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True wealth — The kind that only comes from self-empowered healthy living
Bloomer Boomer editor and video game enthusiast Andy Asher brings a modern way of viewing life, learning and sharing with his community of people over 55 . He is a thinker, a biker, athlete, grandpa, adventurer, thought leader and partner who explores modern life with friends and followers over 55. Follow Andy on YouTube, Facebook, […]
Jonah Engler’s Perspective on the Importance to Give Kids a Wellness Boost
The very feeling of wellbeing is crucial to a kid’s overall health, allowing him or her to overcome difficulties and attaining what they desire out of life. Experiences in the past, outlook, and attitudes can affect the well-being, as emotional or physical trauma can follow specific incidents. Kids with developmental and learning disorders are likely […]
Care Giving For End of Life
By Hilary Thompson Caregiving for a parent can be challenging, especially as you’re aging yourself. You may be managing your own health and financial concerns, trying to help children and grandchildren, or establishing a new life in retirement. The challenges can compound if you’re caregiving from a distance , or if your parent is approaching […]
Video Game: Why Seniors Should Give It a Try
As of recently, the world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. There is still no cure and the most important thing we can do to avoid getting sick is to stay at home. This is even more important for older adults, who are more likely to have severe or even terminal symptoms. However, it’s understandable […]
How Telehealth Is Transforming Patient Care During COVID-19
With an unforeseen global pandemic taking the nation by storm, accessible healthcare has been difficult to obtain. Hospital beds are full, doctors’ offices are temporarily closed, in-person is treatment limited, and people almost everywhere are under a period of lockdown for the time being. Luckily, thanks to telehealth services, patient care has never been so […]
Boomer Genital Herpe Risks
How It’s Transmitted Genital Herpes is transmitted from one person to another by having oral, vaginal, or anal sex with a partner who is having the virus. The use of condoms could be useful in lowering the risk of acquiring or giving herpes. Since genital herpes (HSV-2) is explicitly transmitted, more secure sex practices can […]
Prostate Cancer Procedure Preserves Quality of Life
Steve Kane of Rochester, New York was finally at the threshold of retirement, working less and transitioning into his second act that was supposed to give him the time and freedom to travel, dabble in music, sing in community choirs and basically enjoy life with John, his husband and partner of 27 years. Steve was […]
Food Sensitivity Test For Healing Women’s Skin
Women food sensitivity Most of us think that eating erratically only affects our health and weight! Food intolerances result in varied physical after-effects and symptoms. It comprises headaches, feeling nausea, bloating, water retention, feeling giddy, lethargic, constant indigestion, and the like. And if you look attentively, you will also find that none of these symptoms […]
Preparing Your Home for Spring and Summer
By Hilary Thompson Seasonal changes are the perfect time to take care of those house projects you’ve been ignoring and do some cleaning. As the weather turns warmer, there are specific things that will need attention around your home to prepare for spring and summer and recover from winter. Appliances and exterior elements need to […]
Truths About Cosmetic Surgery For Boomers?
In today’s society, the obsession to gain an attractive appearance continues to grow. Whilst many would associate this consciousness with younger audiences, elders are also reverting to methods to enhance their appearance. In particular, cosmetic procedures can be an option that older people may explore. However, the question they tend to ask themselves is whether […]
Train Your Brain: 6 Mindful Activities for Seniors
Staying In The Game As we age, it’s crucial to keep our minds stimulated and in proper working order. And one of the absolute best ways to train your brain is to incorporate a few mindful activities into our everyday lifestyle. If you’re unfamiliar with the word mindfulness and don’t quite grasp what it means, […]
9 Ways to Keep Learning at Any Age
By Hilary Thompson Learning new things as a child is inherently easier. It’s how we’re wired. We learn new concepts and retain a ton of information in order to interact with the world around us. But as we grow older, we become more used to the day-to-day, and our skills become more relative to the […]
2020 Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment
What to Know About 2020 Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment By Lindsay Engle, Medicare Expert, MedicareFAQ If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you now have a one-time chance to change your coverage. During the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period, you can sign up for a different Medicare Advantage plan. Or, you can enroll in traditional […]
How I Fulfilled my Dream of Racing Cars at 57
At any age. These three small words carry so much meaning. For us boomers, they can serve as a reminder to keep trying new things… to keep positive… and to keep after our dreams. The Inspiration Behind the At Any Age Video Series My dream was racing cars. For as long as I can remember, […]
