Boomer Alert: CDC Recommends Hepatitis C Screenings The number of Americans dying from Hepatitis C related diseases nearly doubled from 1999 to 2007. And one in 30 baby boomers have been infected and might not even know it. These statistics come to us from the CDC who is now urging that baby boomers get tested […]
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Are you fierce?
Are you fierce? We recently came across an interesting website, www.fiercewithage.com, the site is a call to action for boomers to not fear aging and to resist ageism. The founder of this site is Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. is an author and spiritual advisor. ¬†Dr. Orsborn believes that anti-aging messaging is destructive not only mentally, but […]
Are you a Boomer who feels squished like a sandwich?
between 2007 and 2009 multigenerational households shot up more than 10 percent
To Smart Phone or not to Smart Phone?
Some of you may have even struggled with the idea of a cell phone at all. You may have laughed at how many young people relied on them. You probably hated it when you finally caved and got a cell phone. Now, you see all your kids, grandkids and maybe even some friends with an […]
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Facts: Follow this Series
There is a lot of speculation and discussion about what affect health care reform legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will have on seniors and more specifically, Medicare.