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- Comfortable Adjustments To Ease Your Aging Pets Uneasiness - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2008 from brian spilnerAs your dog grows older, it is important that he receives proper care. Pooches age, similar to humans and experience many of the same ailments. There are preventative measures you can take and specific illnesses to look out for. An old dog still has a lot of life left. In order to properly ...
Views: 1255(1 vote) - Foods to Aid Regeneration and Anti-Aging - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2008 from Paul RodgersIt's like aging is payment for the health and fun you had in youth. No wonder so many older people are depressed. For the general public, the concept of anti-aging is all about trying to turn back the hands of time in order to achieve and maintain a more youthfully appealing appearance. Healthy ...
Views: 1178(1 vote) - Discover How To Introduce An Older Dog To Your Home & Family - by Submitted on May 23, 2008 from Shelly Dog ExpertYou have decided that you want a dog. Your friends down the street have a five-year-old pooch that they want you to have. But, you keep thinking about how cute that little puppy will be. There are advantages to adopting a puppy, but adopting an adult dog can provide just as much excitement as ...
Views: 1641(1 vote) - Be Present In Conscious Awareness And Grow in Balance and Health - by Submitted on May 16, 2008 from George LockettAs the energies build in group consciousness it is easy to become aware of the energy fields within our awareness. I feel this most as I am between sleeping and waking in the morning. I start to scan through my body and just be consciously aware of the energies and how they are feeling. I ...
Views: 1605(1 vote) - Lift Chairs And Arthritis - by Submitted on May 14, 2008 from Brad BrubakerAs almost anything begins to age, it is inevitable that some things will stop working like they used to. This is especially true of the human body. One common condition that is found in people over fifty years of age is arthritis. Arthritis is a, often painful, condition that involves reduced ...
Views: 1738(1 vote) - Stuff I’ll Try Not To Do As I Get Older - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsAs I begin my transition into the second half-century of my life, there are some things that… huh? Whaddya mean, I shouldn’t lie about stuff like that? Yeah, I know I’m supposed to tell the truth in these articles but that doesn’t mean I can’t fudge just a little once in a while, does it? Not ...
Views: 1252(1 vote) - Understanding Aging - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2008 from Ronnie RuizAging is something that every human must face in their lives, but thanks to modern day research, there is a way to do it gracefully. There are two ways you can go about aging; one way is to just let it come and hope for the best, the other way is to take every possible, and most of the time ...
Views: 969(1 vote) - Old, Gray, And Proud Of It: Bucking The Trend Towards Age-Denial - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Marian McCainI came back from town with my new reading glasses and put them on the table in their plastic case. "My first pair," I said to my partner. "I'm getting old, aren't I?" "Don't worry about it" he replied. "You still look young to me. Anyway it's no good being upset about getting old. We all get ...
Views: 1406(1 vote) - To Fight Aging - Detoxify - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from James PennGetting your hair colored or going through a more drastic cosmetic change such as a face lift will make you look younger. But, if your body has toxins you will still be aging at a faster rate than normal. To really revitalise we must clean ourselves up from the inside - detoxify. In the modern, ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - Vision And Nutrition – The Windows To Our World - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2008 from Darlene SiddonsHow many times have we had conversations with our friends and relatives about which of our five senses were the most important to us. What is really true, is that they all are important and what is more important is that it is best if they are all healthy and in good working order. Nutrition ...
Views: 833(1 vote) - The Pride Gentle Line - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2008 from Brad BrubakerIn 1986 the Pride Mobility Products Corporation was born, evolving from an existing family business. They began manufacturing lift chairs and by 1992 they were leading the industry with their innovative mobility scooter designs. They never stopped working on perfecting their lift chair design ...
Views: 977(1 vote) - A Brief History Of Pride Mobility - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2008 from Brad BrubakerIn the world of home mobility products there are a few names that are almost always mentioned because of their commitment to quality. One such company is Pride Mobility Products Corporation. They have created many innovative and reliable designs as they develop mobility related products like ...
Views: 1453(1 vote) - The Sardana - A Very Special Catalonian Dance - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2008 from Dzagbe CudjoeThe sardana (plural sardanas) is a circle dance associated with the Catalan region of Spain. The people of Catalonia occupy the northeastern corner of Spain spilling over the Pyrenees into French Roussillon. There are two main versions of this dance. The original version was the sardana curta ...
