News & Announcements ...

Watch for news from International Association of Gerontology Conference, Paris, July 5 - 9...

TODAY'S NEWS FROM THE HEALTHY AGING® NEWS DESK:

4th of July BBQ - classic chicken bbq recipe read full story

Springing into Summer with Healthy Recipes... read full story

salads, sides, main dishes...and more

HEALTH NEWS

New Report Finds Obesity Epidemic...Fat Kids Become Fat Adults... read full story

DYNASTY: INFLUENZA VIRUS IN 1918 AND TODAY...read full story

Improved DNA Stool Test Could Detect Digestive Cancers in Multiple Organs...read full story

CVS/pharmacy and The National Council on Aging Educate Pennsylvania Seniors on Medication Management and How to Save Money on Prescription Drugs ... read full story

Many Americans Still Have Limited Knowledge of Generic Drugs, New UnitedHealth Group Study Finds ... Read the full story

 

Do You Struggle to Read the Fine Print? What's happening and what you can do.

Eyesight changes as people get older. Most people need glasses and lenses in order to see as clearly as they used to do when they were younger. Read the full story...

 

 

Home Gardeners Can Reap Huge Financial Rewards Growing Veggies

Gardens are "in" for the health and the money of it.

 

 

Reward Your Senses by Gardening read more

 

Pedaling Toward Osteoporosis? Recent studies suggest correlation between bicycling and low bone density...read more

 

 

 

Has your age pushed you out of a job... or is it the economy? What to do? Think of starting your own small business...

NUTRITION NEWS: SALTWATER-INJECTED “ALL NATURAL” FRESH CHICKEN ? read full story

 

American Heart Association science advisory: Omega-6 fatty acids are a good thing...read more

BEANS ARE ALMOST THE PERFECT FOOD... read more or click for recipes

 

 

FINANCIAL NEWS: HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR 2008 TAX RETURNS... read more..

 

More Americans Live to Work, than Work to Live...read more

 

 

PHYSICAL HEALTH NEWS: It's Cane-Fu Fighting as Seniors Raise Cane for Exercise and Protection... read the story

 

Alcohol flush not a good first blush...study shows relationship to cancer

 

 

MENTAL WELLNESS NEWS: DEPRESSION LINKED TO STRESS

Want to be inspired? Watch and listen to Susan Boyle, the American Idol contestant who is following her passion... no matter what anyone has told her!!!! Click here

7 TIPS FOR OLDER ADULTS TO TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF ON-LINE SHOPPING read more..

 

 

 

Healthy Aging® Tip of the Week ...

Just do it!

Instead of putting off until tomorrow your dreams and passions, don't let a minute go by without chipping away at those ideas. The hardest part is getting started, so as the sneaker company and my close friend says daily.... Just do it!!

 

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September is Healthy Aging Month! Click here for more details, sponsorship opportunities...

Write from the Heart Workshop Kit now available! If you work with older adults or intergenerational groups, The Healthy Aging® Write from the Heart Workshop Kit can help you lead a session on creative writing. read more

Healthy Aging® Brochure now available. This 16-page brochure is an easy-to-read, colorful source of upbeat and useful information on the issues of growing older. read more

May is Older Americans Month! May is the official month during which we acknowledge, as a nation, the extraordinary contributions of our 34 million older Americans. Older Americans Month also presents us with the opportunity to draw attention to the remarkable longevity of our population and to the challenges and opportunities which will accompany population aging in the next millennium. read more

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Healthy Aging® DVD Now Available!

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Health Educators:  The Healthy Aging® DVD makes the perfect tool to kick off sessions on positive aging.  Great music by Tom Chapin, incredible camera work and upbeat, positive information by national authorities and real people who share their thoughts on aging.  Easy to use.  Order now!  Click here to order