Aging Well in the Gorge March 15th 2016
Eating right doesn’t have to be complicated. It can be simple – and tasty, if you use your imagination and think about what goes on your plate. So during the rest of March, National Nutrition Month, try a new recipe or create your own; or change one eating habit. And to help get you thinking, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge March 8th 2016
Let me just get it off my chest and say I didn’t have much time to write this week’s column because I was having too much fun hanging out all weekend with my eleven grandkids. Okay, that’s not quite true because I really don’t have any grandkids. What I was actually doing was coaching eleven […]
Aging Well in the Gorge March 1st 2016
Let’s face it. Alzheimer’s disease scares the bejeezus out of most of us. In fact, according to a 2011 MetLife Foundation/ Harris Interactive poll of American adults, only cancer tops Alzheimer’s as the disease Americans are most afraid of. And for adults aged 55 and older the fear of getting Alzheimer’s is even greater than […]
Aging Well in the Gorge February 23rd 2016
Hearing loss is one of those invisible chronic disabilities which can cause social isolation and loneliness; significantly impacting your health and well-being. Unfortunately, hearing loss won’t go away; you just have to learn how to best live with it. With my hearing loss, I often depend on my good buddy “closed captions”. When I watch […]
Aging Well in the Gorge February 16th 2016
Everybody talks about eating healthy but what does that mean? You can find all kinds of studies about what is good for you and what isn’t – and often they seem contradictory. Should you eat chocolate or only dark chocolate? And what about coffee – is it good for you or not? Even with all […]
Aging Well in the Gorge February 9th 2016
Sunday will be Valentine’s day – a day to celebrate love and romance with a box of fine chocolates, or a bouquet of flowers from Sigman’s or maybe a candlelight dinner at home with a glass of wine. My wife and I have celebrated Valentine’s Day as a married couple for over forty years. And […]
Aging Well in the Gorge February 2nd 2016
When talking to folks at the Center, I find many are using what was once considered non-traditional medical practices. In fact in the U.S more than 30 percent of adults, use health care approaches developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine. Two of the most common practices are natural products such as herbs, vitamins […]
Aging Well in the Gorge January 26th 2016
Sometimes we think our plate is full with our own day-to-day responsibilities and health demands, but what if you have two plates to manage? That is the case with an estimated 40 million unpaid caregivers who provide annually over 37 billion hours of care because of a loved one’s debilitating disease, chronic health conditions or […]
Aging Well in the Gorge January 19th 2015
The Mid-Columbia Senior Center is in the middle of its 2016 Membership Drive and more than half way towards the goal of 450 members. Individual and business memberships provide over 15% of the Center’s operating budget so the membership drive is a big deal for the sustainability of the Center. But during the membership drive, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge January 12th 2016
“Pride goeth before a fall”. That familiar proverb came to mind while attending a Special Olympics swim meet. At the end of the meet, I needed to climb down from the top of the concrete bleachers, but couldn’t reach the aisle. As I was awkwardly climbing around and between folks sitting in the rows below […]