Archive for December, 2014

Second Careers Strong at 77

Second Careers Strong at 77

| December 20, 2014 | 0 Comments |

Not Ready for Retirement? Pursue a Second Act Career on Your Terms  For baby boomers that aren’t quite ready for their golden years, pursuing a ‘second act’ career is a popular option on the way to retirement. But what’s the recipe for achieving success the second time around? According to Avon Representative Vondell McKenzie of […]

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Last Baby Boomers Turns 50

Last Baby Boomers Turns 50

| December 18, 2014 | 1 Comment |

Carlos Barientos III was born at 6.45 on the evening of Dec 31, 1964, a few miles northwest of Honolulu. This year, he will turn 50, quite possibly making him the last member of the US “baby boom” to do so. The generation that once seemed to define for the world the energy, excitement and […]

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Brain Games Myth

Brain Games Myth

| December 16, 2014 | 0 Comments |

A new study reports all the hype over brain training to improve our memory may be exaggerated at best and possibly misleading. In Phaedrus, Plato’s 2,400-year-old set of dialogues, Socrates narrates a conversation between the King of Egypt, Thamus, and a god, Theuth. Theuth had invented various fields of learning, including arithmetic, astronomy, geometry, and […]

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Tiny Sensors May Soon Monitor Seniors’ Medicines From Inside

Tiny Sensors May Soon Monitor Seniors’ Medicines From Inside

| December 16, 2014 | 0 Comments |

Fantastic Voyage: Tiny Sensors May Soon Monitor Seniors’ Medicines From Inside Ever been lost on a new trail on a hike? Or confused between north and south in a new city? Or after a certain age, unsure if you really took that anti-cholesterol pill last night, or was it the blood pressure pill?  They kind-of […]

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Your Bladder Dampening Holiday Spirits?

Your Bladder Dampening Holiday Spirits?

| December 11, 2014 | 0 Comments |

Navigating Travel with Bladder Issues:    Celebrating the holidays with friends and family can be the best of times. But when being together requires travel, a holiday can become a real turkey for those dealing with urinary incontinence (UI). Those unplanned snags—weather and mechanical delays, overbooked flights, etc.—can do more than dampen holiday spirits. For […]

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