The problem with goals and New Year’s resolutions is that it can be a pain to actually stick to it. Take for example your weight loss goal; if you don’t have enough will power and self-control, it is so easy to backslide even if you are already halfway through accomplishing the goal, putting you back to square one. It can be quite frustrating if you ask me, then I keep [...]

Asthma attacks can be painful and fatal for older adults. The more we age, the more difficult to manage our asthma attacks will be. In fact, COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is said to be the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Of course, if you are suffering from asthma, you are technically suffering from COPD too. Unfortunately, our age group has the highest mortality rate [...]

Let’s just call this as our little New Year’s resolution, shall we? Now that year 2011 has ended and onto 2012 we go, I felt that this is the right time to reexamine our lives and put some order in it. I would like to focus on the things that seniors usually put off, year after year after year, despite the necessity to do these things the soonest. Here’s a [...]

I have heard somewhere that a car represents the person who drives it; somehow I believe this. When I was in college, it didn’t matter if your car was battered and doorless just as long as people can sit in it and it could go places. Of course, as the children started coming in, one would also start thinking of trading cars for something that would fit all the kids [...]

Weather changes are indeed dangerous to a senior’s health since the aging body’s temperature tends to adjust slowly and quite painfully. However, these weather changes can never be avoided and we will just have to deal with it whether we like it or not. Just like in summertime, winter has its own set of health hazards which seniors might want to try to avoid – or avoid at all cost [...]

If you are a senior trying to find ways to look younger even for a day, you might want to assess your daily habits. While there are several cosmetic procedures available for seniors nowadays, sometimes, all it takes is for you to destress and make it a point to stay stress-free every single day. This should not be too hard if you make yourself – mind and body – your [...]

It goes without saying that getting your doctor on your good side is a must. As much as possible, you don’t want them to be pissed at you as you are bound to be really uncomfortable in each and every visit if you do. But admit it, there’s that rebel streak that’s quite hard to contain at times especially if you are getting really annoyed with your doctor and/or his [...]

When you travel a lot, you know how important a reliable suitcase is. Double that if you are a senior nursing a bad hip from all those sitting you’ve been doing during the trip, then you are suddenly thrown upright, expected to walk briskly and standing like a man fresh out from a human evolution chart. A perfect suitcase will help you manage hip ache, walking briskly and upright and [...]

It is not right to put all the blame on the recession. Truth be told, we were living a very spoiled life prior to the recession and some countries were not hit as hard as we had been. Granted, some of us seniors suddenly found ourselves in face of our deepest, darkest fears: losing our homes, no jobs, vulnerable nest eggs, etc. All we could think about is why these [...]

What better way to start the year than decluttering your life? Okay, decluttering your life may sound a little drastic but certainly you could start with your own home right? And since we seniors are encouraged to forever downgrade our homes and our lifestyles to suit our current capabilities, financial and otherwise, this might be the best time to start a 4-week decluttering plan! 4 weeks for me, is ample [...]