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Your personal priorities and preferences determine how you’ll make real change By Kelly K. James Photo caption: Tom Nolan Tom Nolan, 71, admits he led a less-than-healthy lifestyle for years. He ate foods he shouldn’t (and too much of them), slept poorly and avoided exercise. The result showed up around his waistline. Last year, his …
Read MoreBy Tom Mitchell Four Aberdeen residents went on an excursion to hear the lecture by this title held October 8 at Ladue Chapel, part of the ongoing Lee Institute speaker series. Out of great caution, as the audience was expected to be large, we arrived about 55 minutes early. It was full by starting time. …
Read MoreWhy people in their 70s, 80s and beyond might want to meditate By Sally Abrahms October 16, 2018 (This article originally appeared on Next Avenue) I am sitting comfortably in my chair taking a course on mindfulness and meditation. Like those around me, I want to cope better with stress and feel more relaxed. …
Read MoreIt won’t be necessary if you have a scholarly guide like Isabelle Heidbreder, Executive Director of the local French Alliance of St. Louis. The Alliance is a global organization used to spread knowledge of French history and culture. Isabelle, born in the southern Provence area, moved to the U.S. in 1981 and has been a …
Read MoreHow Medicare beneficiaries can ensure they’ll have the right plans in 2019 By Joe Baker President, Medicare Rights Center Part of the Political Issues and Policies Special Report If you are enrolled in Medicare — the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older and some people with disabilities — you will soon have …
Read MoreAfter living in a golf course community for 18 years, across the bay from Mobile, AL, Marty Boor moved to Apt. 234 at Aberdeen this past March, to be near her daughter and her family. Although it was a major change, Marty was ready to sell that special place and her golf cart. It was …
Read MoreA new book explains why so many grieving people also experience anxiety By Claire Bidwell Smith (This article is excerpted from Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell Smith.) What is anxiety? Where does it come from, and how can you gain control over it? And why is it so frequently spurred by …
Read MoreThe last week of September was filled with special activities planned by Kirsten Wilson, Aegis’s Wellness Coordinator for Aberdeen. Besides the usual physical exercise and brain power classes she conducts weekly, Kirsten had new activities each day that touched on each one of the seven dimensions of Wellness, as defined by Aegis. The week culminated …
Read MoreKIRKWOOD, Mo. – Aberdeen Heights is on the U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes 2018-2019 list. The senior living community received the highest score of High Performing to make the list, available today at www.usnews.com/best-nursing-homes/search. The U.S. News and Report list uses information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the government …
Read MoreThe author of ‘Navigating Your Later Years for Dummies’ busts them By Carol Levine Photo: Credit: Adobe Stock Part of the Political Issues and Policies Special Report (Excerpted with permission of the publisher, Wiley, from Navigating Your Later Years for Dummies by Carol Levine and AARP. Copyright © 2018 by AARP. All rights reserved. Available …
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