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Stress Awareness and Management for Active Adults

Since 1992, April has been designated Stress Awareness Month in both the United States and the United Kingdom, to help individuals recognize and combat stress in order to live healthier lives.

Boomer Song of Spring

Boomer Song of Spring

Inspired by “The Lullaby of Spring,” by Donovan (1968)

Rain has showered far too long

Of mush and flood, we’re tired.

A warm, wet winter we’ve endured

Now sunshine is required.

Active Adults Await Outdoor Gardening Activities

The sun still exists, it’s been shining for the better part of a week now, and we officially welcome SPRING today (March 20, is the Spring Equinox). So it’s okay to admit it if you have the “itch...” to get outside and plant something in the courtyard garden.

Active-Adult Living: What is “Aging In Place”?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aging-in-place is defined as “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income or ability level.”

Nutrition Trends: A Cheat Sheet for Active Adults

In 1980, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics declared March as National Nutrition Month, to enable people to re-focus on the “importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.”

Active Adults Welcome Daylight Saving Time

This year with all its record rainfalls

Leaves us with the question

Will we ever see the sun again?

We wish for its egression.

Celebrate Mardi Gras – Boomer-Style!

The King Cakes have made their appearance, along with feathers, masks and all things purple, green and gold… It’s Mardi Gras Season!

Tips for Boomers to Have a (Healthy) Heart

February is Heart Month, reminding us to do all things that are good for our hearts so that we can enjoy healthier, happier lives.

Make a Friend Day Perfect Opportunity for Active Adults

Friendships don’t have to be of the lifelong variety to have a significant impact. Just as we can change jobs or relocate and make ourselves comfortable in a new environment, we can establish friendships over the course of our lives, and those friendships become valuable to our life experience.

A Winter Week at Home – A Boomer Poem

The weather in Georgia, some folks say,

Is unpredictable from day to day.

In January this is mostly true

The day starts cloudy

But ends with skies of blue