Health & Wellness

Outdoor Spring Activities for Seniors
Spring is finally here — warmer temperatures, more hours of sunlight, and the flowers and plants are beginning to…
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Health & Wellness
Legumes to Fruits: Foods You Should Always Have on Your Grocery List
As far as good-for-you foods go, the mind-boggling mix of advice directed to adults over the age of fifty…
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What Seniors Should Know About Their Thyroid
Disorders of this small gland are common, especially in older women. Catherine Horvath, 51, was feeling no symptoms five…
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End of Life Care: Helping Seniors Avoid Unwanted Medical Treatment
A new poll shows that almost one in four older Americans—approximately 25 million people—experience excessive or unwanted medical treatment.…
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Staying Healthy: 5 Foods Seniors Should Avoid
Suggesting that someone never eat certain foods tends to stirs up a lot of angst. Surely the rare splurge…
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Healthy Eating: The Benefits of Farmer’s Markets
Summer is here and if you haven’t visited your local farmers market yet, you should. Farmers markets are excellent…
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Health & Wellness
Stretch Out & De-Stress with Restorative Yoga
Passive, slow movements performed in low light bring deep relaxation. Creaky joints? Sore muscles? Got that crunchy, “short” feeling…
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Health & Wellness
10 Aging Myths Debunked
(The following is adapted from Getting Older Better: The Best Advice Ever on Money, Health, Creativity, Sex, Work, Retirement…
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Health & Wellness
National Healthcare Decisions Day & Advance Care Planning
Addressing end-of-life care is not a conversation many people want to have. It is understandably unpleasant to think about,…
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Shopping Solutions for Healthy Eating
Plan a Week’s Worth of Nutritious Meals Keep in mind which days you’ll have time to cook from scratch.…
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Finance & Planning
Medicare 101: A Crash Course in St. Louis Senior Care
Recently, Bethesda communities hosted Althea West to speak to our residents about Medicare. If you missed the event, here’s…
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Health & Wellness
Benefits of Veteran Support Groups at Senior Communities
Many St. Louis senior living communities are dedicated to honoring and supporting their veteran residents and families through various…
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Health & Wellness
Debunking Alzheimer’s Myths to Improve St. Louis Senior Care
Alzheimer’s is one of the most feared brain disorders. It gradually robs a person’s memory, destroys brain cells, and…
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