Guide to Paddle Boarding for When You Are 50+
Beginner’s Guide to Paddle Boarding for When You Are 50+ It is safe to assume that everyone would love to be fit in their golden years. Not only is it good for your health, but it is also nice to feel strong and energetic. As you get older, it gets harder to do most of […]
A Guide to Dating in Your 50s
Dating usually comes with complications of its own, but if you’re newly re-entering the dating scene, you might have some additional reservations. However, dating in your 50’s can be a fun and exciting experience if done with the right intentions! If you’re ready to get back on the saddle but aren’t sure how to go about […]
2020 Dieting Guide At Any Age
2020 Dieting Guide By Pamela Riggs, MS, RDN, CSOWM, MarinHealth. Sticking to losing weight after making it a New Year’s resolution is no easy feat. According to U.S. News, 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by March. For those looking to hit the reset button and get on track to a healthy lifestyle, it’s important to […]
Explore the Pillars of Functional Medicine & the Significance of Chiropractic Care in Functional Medicine
Often doctors prescribe a couple of aspirins and ask the patient to call back in the morning. What if your doctor instead of suggesting a quick remedy, sits down with you discussing all aspects of your lifestyle? That is precisely what functional medicine doctors would be doing if you approach them with a health issue. […]
Take A Pill For It! — Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com visits with Martin Tolar, MD, Ph.D., Founder, President & CEO at Alzheon, Inc. Dr. Tolar was recognized by The Medicine Maker Magazine’s Power List 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People […]
10 Best Places To Retire Overseas
Annual Index: World’s Top 10 Retirement Destinations for 2020 Author and Retirement Expert Kathleen Peddicord Compares International Destinations in 15 Categories, Including Cost of Living, Real Estate Affordability, Health Care Paris, France – Live and Invest Overseas, the leading overseas investment, real estate and retirement resource for more than 500,000 people around the world, today announced the 10 best […]
How Home Automation Can Help Reduce Accidents for Seniors
By Casey Ribick When talking about the benefits of home automation, it’s generally done in an efficiency context. Implementing a home automation system saves a lot of tedium from household tasks, and in some cases, can even lead to energy efficiency. The secondary benefit is security, but it’s often talked about in terms of protecting […]
5 Signs You May Be A Hypochondriac And How To Overcome It
It is hard not to be a hypochondriac when each click of the mouse leads you to a news story about an illness or an alarming new study. With continuous medical research and findings, this can perpetuate health anxiety. Never before have laypeople had so much health information at their fingertips 24/7. What happens when […]
A Plastic Surgeon Unveils Beauty Hacks That Will Cost You Less Than A Starbucks Coffee
We all know that cosmetic-plastic surgeons and dermatologists earn their living by operating or non- invasive procedures. Most of these endeavors are costly for patients. It’s rare that any aesthetic surgeon will let us in on things we can do daily that don’t require us to visit them! We are fortunate to have Dr. Manish […]
Home Care Versus Home Healthcare
By Stephen Zimmerman How to Plan for the Cost of Home Care and/or Home Healthcare Home care and home healthcare are two terms that are used frequently when discussing seniors who wish to age in their own homes and require care to come to them, but there’s actually a big difference between the terms. Home […]
Doc The Poker Guy
“Seeking Hidden Treasures: A Collection of Curious Tales and Essays,” a collection of mystery short stories and essays that explore luck and odd occurrences through the lens of faith. Humorous, heartfelt and cleverly composed, each of the twelve short stories and five essays invites readers along on a hunt for riches, both material and spiritual. […]
THE BEST PEOPLE: A Tale of Trials and Errors
In a stunning debut novel, Marc Grossberg portrays post-millennium Houston as it is, a glitzy place full of larger-than-life characters where anyone can make it. It is the landscape where the country-club and café-society sets clash amidst clever legal maneuvering, big law firm politics, a Ponzi scheme and judicial corruption. Only someone withthe experience of being […]
Malt is the “Forgotten” Natural, Plant-based Sweetener
ByPeeyush Maheshwari, PhD Malt is not just for milkshakes anymore….. It’s the “Forgotten” Natural, Plant-based, Functional Sweetener – Packing Powerful Nutritional Benefits. As Americans struggle to curb sugar consumption and avoid artificial chemical substitutes, they are increasingly craving the latest information on the best natural alternatives available to them. While the origin of malt can […]
How to Prevent a Multigenerational Home Thermostat War This Winter
By Andrew Armstrong Multigenerational households are on the rise with a record one-in-five Americans living in homes shared by multiple adult generations, inevitably leading to various domestic conflicts – including home temperature. Increasing home, child care, assisted living and nursing home costs, college debt, longer life expectancies, and the growth of ethnic communities are all […]
