How your eating habits affect your health
A new study shows how the things you eat can influence your risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabetes. The findings suggest ways to change your eating habits to improve your health.
Experts already know that a healthy eating plan includes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat dairy products. A
Legal Notes
Pooled Trusts are supplemental needs trusts administered by a nonprofit for the benefit of disabled individuals on Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a (d)(A) trust, and those over age 65, a (d)(4)(C) trust. Federal Medicaid and MassHealth regulations permit a deposit of any excess funds that exceed the
A Volunteer’s Story: “Bringing bright food and challenging ideas”
It all started with a meal.
Alan Young didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he signed up six years ago to take LifePath’s “Healthy Eating” leader class, which offers training for leading workshops about how what you eat can affect your health. “I wanted to learn about nutrition,”
Honored to care: An Adult Family Caregiver shares a story of love and enrichment
An inspirational caregiving relationship
Kerry Stone of Warwick is a mother of three and, after 25 years of teaching art to children, says Kerry, “I’ve been devoting my life to doing my own art.”
For several years now, Kerry has found artistic inspiration from Gail Spooner, Kerry’s 66-year-old-aunt, who has Down syndrome and with whom Kerry shares
Slippers or no slippers?
Some slippers aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
After working many years as a foot care nurse, I have observed a perennial problem: the drying out of the soles of many clients’ feet. If left unchecked, bothersome and unsightly calluses and cracks can develop. Cracks that form, usually on the heels, can become painful and
Senior Finance Matters: Good debt vs. bad debt
You may think that debt incurred for certain positive expenses like buying a home, starting or growing a business, or funding education is considered to be “good debt,” while credit card debt in general is dubbed “bad debt,” but it isn’t quite that simple, and knowing the difference between the two can be powerful knowledge.
Senior Finance Matters: Grandma & Grandpa as Santa Claus
It may be an impossibility to caution and teach Grandma and Grandpa to learn when and how to say, “No,” to those recurring requests for financial assistance from children and grandchildren; but to paraphrase one of my favorite quotes: “The delicious futility of the impossible tasks IS the catnip of the overachiever.”
The generational clock has
Nutrition Notes: Food, the Perfect Gift for Seniors
Buying gifts for seniors can be a challenge. By the time you reach a certain age you don’t need any more “stuff” in your life. There are also many seniors who live alone and who may not have the strength to do much in the way of food preparation. Food can be the perfect gift
Senior Finance Matters: Pension Counseling and Information Projects
What are pension counseling projects?
The Pension Counseling and Information Projects provide free, personalized pension counseling and assistance to individuals throughout their regional service area, regardless of age or income. Project counselors deal with the most complex issues across the full spectrum of private and government-sponsored pension and retirement savings plans.
Recognizing that pensions are vital to