Jeff DaileyBoomers turning 65 face complex healthcare choices
Every day, about 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. Not everyone will sign up, but it's important to understand the importance of early choices when enrolling in Medicare for the first time. Boomers turning 65 face complex healthcare choices You can enroll in Medicare three months before turning 65, the month you turn 65 or up to three months afterward. "Turning 65 opens the door to Medicare eligibility, but it brings with it some complex choices," says Paula Muschler, manager of the Allsup Medicare Advisor, a personalized Medicare plan selection service. "Choices seniors make at this time
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Do you remember when you were raising that houseful of kids? It seemed that there was never a moment’s peace for you. Of course, as a parent you like being with your children. But when you got home from a long days work, sometimes a little peace and quiet was what you were hoping for rather than a chorus of needs, demands, complaints and requirements for litigation of their petty squabbles. But that’s what you got and you were dad so you took care of business for your family. Change of Life Seasons Or if you had the kids around all
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Better Sex for Better Health Listen up ladies, there's a sexual paradox. Just as you're getting older and when - for some - sex may not be a priority, that is exactly when you need it most. Indeed, a recent study released this May suggests as many as six in 10 women - ages 55 to 65 - avoid sexual intimacy. Yet, sexual activity is good for a woman's health - especially if she is entering into any of the menopausal phases of life - peri-menopause, menopause or post-menopause. "Sexual stimulation releases hormones that positively affect a woman's overall health
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HIV and STDs on Rise for Seniors Single Seniors Take Heed; the Subject Nobody Wants to Talk About As recently as 2012, and this may come as a surprise, the CDC reported that adults aged 55 and over accounted for 24% of the total population of those living with HIV. You may be thinking these people contracted HIV when they were younger, and have simply aged with the disease, but this is not the case. No matter what your age, 24 or 65, you have the same risk factors as anyone else when it comes to getting HIV or STDs.
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Kimberly JohnsonIntergenerational Generosity from the Boomers!
Intergenerational generosity: Here come the boomers! During the holidays and especially at Thanksgiving, gratitude is the pervasive theme: gratitude for sustenance, for bounty, for freedom. Gratitude for life itself. Intergenerational generosity from the boomers! Gratitude can beget generosity. Gratitude is often enhanced by the passage of time and the aging process. In fact, increasing numbers of baby boomers who have had successful career s, whose children are grown, and who may have "powered down," will likely prove to be the most generous generation in history. So says Merrill Lynch in a recent research report on giving by retirees. As a group
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Staying Fit and Enjoying Golf One of the most common reasons that people have for engaging in a particular sport is getting fit. Aside from their love of a particular sport, regularly doing it gives them something to do which requires physical exertion. Not only is engaging in sports good for your health, it works wonders for your mind and spirit as well. Staying Fit and Enjoying Golf So how about when it comes to the sport of golf? The benefits of playing golf actually works both ways as far as fitness is concerned. You can keep fit while playing the
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