Views: 3751(1 vote) - Used Stair Lifts - A Careful Purchase - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2008 from Brad BrubakerIf you have trouble traversing the stairs than a stair lift may be for you. It is no longer necessary to contemplate a move, installing an incredibly expensive personal elevator, or hiring someone to help you up and down the stairs. Stair lifts provide a safe, affordable, and easy way to use the ...
Views: 1136(1 vote) - Measuring Your Stairs For A Stair Lift - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2008 from Brad BrubakerMany Americans have trouble walking or moving due to arthritis, muscular diseases, or age. This can make going up and down the stairs painful and un-safe. For many this means relying on someone to help them travel up or down the stairs or perhaps just means not using the stairs and subsequently ...
Views: 1515(1 vote) - What You Need To Know About Skin Resurfacing - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2008 from Korbin NewlynFor some individuals, the idea of getting cosmetic surgery can be intimidating. A certain amount of social stigma exists that says people who choose plastic surgery are in some way not authentic and quite possibly vain. Nevertheless, a part of us wants to simply believe in the fairytale myth ...
Views: 825(1 vote) - True Anti-Aging Secrets, Using Antioxidants, Skin Care And Common Sense - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Dori SchwaigerThe quest for the fountain of youth and the desire for vitality, robust health and ageless skin is a flame that burns bright in each of us once our youth begins to fade and we begin our inevitable journey into middle age. Staying young is an inescapable fact that is brought to our attention ...
Views: 2715(2 votes) - Angina More Common In Women Than Men - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2008 from Peter HutchResearchers discovered the unexpected result in the first large-scale study investigating risk factors for stable angina. They pooled data from 74 studies involving 401,315 people living in 31 countries, including the United States. Of the studies' participants, 13,331 women and 11,511 men had ...
Views: 1270(1 vote) - Discover the Joy of Living in the Now in Retirement - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2008 from Cynthia BarnettOne of the most important keys to truly enjoying your retirement lifestyle is learning to live in the now. Unfortunately, this is not the easiest thing to ask people to do. Many of us are constantly overshadowed by the past or worrying about the future. Once you learn to live in the now, ...
Views: 1198(1 vote) - Eternal Youth - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2008 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellThe mind is the bridge between matter and spirit. Matter, because of its characteristics, is mutable, variable, changing , perishable and subject to laws, characteristics, conditions, qualities or defects. The spirit is immortal, stable in an absolute way; does not change, does not transform. ...
Views: 1008(1 vote) - Antiaging Solution - The Truth About Age Prevention - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2008 from Dean CaporellaWell it's official - the secret to looking and staying young is something we continually had drummed into us from the time we were kids. It's sleep and the truth is, most people don't get enough of it. It's an antiaging solution which is rarely discussed. Well, not as a solution to slowing down ...
Views: 841(1 vote) - How To Choose A Walk In Bathtub - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2008 from Pat KrushenWalk in bathtubs are becoming increasingly popular, not only for those who in their senior years find themselves wanting to remain independent, but also for those who are approaching the baby boomer years and preparing for retirement. With so many models and options now flooding the market, ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - How Effective Are The Anti Aging Vitamin Tablets? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Peter samsThe main role of the anti aging vitamin tablets is to promote mitochondria and boosting of the cells regeneration. The cells in your body are breaking down all the time; however, they also are created all the time so the dead cells are replaced immediately with new ones. When age advances, the ...
Views: 1161(1 vote) - Aging Gracefully - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Don FarrowThe Fountain Of Youth – A Life’s Journey… I admit there are many things in life we just cannot change and aging is one of them. Although we cannot change the fact that we age, we can change how we age. The mere nature of our existence gives us options for aging healthfully. I am sure we ...
Views: 1435(1 vote) - An Okinawan Centenarian - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Dan BuettnerFor the past six years I have explored parts of the world where people live the longest healthiest lives—regions called Blue Zones—and tried to decipher their secrets. During one Quest, I visited Okinawa, that’s where my team met Ushi Okushima. Ushi is a 99 year-old woman who starts every ...