A New Way to Buy A Home
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com visits with Chief Revenue Officer at Unison, Bill Walker who is responsible for cultivating and developing existing direct response channels, sales operations, business development and new growth marketing channels. Bill brings over 20 years of financial services marketing […]
Health Is A Laughing Matter
Health Is A Laughing Matter Editor’s Note – Laughing gets far too little credit for the value it brings to our lives. If all is true about it’s health benefits, why not everyone try to laugh there ass off. Pam, thanks so much for your contributions to the importance of laughing. Andy Asher – […]
One Man’s Reflections on the Male-female Tug of War – through the lens of time
By Thomas E. Cochrane I was raised by a single mother, and my grandmother and aunt were each dominant women, but it was nevertheless a male-dominated society when I was growing up. So during that earlier era, women may have ruled the roost, but men made the important family decisions, period. Later, as the 1960s […]
Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety by Brent Williams
It’s perfectly mainstream to seek and receive physical therapy, but why is emotional therapy so taboo? Men, women, veterans, CEOs, medical professionals, parents, students and even some of today’s hottest celebrities—depression and anxiety impact over 322 million worldwide, it does not discriminate!!! Are you working on any stories that might begin to make the change […]
Best-selling author, international speaker and a sought-after facilitator, Gary Douglas
Best-selling author, international speaker and a sought-after facilitator, Gary Douglas is known for his intensity of awareness and his incredible capacity to facilitate people to ‘know what they know’. He chooses to embody consciousness in everything that he does which inspires others to choose to become more conscious as a result. Gary came with an […]
50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life
Starting Over by Maria Leonard Olsen, author of 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) At age 49, I got sober and divorced. At age 50, I rebuilt my life. The new beginning, despite the attendant pain, was good for me. I lived alone for the first time. […]
Understanding Retirement Readiness in America: How Do You Stack Up?
By Jim Poolman According to the U.S. Census Bureau, all baby boomers will be older than 65 in 2030. While 12 years from now may seem far off, we are just a little over a decade away from living in a world where Americans, at or beyond retirement age, will drastically outnumber their children. When […]
Bringing Your Best Self to the Second Half of Life
by Christy Whitman Poet and activist Robert Bly, now 91, once noted that we spend the first half of our lives placing the “undesirable” aspects of ourselves into a metaphoric bag which we drag in shame behind us, and the second half of our lives taking out of this bag everything that we’ve hidden away. […]
Building a Long-Distance Caregiving Network
Written by Deb Hipp, a freelance writer who covers elder and caregiving issues and has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist and writer. She is a contributing writer for A Place for Mom. Around 5 to 7 million Americans are long-distance caregivers and that number is expected to double by 2020, according […]
South Dakota is the Best State to Retire
New York Came in Last NEW YORK – July 12, 2018 – South Dakota is the best state to retire, according to a new Bankrate.com report. Utah, Idaho, New Hampshire and Florida comprise the rest of the top five. Click here for more information: The study examined seven categories (weightings in parentheses): cost of living […]
Son of an NFL Great Shares His Personal Truth | BloomerBoomer
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams, Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com talks to Michael McCormack the son of a vaunted National Football League players and coach and the story he shares is an unglamorous side of being the son of a football great. Michael talks about his memories and […]
Tips For Being Happy, Youthful, and Joyful at Any Age
We live in a culture that worships youth and beauty and often disregards, disrespects and diminishes age. This is a shame for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that everyone is growing older every day. Don’t be defined by it. Don’t allow the culture to define you. Don’t allow others to […]
Ready To Be My Own Boss Leads In Guidant Financial’s Report On Baby Boomers in Business
More than half of all small business owners are age 50+ The world might be asking baby boomers about their retirement plans, but an increasing number of boomers are opting to start their own small businesses instead, according to a survey from small business financing company Guidant Financial. The company surveyed more than 2,600 small […]
Is Climate Change Real? We Asked 800 Americans
JE JEC Outreach Climate Change Poll Copy Is Climate Change Real? We Asked 800 Americans—What They Said May Surprise You The results are in: 70 percent of Americans polled believe that climate change is real. This finding tracks almost exactly with the 2016 Yale Climate Opinion Maps survey, which found that 69 percent of respondents […]
