Retirement Career Planning? Sounds like an oxymoron doesn't it? But more older people actually are not thinking about retirement, but about their next career. Unlike their parents who worked for the same company up until they retired, many of today’s older generation are looking for a more fulfilling life than they have experienced in their current profession. Continue Reading »

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On Christmas Eve, I opened my monthly statement from my insurer for Medicare Part D coverage and received a shock. The premium had jumped from $37.50 per month to $63.26. Good grief, that's a 59% increase! Continue Reading »

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The baby boomer generation is comprised of those born between the years of 1946 through 1964 and is the largest demographic group in history because of the large spike in births after World War II. The first person born in the baby boomer era entered her sixties as 2006 began, bringing into focus the question of how baby boomers are handling aging. Continue Reading »

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Gaining pain control is a common delemma when you are dealing with cancer patients. Yet there is the possibility that pain can come from an outside source, such as an infection or muscular disease. By talking with your physician, you can find ways to manage your aches when fighting cancer. Continue Reading »

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Regardless of where you stand in the aging process, your sex or fitness level, good eating habits are the single best thing you can do to improve your health. Staying active plays a large role in overall health, but putting the wrong kind or wrong quantity of food in you body will keep you from being as healthy as you would like. Moreover, it does not require you to spend oodles of cash on the latest anti-aging fads.
If you're feeling resistant to changing poor eating habits, it may be in your best interests to think differently. Continue Reading »

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