Category Archives: Health and Fitness

Wear Red for American Heart Month

February is American Heart Month which promotes awareness for a variety of conditions from strokes to high blood pressure. According to the American Heart Association heart disease is the number one killer among women. “Heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each year, killing approximately one woman every 80 seconds.” Check…

Although Florida winter is much different than winter everywhere else, Floridians still get cold. Sometimes it’s challenging to maintain healthy habits like eating fruits and vegetables during the winter months. Here are a few things to keep in mind this winter season to help yourself and your aging loved ones. Keep warm Even though many…

Traveling can be stressful, especially with senior family members, but the reward is well worth the process: time with family and friends. Hopefully these tips on how to travel with elderly equipment can make your holiday travel experience better. Seniors ages 75 and older are not required to remove shoes and light jackets during the screening process. If…

November is American Diabetes month and with Thanksgiving right around the corner, we wanted to share some tasty and healthy food ideas with you that won’t spike your sugars. Start your morning off right with protein. Having something sweet or full of carbohydrates, like oatmeal or a bagel, will tend to make your sugars high…

Making Sure Your Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order Is Honored

My dad died on August 31, 2015, after a long bout with C.O.P.D. and a recurrence of lung cancer. Because his lungs were so weakened from the C.O.P.D., the lung cancer could not be treated. Surgery was not an option, and radiation and chemotherapy could not be tolerated. The family gathered to spend time with…

How to Help out with Meals on Wheels Plus

For over 40 years, Meals on Wheels Plus has been providing our local senior and disabled community with hot nutritious meals and have extended their program to include community events, a fitness center and fun activity-based classes for seniors. Volunteer Engagement Manager, Wanda Read-Burke, has discussed with us some of the programs and volunteer opportunities…

To start your new year off right, take a read below on some tips to strengthen your bones and joints. Bones can become susceptible to osteoporosis, loss or erosion of bone, which most commonly affects women. Osteoporosis is called the silent killer because you may not know that you have it until a fall or…