How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well — Kathleen Peddicord
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com visits with Boomer TV’s most popular guest, highest number of downloads, Kathleen Peddicord with the updated version of her most popular book, How To Retire Overseas: Everything You Need To Live Well (for less) Abroad. This definitive step-by-step […]
International Living Mexico Real Estate 3 Myths Debunked
Mexico Real Estate: 3 Myths Debunked— Mexico has long been a top choice for North Americans buying property overseas, but there are misconceptions surrounding Mexican real estate. A new report from the editors at International Living sets the record straight. Source: Internationalliving.com As many as 1 million U.S. and Canadian citizens already call Mexico home, […]
How To Dream Away Your Stress And Enjoy Life Like You Should
Enjoy Life Like You Should By Dr. Raj Gupta Stress is part of life, but life after 50 should not be filled with large daily doses of it that knock you down for the count. After all, the years are more precious to you now. You want to spend as much time as possible enjoying […]
How to Help Your Grandkids Pay for College
Want to Help Your Grandkids Pay for College? Get Educated First! By Jack Schacht, My College Planning Team So, you want to help your grandckids fund his or her college tuition? What a great gift! After all, paying for college is the second largest expense most families will ever tackle, as tuition continues to increase […]
A Valuable Benefit Most Veterans Never Heard of: The VA Pension Program
By Marty Fogarty, Heartland Law Firm If you’re not familiar with the VA Pension program, you’re not alone. Even most veterans don’t know it exists. But if you served in the Persian Gulf War, Vietnam War, Korean War or World War II—or if your spouse did—you may be eligible to collect up to $2,127 per […]
How and When to Switch Doctors
By Teri Dreher, RN, CCRN, iRNPA It goes without saying that the doctor/patient relationship is key to good health. It’s important we believe that our physicians are competent and compassionate. When patients trust their doctors, it benefits their well-being. But what happens when you lose faith in your doctor? If you consistently feel that you’re […]
Taking Comic Books Seriously Can Lead to Serious Money for Investors
Investing in Comic Books Can Be a Blast in More Ways than One Comic book investments can be highly profitable—and of course, it’s major fun. But if your primarily goal is to turn a profit, you need to treat it like a business. There’s Real Money in Comic Book Investing Fueled by the prevalence of […]
Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body and Self — Heidi Schauster | BloomerBoomer
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com visits with Heidi Schauster, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S EMBRACE EMBODIED EATING AND LIVING I am a nutrition therapist with over 20 years of experience in the field of eating disorders and emotional eating issues. I am a writer, consultant, […]
Your Best Age is Now: Living Your Best Life, Taking Control — Dr. Robi Ludwig | BloomerBoomer
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com visits with Dr. Robi Ludwig PsyD, a nationally known psychotherapist, and award-winning reporter. She has been appearing on broadcast media since 1997 and is sought after for her psychological insights on a wide range of topics. She is […]
Three Steps Out of Depression: Nearing 60th Birthday The Journey Worth Taking
When I found myself at the bottom of my depression, I believed with all of my being that I had reached the end of my journey. This can’t get any worse, I told myself. And I certainly couldn’t conceive of it getting any better. I had reached the end of my rope and, figuratively and […]
7 Steps To Inner Power — Dr. Tae Yun Kim | BloomerBoomer
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com talks to Dr. Tae Yun Kim. She proclaims how “Amazing things can happen if you are willing to step outside the lines you draw in your own mind,” Dr. Kim proclaims. SEVEN STEPS TO INNER POWER is a […]
On Pluto — Inside The Mind off Alzheimer’s with Greg O’Brien | BloomerBoomer
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams, Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com talks to veteran journalist Greg O’Brien who likens the journey in this expanded edition of ON PLUTO: INSIDE THE MIND OF ALZHEIMERS. The Pluto allegory, O’Brien writes, is a metaphor for the penetrating the isolation of Alzheimer’s—the numbing […]
Spring Cleaning Your Home to Prevent Falls
By – Christina Chartrand, VP of Training and Education, Senior Helpers Falls are the most common cause of nonfatal injuries for adults ages 65 and older (you can find all of the stats and figures here), so it’s important to ensure seniors living in their homes are organized and safe. Spring cleaning is the perfect […]
Looking for a Cash Influx? Here are Five Reasons to Consider Renting Out Your RV
By Seija Samoylenko, Manager, Customer Success, Campanda.com As you enter and move through your 50s, it is a great time to consider investing in an RV, if you haven’t done so already. It’s the perfect time for family adventures with older kids before they go off to college, or to explore the country as new […]
Items from Your Past You Didn’t Know That Are Worth Money Today!
