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How to keep your body and mind strong as you age
Sore muscles, joint pain and mental slowdowns might seem inevitable as you grow older. But what if degeneration wasn't a part of the aging process? Staying active is key for a healthy lifestyle, but what else can you do for your body as it ages?

Hearing helper? Help loved ones deal with hearing loss the right way
Does someone you love often ask you to repeat what you're saying? If so, you may not be doing your loved one a favor by repeating what you just said. Acting as ears for a loved one with hearing loss in denial can actually do more harm than good. In his book How Hearing Loss Impacts Relationships: Motivating Your Loved One, BHI advisor Dr. Richard Carmen offers practical advice on how "hearing helpers" can help their loved ones end their dependent behavior and seek treatment for their hearing loss.

Here's a bright idea: Intergenerational activities link young and old
Intergenerational activities increase cooperation, interaction and exchange between people of different generations. these activities can prevent unnatural age segregation and apply the strengths of one generation to meet the needs of another.

Baby Boomer Women's Lib
Who doesn't think that one's twenties or even thirties will last forever? But— somewhere in the forties, there's this realization of one's own mortality—or even worse—of getting older. "Yet, now," writes Doreen Orion, "as I close in on fifty, I've made an even more shocking discovery: I just don't care. I'm learning that there is so much that is surprisingly, gloriously, wondrously liberating about the half-century mark."

Simple Ways Seniors Can Stay Active and Healthy
The average life expectancy is now 78 years, plenty of time to enjoy your golden years. You don't need to see a doctor every day to stay healthy; with the guidance of your physician, there are many ways you can take care of yourself at home. Here are a few ideas you can try yourself.

Live Longer and Love Every Minute
For today's seniors and baby boomers looking to stay healthy and independent for years to come, practicing easy, proven healthy living strategies can make a difference in their health and wallets. During these difficult economic times, just a little preventive health care can pay off and save money in the long run.

Simple Ways Seniors Can Stay Active and Healthy
The average life expectancy is now 78 years, plenty of time to enjoy your golden years. You don't need to see a doctor every day to stay healthy; with the guidance of your physician, there are many ways you can take care of yourself at home. Here are a few ideas you can try yourself.

Five Ways to Make 50-Plus the Best Years of Your Life
ou're getting older, it's true. But it's how you get older that matters. Being afraid of it is like being afraid of getting more channels on your TV: It can be a little disorienting at first (do I watch ESPN 1, ESPN 2 or ESPN 3?), but all the new choices offer a great opportunity for exploration. Here are five ideas for getting started.

The Secret to Growing Young
As we grow older we look forward to the changes that life brings—retirement, grandchildren, financial security and travel. Other changes we might not accept so readily are the aches and pains and mental slowdowns that leave us longing for the good old days of our youth. We think we have to put up with degeneration when aging, but that is not true. Staying active is key for a healthy lifestyle, but what else can we do to benefit our bodies as we age?

Seniors - hear this and speak up
Seniors represent the fastest growing segment of our population, expected to make up one quarter of the country's population. Many of these individuals are significantly affected by communication disorders and experience problems with their speech, language, swallowing, and hearing. Hearing loss is the third-most prevalent chronic disability among older adults and 6 to 12% of seniors experience speech, language, or voice difficulties.