Reader’s Recipes! How to Make Grandma Lyman’s Homemade Bread
We invited you to send in some of your favorite family recipes, and we are overwhelmed with your responses! We thought we’d kick things off with a favorite food for many of us. As all good cooks and passionate foodies know, making sweet dough rolls is easy, but making great bread is a different matter altogether! Let’s get this month’s featured recipe started with Grandma...Read More
Home Is the Nicest Place There Is
By 2030, every Baby Boomer will finally celebrate their 65 th birthday. More people than ever are deciding where they will be spending their hard-earned retirement years. Unsurprisingly, most say that they want to continue living independently and at home. After all, as Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote: "Home is the nicest place there is." The beloved children's author captured the simple fact that...Read More
No Joke! There Are Amazing Health Benefits to Laughter.
Have you ever been dwelling on something that was bothering you and you heard a loved one laughing? Suddenly, your mood is boosted, and your worries are lifted. Laughter is healthy and a powerful elixir for everyone, and older adults especially can benefit from the positive impact on your emotional and physical well-being for older adults. Laughter Really is the Best Medicine Injecting...Read More
To Treat the Pain, Treat the Person: How Holistic Health Can Benefit You
When most people hear "holistic health," they might think it means a scientifically unproven alternative medicine or an Eastern-inspired health trend. The main things to know about holistic health are: It’s a more comprehensive and personalized approach to health that integrates Eastern and Western medicines. It takes a proactive approach to health, focusing on wellness and...Read More