Have you recently poked around an old attic or basement and found something that triggers those all-too-familiar childhood memories but is now collecting dust? Maybe it’s an old record player or your action figure and toy doll collection. These sentimental finds can be great for your youthful soul, but you know what’s even better than […]
What Does It Mean to Die Well and Why Should You Care?
By Susan Ducharme Hoben What does it mean to “die well”? The simple answer is it means dying the way you want to. Of course, that then leads to more complicated and thought-provoking questions: How do you want to die? And when is it time to start thinking about that? There is no one answer. […]
The Road-Map to A Rich Life: Top 10 Investments for True Wealth
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com talks to best-selling author and investment specialist Beau Henderson who shares his contrarian advice in areas about saving and investing for retirement. Beau’s message of the RichLife has been featured in media outlets including Fox, The Huffington Post, […]
Hatch Chile Festival: St Francis DE Sales Church
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com shares his discovery about the Hatch Chile Festival held every Labor Day in the small town of Hatch New Mexico. Andy talks with Celeste Zimmerman who owns the historic St. Francis De Sales Church in Hatch New Mexico […]
Visiting Edinburgh Festivals | BloomerBoomer
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com discovers what makes Edinburgh, Scotland the festival capital of the world. Andy speaks to Rhian Evans who has attended all the festivals and owns one of the most exciting places to stay if you love the outdoors. Edinburgh […]
Hope Means Mental Health Awareness Month 2018
In this episode of “Boomer TV: Embrace Age, Empower Dreams Embrace Life,” Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer talks to a brave and courageous author Suzanne Ludlum on this Mental Health Awareness Month. Suzanne allows viewers into the most intimate and tragic moments of her life while she finds hope in the pathways that were key […]
Beware of The Madoffs Among Us
Bernie Madoff, the perpetrator of one of the largest financial scams in history is in prison for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, there are thousands of others who emulate his behavior and are an ever-threatening presence in our society. No one really knows just how much money is stolen from Americans each year. More […]
Get Happy Then Get Thin?
Put Happiness First. The Pounds Will Start to Slide Off “I’m so unhappy because I can’t get thin.” If you believe this, you’re setting yourself up for a tremendous amount of frustration and disappointment. That’s because it simply is not true that being thin will make you, or anybody, happy. From a neurological and biochemical […]
Eating this Spring with Pereg Natural Foods
SPRING FORWARD INTO A SLIMMER YOU WITH HEALTHY, FIBER-FILLED CARBS PEREG HELPS LEAD THE WAY WITH FAT-BURNING, ALL-NATURAL FOODS Clifton, NJ, APRIL 23, 2018 – Spring is a great time to enjoy the bounty of the season. When you eat foods that are in season, they are not only more affordable, they are also fresher […]
Sustaining Self-Care Practices You Can Start Today
Sustaining Self-Care Practices You Can Start Today By Heidi Schauster, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S I invite you to develop your own unique palette of self-care practices. I use the word “practices” instead of “habits” or “routines” because you are trying something new and may need to keep at it for a while until that something new […]
Seven Tips for Falls Prevention
By Mazy Holiday, CEO and Founder, iStand The importance of falls prevention for aging adults cannot be underscored. Falls are the number one cause of injury-related deaths for seniors and a leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for older individuals. According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), one out of every four […]
When is the Right Time to Consider Assisted Living? Here are Four Signs
The conversation about assisted living might be among the most difficult a family will ever have. So many questions arise. How do you know when it’s the right time to suggest your loved one give up their independence and move into assisted living? For many families, this topic is among the most difficult they’ll ever […]
Flexibility and Adaptability: Critical to a Fulfilling Retirement