Views: 893(1 vote) - 5 Things You Can Do Today To Get Happier! - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Dan BuettnerStudies show that money can buy happiness, but only until the point where you have enough to cover expenses for food, shelter, health care, and transportation. After that, more money brings diminishing returns. So, where to put your energy and resources if you want to maximize your happiness? ...
Views: 799(1 vote) - It's Never Too Early To Start Good Life Habits - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Dan BuettnerIt's usually not the young among us who are focused on improving their lifestyle and achieving longevity. Why? Simple: longevity's just not on your mind at a young age. But our research in the Blue Zones has shown that it's never to early to start developing healthy habits that will pay off ...
Views: 707(1 vote) - Purification For The 21st C - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from Puriti Programs for Life Choose Freedom Choose LoveWellness is first and foremost a choice to assume responsibility for the quality of our own life. It begins with a conscious decision to shape a healthy lifestyle. Wellness is a mindset, a predisposition to adopt a series of key principles in varied life areas that lead to high levels of ...
Views: 1872(1 vote) - First Baby Boomer Gets First Social Security Check - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Linda SmithKathleen Casey-Kirschling, 62, was born one second after midnight on Jan. 1, 1946 and has the notariety of being the first baby boomer born. We are the largest, richest, healthiest, most educated generation in the history of the world. We have many rich opportunities to connect with our family ...
Views: 825(1 vote) - I'm Here For The Party - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Natalie Tucker MillerI just received word that my new friend passed away this weekend. Death announcements have been coming my way with great regularity. You see, I’m at that phase in life where aging family members are shifting the way and where I spend my time. In the past year I’ve said goodbye to my ...
Views: 1304(1 vote) - Act Your Age? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Linda ThompsonA while back I was listening to the radio, when the host introduced a guest by saying he had known her for many years. He said that she was an 81 year old activist, and then went on to say, “She certainly doesn’t act 81.” That made me stop and think of the many pictures the listeners must be ...
Views: 1226(1 vote) - When You Are Old... - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Ronnie RuizWould you like to have the energy of an elderly person or be and elderly person with energy? When I was 17 years old I worked in a restaurant called Wags located in the Cinderella City mall just outside of Denver Colorado, The Host was an 84-year-old gentleman named Mr. Loren. All of the ...
Views: 971(1 vote) - Anti Aging Supplements - What To Know Before You Start - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from GiGi KonwinAs we age, taking vitamins is important. You may have heard of anti aging supplements, but before you go out and stock up on what you think you need, a few basic tests are necessary. Why Should You Test First? Everybody ages differently. Some people may have insufficient nutrients in certain ...
Views: 904(1 vote) - Dr. Oz, America’s Heart Doctor, Gives Anti-Aging Tips - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Therese PattersonDr. Oz says that we can control 70 percent of our aging destiny with the right choices and that we ALL can live to be 100! Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen have written a best seller entitled YOU: Staying Young. They recommend a few simple alterations we can all do to turn back time with ...
Views: 8950(5 votes) - How To Stay Young Longer - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2008 from Arthur LevineWords: 463 Keywords: Stay Young, Attitude, Health, Exercise, Diet, Optimist, Motivate, Goals Who wouldn’t want to feel and look young in their fifties and sixties plus. I know I do. I think there are certain tricks to learning how to stay young. 1. Attitude plays a big part in your quest ...
Views: 1466(1 vote) - L-arginine, Nitric Oxide And Sexual Health - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2008 from Dan HammerThis article will show you how nitric oxide (a dangerous free radical) and L-arginine (an essential amino acid) are critical components to your sexual health. In fact, good sexual health would be impossible, at least for humans, without these two necessary molecules. Location, Location, ...
Views: 29041(4 votes) - Fertility & Diet – Critical Discoveries - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Dan HammerThe groundbreaking study on fertility and diet, done by the Harvard School of Public Health, revealed five critical lifestyle and diet behaviors that impact both fertility and aging. The data comes from the Nurses’ Health Study. With the help of more than 18,000 women, this long-term project ...
Views: 2086(1 vote) - The Glass Half Full - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine 2008 Words: 601 Keywords: Age, Optimist, Future, Learning, Knowledge, Excel The Glass Half Full When you get to be my age the chances are that you are an optimist, or you ...
