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04/04/2018

Just make sure you drink your coffee black

08/21/2017

Chocolate anyone?

Chocolate's potential health benefits may include improving cognitive function, but more study is needed and current data alone don't justify overindulging.

08/21/2017

Meredith Kimple, our health blogger extraordinaire, explores the role of anxiety in the life of older adults. Thanks Meredith!

By Meredith Kimple In a previous blog post, we discussed the importance of monitoring and supporting our older loved ones’ emotional health. Depression is more prevalent in the elderly population t…

02/22/2017

Did you get a flu shot this year?

There are nearly 14,000 new cases of flu diagnosed each week, according to the CDC.

11/09/2016

By Meredith Kimple An apple a day keeps the doctor away. We know this adage is far from accurate, but what if we substitute “apple” with “multi-vitamin”? Daily supplements can fill the gaps in our nutrition and fortify our diets. Convenient and easy to take, they may not keep the doctor away, but th...

10/11/2016

Who knew about the cabbage?!

Advice about what to limit and why

09/30/2016

By Meredith Kimple From our first trips to the dentist as children, we are drilled with reminders to brush our teeth, floss daily, and stay away from candy (to our dismay). Oral health is a component of our wellbeing that we maintain largely out of habit, and is so entrenched in our routine that we…

09/29/2016

Glad someone established

I confess.  Coffee is not just a drink.  It's an experience. There's so much more to coffee than just merely drinking it.  Just ask a coffee drinker.  As for me, it has nothing to do with taste, but has become about ritual (the daily routine of standing in front of the coffee maker watching the brew...

09/28/2016

09/28/2016

Study: Elderly’s Family Caregivers Need Help, Too By Rachel Bluth Republished from Kaiser Health News. Elderly Americans’ well-being is at risk unless the U.S. does much more to help millions of family caregivers who sacrifice their own health, finances and personal lives to look out for loved ones,...

09/27/2016

Did you know that only HALF of people who have high blood pressure actually have it under control? We have strategies to help you simplify and get your med regimen under control. "Taking your medication" is not a single behavior, but made up of a multitude of decision-making steps that is unique for each person, and finding the ways to overcome obstacles is important for remaining the healthiest you can be.

According to the CDC, about 5 million Medicare Part D patients age 65 and older are skipping doses of their meds or not taking them at all.
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