By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Camping tents glow beneath dramatic storm clouds on the edge of the Tatshinshini River in Alaska’s Yukon. As temperatures begin to soar, I dream of the rivers I have known and loved. Tension mounts as I hear the rumble of rapids roiling ahead. Sitting up straight, tucking a […]
Migraine is a sly enemy, waiting in hidden silence for the right trigger to set it off. Figuring out triggers is a time-consuming task requiring skill in educated guessing and frequent use of the process of elimination. There are tons of different items related to sight, sound, smell, and taste that can be the culprits […]
U.S. News & World Report states that as many as one-third of men and over half of women are single seniors over 65 due to divorce, the death of a spouse, or personal choice. Your average single senior can’t rely on a spouse for care or extra income, they must plan very carefully for their […]
This week’s United States Supreme Court rolled back the hands of time by 50 years with their ruling to ban abortions. The response to the news has been inescapable and sparked cries, cheers and defiance from every corner of the country, and consternation from around the globe where the United States has been viewed as […]
Many aspects of daily care are challenging when it comes to helping a loved one who is living with dementia or Alzheimer’s. We spoke with Hadi Finerty, the Senior Manager of Education & Community Volunteers at Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter, who gave us some practical tips for Alzheimer’s caregivers around some common challenges caregivers face […]
Generation X is what they named my species, and I am proud to say I was part of the first batch. We resisted the baby boomer view of the world. Maybe after having been swept up in social justice and anti-war movements, baby boomers overcompensated in their zeal for personal achievement and wealth accumulation. Maybe […]
You don’t have time to be sidelined, and lower back pain is one of the top reasons people seek medical treatment. In this blog, I will give you three causes of low back pain and how to avoid them. PROBLEM #1 – Unconsciously teaching your body to create pain. Your muscles are dynamic structures […]
With summer upon us, you may be planning some travel, and I found a cool way to get good deals on hotel rooms. You might already know about this, but I didn’t. I was so pleased I shared it with my wife, and she said this is already what she does. When it is time […]
We’re driving out to Wisconsin to visit my daughter. On the way we stopped in Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan. The university is famous for many things — well, yes, a 108,000-capacity football stadium, the largest in the U. S. — but also site of a 1960 speech […]
Memory concerns are valid and important to examine further. It helps to understand exactly when you might start to see normal age-related memory decline and what qualifies as normal for memory and aging too. The general belief is that memory loss is something that only older adults experience, but the details about what happens and […]
