Everyone tries to maintain their appearance as we age. Aging is inevitable, but there are steps you can take to keep your youthful beauty. While there is no magical solution, some supplements can help different areas of your body retain their luster and strength. Replacing proteins, such as collagen, your body loses over time, or bolstering your existing supply can help you in a variety of ways. Collagen supplements can assist with other maladies such as leaky gut. Consider these five beauty benefits from … [Read more...]
Retirement Living: Renting or Owning a Home
When you retire, a number of your problems become irrelevant, and now you can relax, spend your time with your family, and focus on yourself for a change. You can renovate your home, introduce cool innovations, and spice it up – but only if you actually own it instead of renting it. Both of these alternatives have their own pros and cons, so decide whether you want to own your home or just rent it. Look into your finances No matter how much we all love being retire because life becomes so much easier, we … [Read more...]
Our Wisdom Years: Dr. Charles Garfield
Are you entering your wisdom years? If you are a baby boomer, you are going to want to learn how to access the joys, insights and special meaning these years can bring to your life. Our guest on Feisty Side of Fifty Radio, psychologist and best-selling author, Dr. Charles Garfield believes that those of us in our later years need to shift from “success thinking” (in other words, how much can I achieve?) to “legacy thinking,” with a focus on making our lives ones of contribution, personal meaning and … [Read more...]
A Grand Vacation: 7 Clever Tips for Traveling With Your Grandchildren
Spending time with your grandkids is crucial to developing that bond with them. Sometimes, parents can be very busy, and the kids need more attention from adults. Luckily, grandparents save the day and take care of the kids while parents are off busy somewhere. However, grandparents aren't only there to bond with the grandkids when the parents are busy. Sometimes, grandparents prefer to spend the vacation with their grandchildren alone. If this sounds like something you're interested in, then read on. You … [Read more...]
Lifestyle Changes That Will Make You Grateful in Your Senior Years
Once a person reaches a certain age, they become fully aware of what being mature is truly about. However, it is never too late to adopt a healthier lifestyle, as changes to your daily habits can occur at any point in your life. These changes don’t have to be radical in nature and just because you are adapting them early, they don’t have to be swift but rather gradual. From altering your diet to socializing more, here are the X lifestyle changes you can adopt today and be grateful in your senior years you … [Read more...]
Older Adults and Sleep: 3 Major Causes of Sleep Problems in Aging
As we age, our mind and body undergo certain emotional and physiological changes. Some of them are simply inevitable results of the years behind us, while others are the results of our good or bad habits. Either way, many of these changes have certain effects on the quality of sleep. From sleep disturbances, which reportedly increase by 50% in the senior population, to altered wake-sleep dynamics, to full-scale insomnia, numerous baby boomers today suffer from a variety of sleep disorders. In this … [Read more...]
Taking Care of Your Skin in Your Fifties and Beyond: 7 Tips
In today's modern world, the outlook of anti-aging beauty products has been redefined. The concept of healthy and naturally glowing skin is more in trend. While you can't completely reverse aging, you can still maintain your skin to look its best. Aging is a beautiful process and your skin deserves to be treated with some TLC. Consequently, it has been observed that women in 50s, 60s and 70s are more conscious of their skincare regimen and want to put the finest products on their skin. There are a number … [Read more...]
Live Well, Die Broke!
Are you ready to start living well and making wonderful memories for your family and yourself? If so, you’ll want to hear what our guest on Feisty Side of Fifty Radio has to share. Tony Walker is a retirement expert, financial advisor and best selling author. His advice is to enjoy our discretionary funds while we can. Rather than stockpiling our money to give our children as an inheritance after we pass away, Tony believes that we should help them out while we’re around to enjoy the result. Sharing the … [Read more...]
5 Great Cities for Affordable Senior Lifestyle
It’s time to enjoy your retirement to the fullest and what better way to do exactly that than to give yourself the chance to relax, meet new people, explore new surroundings, and generally have lower lifestyle costs? If you don’t think you’ll be happy in your current place, there’s really nothing stopping you from moving wherever you want in search of new experiences. After all, your eyes are wiser and will be able to appreciate different opportunities and situations in a more comprehensive and enjoyable … [Read more...]
Adult Children of Gray Divorce: Issues and Answers
Age brings about a number of challenges in many areas of our lives. Without a doubt, the years can take a big toll on our marriage. Long held resentments and built up baggage add truth to the old saying, “familiarity breeds contempt.” If older couples do decide to split à la “gray divorce,” such a family shakeup will create emotional shockwaves that can’t help but impact the adult children involved. That’s why this informative interview on Feisty Side of Fifty Radio will be especially helpful to any … [Read more...]
Are You a Dog Lover? Then You’ve Gotta See This!
Are you a dog lover? If so, you well know that many of us have had our lives greatly enriched by those 4-footed companions who are always ready lift our spirits with a wag of the tail and a sloppy, wet kiss. The fact that we may lack material wealth and social status means nothing to them. The same goes with fading looks, creaky joints and other less-than-fun signs of age. The only thing that matters to these remarkable beings is giving and receiving love. (That... and chasing the occasional squirrel, of … [Read more...]
Staying Fit and Healthy Despite Covid-19: Tips for Diabetics
No matter your age, race, or income level, living with diabetes comes with no guarantees. The best way to get on top of it is to stay as healthy as possible. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s especially important to take care of yourself. While diabetics aren’t at a higher risk of getting the coronavirus than others, you could be at risk for more severe complications if you do contract the virus. Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you need to be sure to keep your blood sugar controlled. … [Read more...]