Online Lotharios’ only love is money

#Middlebury #Seniors Think you’re immune from getting scammed in an online romance? Think again. Authorities recently charged 80 people with running scams around the world designed ... Continue Reading →

Beware heat’s impact on seniors

#Middlebury #Seniors Summer heat … although the days are getting shorter, it’s just not ending. As seniors, we need to beware the impact that heat can have on us, especially ... Continue Reading →

Are Canadian drugs in our future?

#Middlebury #Seniors If you watch the news, you might have seen there’s a proposal underway that would allow states to import prescription drugs from Canada, where costs are lower. ... Continue Reading →

Cholesterol plummets after giving up bread

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: Something’s been puzzling me. I’m a 71-year-old female, and my cholesterol tends to hover around the 240 mark. However, I had to give ... Continue Reading →

AARP offers free scam alert map

#Middlebury #Seniors The scammers sure have been busy. Is there no end to their creativity? The AARP is helping us fight back, however, with its Fraud Watch Network’s free Scam ... Continue Reading →

Pre-made meals help when we don’t want to cook

#Middlebury #Seniors Now and then we just don’t want to cook as much as we normally do. Maybe it’s the heat of summer that keeps us from wanting to get in the kitchen or ... Continue Reading →

Social isolation linked to bone loss in women

#Middlebury #Seniors If you ever wanted a compelling reason to join a group or get out more, here it is: A new study shows that poor social relationships contribute to bone loss in ... Continue Reading →

It’s not too late to start moving

#Middlebury #Seniors If we’ve been inactive for many years, it’s easy to just assume that there’s nothing we can do at our age to increase our health and longevity. ... Continue Reading →

Pedometer tracks our steps

#Middlebury #Seniors Have you been counting your steps every day? Do you have one of those step trackers? I keep reading that we’re supposed to take 10,000 steps day for good ... Continue Reading →

Our biking days aren’t over

#Middlebury #Seniors Remember when we were kids and summers were spent riding our bicycles around the neighborhood? We’d screech around corners, never worrying about balance or ... Continue Reading →