Do you have diabetes? Thirty million Americans have diabetes, and it’s estimated that millions more have prediabetes. Seniors are at an even higher risk of diabetes, and roughly 25 percent of older adults have diabetes according to Aging.com. If you’re … Continue reading →
You can’t avoid getting older, but science continues to show that you can have an impact on how you age. Taking control of your physical and mental health can improve your quality of life and help you remain independent and … Continue reading →
When you listen to a customer (or co-worker, spouse, significant other), your brain is constantly making hundreds of assumptions. Each word, inflection and tone of voice is interpreted, but not always as the speaker intended. Research shows that two-thirds of … Continue reading →
Diabetes is a metabolic condition that involves the body’s use of insulin. People with diabetes have to be careful about taking care of themselves. Feet are particularly sensitive to changes in the person with diabetes. When someone has diabetes, their … Continue reading →
Have you ever lost someone close to you to death? We go through a grief process that was best described by Elizabeth Kublar-Ross in On Death and Dying. In it, she talks about the five stages that people go through: … Continue reading →
Have you been talking about a senior citizen’s budget, but aren’t sure where to start? Sometimes it’s good to start with the basics, such as the basic outline for a budget and the categories you want to include. Here are … Continue reading →
It’s important to have real, specific goals in your business. These goals can be financial, personal, or simply involve an aspect of your business (“build an effective website” for example). It can sometimes seem overwhelming to determine goals, and even … Continue reading →
There is so much emphasis on emotional intelligence these days that it appears that people are suppressing their emotions and problems in an effort to “fit in,” to keep their jobs, and using “positive self-talk” to muscle through the rough … Continue reading →
Using spam filters is a very effective way of combating spam or junk mail. These programs use some keywords like ‘guaranteed’, ‘free’, etc and block any email with those words in them. But this has the disadvantage of sometimes blocking … Continue reading →
Your brain is central to all of your thoughts, memories, behavior, judgment, reasoning, mood, and so much more. It is therefore critical that you do all that you can to slow down its aging process. In what follows, are ways … Continue reading →