

In observance of Easter Sunday, I am giving you amazing egg facts and some good reasons why you should enjoy them today! •    What to know if an unassuming egg sitting inside your fridge is already rotten or not? Dip it in a glass of water. If it sinks, it is still good to eat, if it floats, it is already rotten. •    Eggs are good for your eye sight. [...]

Oh how I love the term! Being a cheapskate has its own downside, sometimes people won’t take it well just because you are acting out of the norm or, by being a cheapskate by nature you sometimes forget to extend proper behavior expected from you by other people. You  need not be as you can still be a senior with etiquette while being a cheapskate and save few more extra [...]

Since you are starting with—or thinking about—low sodium diet, I would assume that it has something to do with hypertension or managing your blood pressure. If you are a senior or nearing the golden age, it is an already given fact that you will need adjustments with your diet as not every type of food can be accepted by your body anymore. Not everything can be digested and absorbed by [...]

Along with poor memory, seniors are noted to suffer from poor concentration as they age. While these two don’t really mean the same thing, they go hand-in-hand which frustrates seniors the most. One good way to measure the level of concentration you have right now is to test if you can still multitask and remember each and every detail that comes with each task. It won’t be easy and it [...]

What I love about Easter Sundays is that it allows enjoyable, quality time for people of all ages, young, old and even those in between. It has that “Christmas morning” quality to it that makes seniors and kids wake up in anticipation. Aside from that, Easter Sundays bring back sweet, old memories of our childhood—when everything seems so easy and right. However, Easter Sundays, to make it more worthwhile, require [...]

One of the many age-related illnesses a senior must contend with is hypertension. Actually, with lifestyle changes we all are experiencing nowadays, the age bracket for hypertension has become significantly lower—that is, you can easily find a 40-year-old dealing with hypertension already, 30-year-old even. Due to its somewhat “common” nature, add to that the number of people who talk about how they have dealt with the condition and how they [...]

I just love the notion that seniors are now moving forward even after retiring from fulltime work.  It’s not all about money, you know. However, I must admit that money plays a really huge part on why seniors are now opting to work even after retirement. Whether it’s trying to make life a little more comfortable or perhaps make yourself a bit busier as retired life can be boring, you [...]