Beauty Tips for Aging Women

Now more than ever, age is only a number. Since you are truly as young as you feel, why not turn the clock back with skincare and makeup techniques and products that will make you look your best? 

In order to add life to your years as you add years to your life, these beauty tips for mature women are intended to help you have more radiant, younger-looking skin.  One of the popular solutions is olive oil based skin care products.

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Simple Safety Check Can Reduce Risk of Falls in Home

One of the greatest fears for senior citizens and adults caring for senior-aged relatives or loved ones is the individual being injured in a fall. The majority of harmful falls seniors suffer are in their residence.

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I love my Bed Buddy..... 

Actually, my wife doesn't mind and my Bed Buddy cuddles so well.

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Noah in the 21st Century

It is the 21st century and Noah lives in the United States. 

The Lord speaks to Noah and says: "In one year I am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth with water until all is destroyed. But I want you to save the righteous people and two of every kind of living thing on the earth. Therefore, I am commanding you to build an Ark." 

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Butchering the English Language 

Hopefully you will find these letters to state welfare departments amusing since a good laugh is good for our health.

Such as:
"I am forwarding my marriage certificate and six children. I had seven, but one died which was baptized on a half sheet of paper."

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A Hospital Responds to Budget Cuts

- - - A bit of humor is good for our health.....

We cannot escape the constant news about the costs of health care and ways that the government and insurers are reducing what physicians and hospitals are being paid. Here is a different take on the issue.......

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You Can't Mess With The Experts

A humorous look at married life

Here is another of our Bits of Wit for seniors since a laugh is good for our health.

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.......

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The Ins and Outs of Viaticals

Did you know that you can sell the death benefit of your life insurance policy? Did you know that you can buy the life insurance benefit of someone else's policy? Although this sounds sort of morbid, there are some situations in which this makes some sense for some people.

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Avoiding Back Pain While Traveling

With vacation calendars already blocked with trips to visit family and friends, and beach and the mountains, you may be concerned about how to handle your stiff or sore back on the road. And if you're like many travelers, you may be dreading the ride, sleeping in a strange bed and getting out of your usual exercise routine.

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Socks for Peripheral Neuropathy Foot Problems

What is peripheral neuropathy? Peripheral Neuropathy is a nerve condition that affects the arms, hands, legs, and (most often) the feet. The most common form of peripheral neuropathy is due to diabetes. 

As patients develop diabetic neuropathy, they have a greater risk of developing skin ulceration-like sores and infections. Areas of corns and calluses on the feet represent areas of excessive friction or pressure - often the result of friction from shoes and socks.

While peripheral neuropathy has no cure, carefully selected socks can provide comfort and needed protection.

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Who Will Take Care of Mom?

Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance Covers More than Nursing Home Care 

In helping your mother address her long term care needs, a few key questions you may want to ask: 

- Does mom understand what long term care means, and entails? 

- Will mom need financial assistance in the future with long term care? 

- Will mom need to care for her spouse in the future and need financial assistance?

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How a Care Giver can Prepare for Emergencies

If you are charged with the care of an aging individual, there are several steps you can take safeguard against your elderly one falling victim to an in-home emergency.

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Heat Therapy vs. Cold Therapy for Weekend Warrior Injuries

This is the last installment of a 4 part series dealing with common problems that we seniors face as we get involved with occasional activities that may tend to cause injuries.

Whether we are involved in age-appropriate athletic endeavors, household chores, gardening, or working in our yards, we surely will suffer some degree of weekend warrior malady at some time.

The question that comes up is whether to treat it with heat or cold. Hot and Cold therapies are the two most common forms of non invasive and non addictive therapies that can be used to treat aches, pains, or injury.

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Email OOPS! - Humorous look at the risks of emails

If you don't get a chuckle out of this humorous email story, then you may need some attention to your sense of humor! After all, a good laugh is healthy. A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy winter.

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Kegel Exercise to Reduce Incontinence and for More Pleasurable Intimacy

For millions of senior women in the US and worldwide, sexual satisfaction has all too often become an un-achievable fantasy. The effects of an impaired sex-life can mean loss of passion in the relationship, psychological disorders and depression. As a result, the sufferer feels both inadequate in her daily life as well as with her partner. 

From the physical standpoint, the problem may be a weakening of certain muscles. The same pelvic muscles help women better control their bladder and reduce incontinence.

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Weekend Warrior Injuries Among Seniors - Part 3

In this installment we continue this discussion of weekend warrior injuries by looking at some treatments that are available for the aging population who might occasionally over-do-it.

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Weekend Warrior Injuries Among Seniors - Part 2

This is the second of a 4 part series dealing with common problems that weekend warrior seniors face as we get involved with occasional activities that may tend to cause injuries. Here, we discuss runner's knee, shin splints, iliotibial band pain, sprained ankles and achilles tendon.

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Weekend Warrior Injuries Among Seniors - Part 1

This is the first of a 4 part series dealing with common problems that seniors face as we get involved with occasional activities that may tend to cause injuries. This installment identifies a few of the problems that we may face, with some ideas about how to reduce the frequency and / or severity. 

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Recipe for Safe Cooking - How to Avoid Kitchen Fire

Ingredients for a Safe Cooking Experience - How to Avoid Kitchen Fire. A recipe that should be included in every cookbook......

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