Peg’s Blog
Food & lifestyle ideas to keep you healthy
Wellness and You: Learn How to Prevent Falls
Can you stand on 1 foot for 6 seconds? If so, you dramatically reduce the risk of falling.
More than 1 in 4 adults over the age f 65 fall each year. And if you fall, this in itself heightens the risk of future falls.
Skinny Joyful Old Dame - Positive Aging
Skinny Joyful Old Dame is a how-to little book for women who want to be vibrant and joyful.
There's More to Bone Health than Calcium : Nutrition Tips
There’s more to bone health than calcium. Learn about healthy calcium choicesand other nutrients need for bones
Blue Zones - Answers to Longevity?
I would guess that most of us wish to live long lives, but with the caveat that they are long, happy, HEALTHY lives. Dan Beuttner was curious enough to visit 5 areas of the world where there was a concentration of healthy centenarians. They are Okinawa, Japan, Sardinia, Loma Linda, CA, Costa Rica and Ikaria, Greece.
Are You Over 50 and Struggling with Your Weight?
Many physical changes occur once we hit the 50 and over mark, and they are not all pretty. Some can be really frustrating, like weight that just loves sticking to your body.
Why Turning 50 Is So Significant | Growing Older
50 is the age to ask the big question. The big question to me is: what will we centenarians look like? (I plan to be one of them.) Will our minds be intact? Will we be able to care for ourselves? Will we be happy to be in this elite group or will every day be a slog?
Growing Older - Check out this Tool
Growing older in a youth-obsessed culture can trigger all sorts of fears and feelings of powerlessness.
Habits for Longevity
Habits are powerful forces that can make a difference on your potential to live a long healthy life.
Does the Name Kathrine Switzer Ring a Bell?
Kathrine Switzer changed the future for women athletes in 1967 when she became the first female to complete the Boston Marathon. See the 10 tips she offers to older adults that make lifelong fitness a reality.
5 Everyday Health Hacks for 60+ Women
What is it you want to accomplish with your health this year? It’s easy to think that we need to go all out to change our health for the better. Making lofty, unachievable goals can put a quick ending to any thoughts of improvement. If you have intentions of improving your health this year, simple, small steps will help you accomplish them.