Views: 1071(1 vote) - Aging With Grace - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2008 from Cassia BermanPublished as “Am-Aging Grace,” cover story in “Mature Lifestyles,” May 2002, supplement to the Woodstock Times and Ulster Publishing’s other weekly newspapers. Since my late twenties, I’ve had a secret hobby. I’ve been storing images in my mind of ...
Views: 1880(1 vote) - Ageing And The Physical Fitness Connection - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Rico CavegliaOr enjoy strength and vitality all of your life I have the habit of asking everyone I meet if they want to live for 100 or more years. How do you think the majority of people respond? I hope your answer is yes, however I have been very surprised to find that most people answer no. It seems we ...
Views: 1462(1 vote) - Ask Dr. Z - Oxygen Enriched Air - Anti Aging - EWOT - Exercise With Oxygen Training - Your Personal Portable Oxygen Bar - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Dr. Z - Peter ZeischeggAsk Dr. Z - Candida-Yeast Infection - Antibiotics, Chronic Fatigue, Ear Infections - many chronic health problems that do not resolve Content: Quotes for Your Life I get letters Candida/Yeast - What is it? Normal Intestinal Flora Candida Yeast and Antibiotics Ear Infections in ...
Views: 2856(1 vote) - Don't ReTire; ReTool & ReNew - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2008 from DR. SYBIL L. INGRAMThere is a difference between aging and getting old. The first is something that you'll do , just as a matter of course, with each and every breath you take until you make your next phasal transition. Getting "old" is totally a mindset; it's avoidable and should be consciously avoided at all ...
Views: 1450(1 vote) - Would You Like To Feel And Look Young Again? - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from Arthur LevinePlease feel free to use this article as long as credit is given to the resource box. © Copyright Arthur Levine, 2008 Words: 448 Keywords: Feel Young, Attitude, Positive, Hope, Plan, Future This is getting boring. I am tired of feeling old. I looked in the mirror this morning and I ...
Views: 2758(1 vote) - The Wisdom Of Your Body - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from Glenda Logan-GloverIt may be hard to believe but it is true; our bodies are our friends. In the face of an overload of New Years resolutions to improve our physique, little attention is being paid to the storehouse of information that our bodies hold. In an insightful book by Pat Samples entitled, The Secret ...
Views: 938(1 vote) - Don't Retire; ReNew & ReTool - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2008 from DR. SYBIL L. INGRAMThere is a difference between aging and getting old. The first is something that you'll do , just as a matter of course, with each and every breath you take until you make your next phasal transition. Getting "old" is totally a mindset; it's avoidable and should be consciously avoided at all ...
Views: 1905(1 vote) - Five Ways To Live Younger In 2008 - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2008 from Sharon BellIt's a new year. And it can only mean one thing; another count to your years. In 2008, you do not need to worry about getting older. Your age is largely about how you perceive yourself. Some quarters even say that age is all in the mind. So if you are wondering how you can stop or even turn back ...
Views: 743(1 vote) - Reverse The Effects Of Aging - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2008 from Mikki ReillyThe Free Radical Theory of Aging is probably one of the most popular theories of aging. It’s about how oxidative stress brought on by free radicals results in aging and the development of a variety of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders and some cancers. A free ...
Views: 1019(1 vote) - The Benefits Of Medical Hydrotherapy™ - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2008 from George BentleyCould Water Actually Be A Miracle Cure for Seniors? I have spent the last two years interviewing hundreds of seniors and researching how they treat and manage their pain, illnesses and other health and mobility related problems. I have conducted extensive research into medications and ...
Views: 4427(1 vote) - How Sandwiched Boomers Can Help Their Parents Create A Legacy Of Meaning - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2007 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.As a Sandwiched Boomer, perhaps you have already had talks with your aging parents about their wills, beneficiaries, and advanced medical directives for hospital care. But have you discussed an ethical will or the legacy of meaning they wish to leave behind? As parents grow older, it becomes ...
Views: 968(1 vote) - Eat Plenty Of Folic Acid To Help Decrease Risk Of Alzheimer’s disease - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2007 from Connie LimonEat plenty of folic acid to help cut in halve the risk of Alzheimer’s disease according to a recent study conducted by the U.S. National Institute on Aging. Folic acid is found in: • Oranges • Lemons • Green vegetables The U.S. National Institute on Aging experts studied adults over a period ...
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