Tag: health and wellness
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Live Well: Adopt Icelandic Christmas tradition of giving books
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Giving or receiving a beloved book is the warmest of fuzzies. Even though, yes, book gifts can be fraught, much like clothing gifts. I still remember clothing I’ve given and received that missed the mark. What if you give a new love interest your most…
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Live Well: Adopt Icelandic Christmas tradition of giving books
Giving or receiving a beloved book is the warmest of fuzzies. Even though, yes, book gifts can be fraught, much like clothing gifts. I still remember clothing I’ve given and received that missed the mark. What if you give a new love interest your most treasured book and they can’t get past the first chapter?…
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Savvy Senior: How to know if you’re getting osteoporosis
Dear Savvy Senior, Can a person in their early 50s have osteoporosis? When I fell and broke my wrist last winter, the doctor that treated me told me I might have osteoporosis. — Surprised Susan Dear Susan, While osteoporosis is much more common in adults age 60 and older, it can strike younger people. In…
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Savvy Senior: Best pill boxes and medication management tools
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good pill boxes and medication reminding devices? I’ve recently started taking several new prescription medications along with some vitamins I normally take and need to get a pill box that helps me organize them. What can you tell me? — Almost 70 Dear Almost, Pill boxes (aka pill…
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The forgotten professor who influenced Einstein and developed a method for measuring aircraft velocity
Many of us can point to a teacher who directed our talents toward a career, a fulfilling hobby, a better way to understand ourselves. A good teacher inspires students to discover their imaginations through reading, understand the universe through keen observation, and uncover the boundless potential of their minds — all while refereeing games of…
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Denver author’s superhero world born from darkness of disease
Eden wakes up in a hospital room, bleary-eyed and confused. She had been struck by lightning, a doctor explains, and her brain had been altered. “You’ve had three seizures since you’ve been here,” the doctor says. Eden is diagnosed with epilepsy. She falls into the arms of her brother and cries. “I’m so scared,” she…
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Tibetan Buddhist monks, mandala show impermanence of life | Live Well
Being a monk with a mandala might seem challenging to a non-monk. After days of painstaking work, placing colored grains in an intricate geometric pattern on a large mat, the sand painting is destroyed. Whoosh, just like that, the monks sweep the mandala into a dusty pile, carry it to a body of water, dump…
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How skydiving legend Luigi Cani’s daring stunt is aimed at breathing new life into our world
The Earth is one giant, living organism, and we have the privilege of calling it home. We enjoy the beauty of blue skies, the shade of magnificent trees, the lulling motion of waves. Being able to breathe clean air is largely a result of the way plants retrieve carbon and purify the air on our…
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Savvy Senior: How to find a cheaper Medicare prescription drug plan
Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the easiest way to compare Medicare Part D prescription drug plans? My Part D premium is increasing again in 2025, so I would like to use the fall open enrollment to find and sign up for a cheaper plan. — Shopping Around Dear Shopping, I’m happy to hear you’re comparing your…
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Savvy Senior: How SSI benefits can help struggling seniors and the disabled
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about the SSI program and what are the eligibility requirements for seniors? I’m trying to help my elderly aunt who is very low-income. — Searching Niece Dear Searching, The SSI program that you’re inquiring about, which stands for Supplemental Security Income, is a program administered by the…