The following is an excerpt from the new book, Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers, by Sara Zeff Geber, Ph.D. In the book, Dr. Geber highlights many ways single and childless older adults can plan for a safe, secure, and meaningful retirement. Adaptability and flexibility are two traits of successful Solo Agers, but everyone could […]
Protect Yourself, Your Wallet and Your Identity from Phone Scams
By Alvaro Peon Sanchez, Senior Product Manager at Whitepages A survey of more than 2,000 adults last year found that an estimated one in every 10 American adults lost money in a phone scam over the past 12 months – totaling about $9.5 billion overall. Scammers have developed a variety of convincing techniques to trick […]
Board Chairperson Judith Allen Ferretti Establishes First-Ever Endowed Caregiver Grant Fund
Caregiving and advancing the mission of Road Scholar are two issues Judith Allen Ferretti, Road Scholar’s Board Chairperson, feels strongly about. As a caregiver to her late mother, Helen Studley Dodd, Judy is familiar with the difficult decisions and situations caregivers face daily. As a member of the Road Scholar volunteer Board of Directors, she […]
In Sickness and in Health & in Business
In sickness and in health & in business By Tara Langdale-Schmidt Many people know they want to follow an entrepreneur path. I was not one of them In fact, I never gave a thought to being a startup business entrepreneur. But after suffering from unbearable pain, numerous medical misdiagnoses, and ineffective surgeries I decided I […]
How Genetics Play a Vital Role in Health and Wellness
How Genetics Play a Vital Role in Health and Wellness Have you ever wished you could just know what to do for your health? Most people understand that they should exercise more, eat more veggies, sleep more and reduce stress but there are actually some ways that folks can be more targeted with health as […]
The Ultimate Bucket List Instruction Guide
The Ultimate Bucket List Instruction Guide By Andy Asher Not Always About Reliving Your Glory Days A bucket list doesn’t have to be full of things that send you jet-setting around the world, scaling rock walls, putting on a pair of roller skates to relive the glory days of your youth, or learning to […]
Robin Williams: Older White Men With Depression
If you tried to create a profile of someone at high risk of committing suicide, one likely example would look like this: A middle-aged or older white male toward the end of a successful career, who suffers from a serious medical problem as well as chronic depression and substance abuse, who recently completed treatment for […]
Yoga on the Yellow Brick Road – Alan Steelman
A former member of the U. S. Congress (R-TX) and global management consultant, Alan Steelman achieved much political and business success. He is guided by his own personal North Star; his mantras in life are “Be not inhospitable to strangers, they might be angels in disguise” and “whatever you have done to the least of […]
One Woman’s Fight To Provide Water
In this episode of Boomer TV: Embrace Life, Empower Dreams, Embrace Age, Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com talks to Sarina Prabasi. A one-woman force behind a movement to providing the most basic of human needs “Water”. Sarina is CEO of Water Aid America with a mission to provide water to the poor and impoverished people […]
Innovative Balloon Kyphoplasty 20 Years of Treating Painful Broken Backs Due to Osteoporosis
Innovative Balloon Kyphoplasty procedure celebrates 20 years of treating painfully broken backs due to osteoporosis Until 20 years ago, the prognosis was often bleak for the hundreds of thousands of Americans each year who suffer painful and debilitating Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCF) of the spine due to the brittle-bone disease, osteoporosis. Not only would patients […]
Clear Out “Junk Talk” To Cause Breakthrough Results
Clear Out “Junk Talk” To Cause Breakthrough Results by David Cunningham Springtime is here again, and it’s the ideal time to clear out the clutter in our lives. Clutter is more than that messy closet or that overstuffed garage. It’s also the “junk talk” that keeps us stuck in our current ways of being and […]
Baby Boomer Divorce – Protecting Your Retirement Income
In this episode of Boomer TV: Embrace Life, Embrace Age, Empower Dreams, Andy Asher, editor of BloomerBoomer.com talks to Sally Boyle, Certified Financial Planner and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, about Divorce and how a Baby Boomer can protect their assets and Retirement income. There is no prescribed path to ending a marriage. There are many […]
