Discovering the Old Florida

VISITS • Old Florida—No high rises, no traffic, just pristine beaches and plenty of wildlife

Discovering the Old Florida

Senior Concerns

VOLUNTEERING • Diane Browning, senior advocate for North Syracuse

Senior Concerns

Winter Walking: Invigorating, Fun, Healthy

ACTIVITIES • Winter walking: the area offers several options for a nice walk

Winter Walking: Invigorating, Fun, Healthy

Two Weeks Without Credit or Debit Cards

FIRST PERSON • Two weeks without debit or credit card. My own experience

Two Weeks Without Credit or Debit Cards

And They’re Off!

PROFILE • Vernon Downs announcer on the job for 47 years

And They’re Off!

Ferne Parcells

14 February 2010

Centenarian talks about aging, longevity and what she looks forward to Q. Did you ever imagine you would live to be 100 years old? A. Never in my wildest dreams, I’m one of the few to live this long in my family. I have a cousin in Canada and he’s in his 80s. Q. How do you describe [...]

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Your Brain On Bridge

14 February 2010

The card game is a great option for entertainment and socializing My mother told me not to plan on getting old if I didn’t know how to play bridge. She was never a card player but discovered upon moving into an adult residence that it was the bridge players who ruled the roost and got the [...]

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Mom’s Home-Made Cures and Over-the-Counter Remedies

14 February 2010

When I was a boy growing up in the coal regions of Pennsylvania, my brothers and I were subjected to any number of mom’s home-made remedies. The most unpalatable was when she made us eat a glob of Vick’s VapoRub when we had a cold. Never mind that the warning on the jar said: “Not [...]

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Staying on Top of Your Medical History

14 February 2010

With a new year and a new decade, it’s time for you to seize hold of your own personal medical knowledge “Knowledge is power,” stated Francis Bacon, a philosopher who established and popularized an inductive methodology for scientific inquiry five centuries ago. With a new year and a new decade, it’s time for you to [...]

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Dealing with Depression: ‘Snap Out of it’

14 February 2010

Charles Schulz was a genius and philosopher whose wisdom came out of the mouths of babes, which he created for his iconic comic strip Peanuts. Schulz deals with some heavy physiological subjects such as depression (we suspect he had his own demons to deal with) in a light hearted way. My favorite Peanuts cartoon shows [...]

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Aging Institute Reveals 2010 Trends

14 February 2010

Will Scientific Advancements and Healthy Lifestyles Increase Longevity? Medical breakthroughs and technological advances — in combination with healthy lifestyles — will help improve the lives of older Americans during 2010, according to the Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging (MLIA) based in Evanston, Ill. “Our older adult population continues to expand as each year passes, so more focus [...]

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