Play the piano for brain health

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Piano #BrainHealth I’ve been reading in too many places about taking steps to hold off memory and cognitive impairment, so I’ve paid attention to ... Continue Reading →

Don’t reach for the vitamins and supplements

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Vitamins #Supplements Oh, it was so tempting, I have to admit. When a neighbor strolled by on her afternoon walk, we got to talking about how she stays in shape, ... Continue Reading →

Stay ready for the next storm

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #DisasterPreparation In many areas of the country, it’s been a harsh winter. Snow, ice, wind, flooding … we’ve seen it all, sometimes several of ... Continue Reading →

Covid is still here

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid Uh oh. It appears that in my ZIP code the number of Covid cases has doubled in the past week. Not only that, but two close neighbors are sick. One neighbor ... Continue Reading →

Count your daily steps

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #StepCounter How many daily steps do we really need for optimum health? Ten thousand steps seem to be the gold standard in most of what we read to keep diabetes ... Continue Reading →

People are getting sick again

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid #RSV #Flu I’m not the only one who has opted, once again, to stay home. Both my rec center and senior center are again cutting back on classes and ... Continue Reading →

Don’t give up on changed world

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #RSV #Flu #Covid This is not the world we grew up in, or even the world we knew for much of our lives. If my informal poll of friends and acquaintances is correct, ... Continue Reading →

Stay healthy by staying home

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #RSV #Flu #Covid I’ve been lax lately in terms of my health. I admit it. While I haven’t been at music concerts among thousands of people or riding ... Continue Reading →

Get educated about scams

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Scams #FraudResourceCenter There is an online movement among the children of seniors to instruct us about scams we might come across. All sorts of advice is ... Continue Reading →

Clean out expired items

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Covid #ExpirationDate Remember that bottle of antibacterial hand soap you tucked into the back of the cabinet when the Covid pandemic first started? People were ... Continue Reading →