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A Guide to Medicines, Alcohol and Aging      A resource warns about the dangers of the elderly misusing  alcohol, prescription drugs, to...

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Memory Foam Uses for Orthopedic Conditions

As we age, we seem to suffer from a variety of "aches and pains," and we are constantly looking for relief - especially relief that doesn't come out of a pill bottle!

Do you have trouble sitting for extended periods of time, such as in front of your computer?

Is that favorite easy chair, that is soooo comfortable, actually causing you back and leg pain, but you don't know how to add the right cushioning to ease the problems?

Friday, September 25, 2015

How to Restore your Car's Headlights

Have you ever noticed the haze that tends to accumulate on your automobile headlights? 

As automobiles age, they are subject to the haze, fog, smear, or whatever you want to call it, that fogs up your vehicle's headlights after years and miles of driving. There are ways to get rid of the haze, which is really oxidation.

You can take the routes of expensive treatment, or you can use an effective home remedy.

How to Dispose of Unused Medications


Medications are an important part of staying well.  But, what do you do with expired, both prescription and over-the counter, medications and those that you no longer need to use? 

Can you be socially responsible and help out the 50 million people who need these over $5 billion of unused medications?  

What if you are forced by law to get rid of your own meds?

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Don't Mess with Women who Read

A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn, while the wife likes to read.

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.  Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out.



She motors out a short distance, anchors, and continues to read her book. Along comes a game warden in his boat....

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Monday, September 21, 2015

Home Care Scams Against Seniors

As much as we detest the idea of trusted aides that take advantage of vulnerable seniors, the “disease” is rampant. This blog entry discusses the ways that some home health care nurses, aides and attendants have been scamming seniors.

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Oddities of the English Language


We wonder why it is so difficult for non-English speakers to learn to speak the English language......

Such as...there is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple or pine in pineapple. And while no one knows what is in a hotdog....



Friday, September 11, 2015

Special Free Shipping on Compression Hosiery 


For a limited time, get free shipping on all of our compression stockings, pantyhose and socks, regardless of how many you order. If it's time to stock-up, now's the time!

We are one of the leading internet retailers of the top quality Therafirm compression stockings for both women and men in our Compression Hosiery department. We feature the Therafirm Core-Spun line of wrestle-free compression hosiery that make putting on and taking off support hose much easier. 

Take advantage of this limited time offer......

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Tips for cleaning hairs from a razor


Do you use an electric or battery operated dry razor?  Don't you hate trying to clean the tiny hairs out of it?  

I got tired of having to take the blades apart, cleaning them and trying to get them put back together and aligned.....

I learned a trick to clean out my Norelco, but I imagine it will work just as well on non-rotary razors.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

What special day this year falls on September 13, 2015?


Give up?  It's National Grandparents Day!




From the days when we were young, we always took time to remember our mothers on Mother's Day in May and our fathers on Father's Day in June.  But, most of us never knew there was a day to commemorate our grandparents. Well, there actually wasn't such an official day until 1978.