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Healthy Aging and My Inspiration From a 79 Year Old

Hello, again. Carolyn here. If you're like I am, you don't just want to live longer, you want longevity and good health. So, how do we get there? We all hear the advice about eating right and getting more exercise. OK, so what does that mean for you personally? What are you…

Carolyn RosenblattOctober 21, 2013

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Hidden Truths About Long Term Care Insurance

Should you or shouldn’t you? Seems as if someone is always promoting the purchase of long term care insurance. Most of us don’t want to think about getting old and needing anything like that. If we ever think about it, it’s a thing we want to defer until later. The…

Carolyn RosenblattSeptember 14, 2013

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Hidden Truths About Reverse Mortgages

The ads make them look so great. Vacations, living a great lifestyle, happy couples, smiling at their good fortune. Rewards are repeated again and again. Sincere movie stars of a certain age make the commercials believable. You can get cash now. It’s so easy. Just get your reverse mortgage and…

Carolyn RosenblattSeptember 10, 2013

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Should Your Aging Parent Try Marijuana?

Does Granny Need Weed? We recently took a vacation with Alice, Mikol's 91 year old Mom. Some time ago, with a chronic insomnia problem, her kids and grandkids talked her into trying medical marijuana. In CA, it's legal to use marijuana if you have a recommendation from a physician. An…

Carolyn RosenblattSeptember 5, 2013

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Healthy Aging: My Personal Story

At 63, I had retired from my first career in nursing and my second career, practicing law. I started my "encore career", consulting with those who have aging loved ones about the legal and healthcare challenges they face. I had more time and more flexibility than ever, when my life was…

Carolyn RosenblattAugust 16, 2013

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Retirement: Now You Have Time to Work Out, But Are You Motivated?

We have the “No More Excuses Plan” to get you started. Every January, millions of Americans make a resolution to lose weight, or get in shape. And every February or so, millions of them fall off the bandwagon. The most common excuse: "I don't have time to exercise". If you're one…

Carolyn RosenblattAugust 16, 2013

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How to Keep Your Brain From Shrinking

Do we have to lose gray matter as we age? Here’s some good news.In a 9-year study, people who walked just 6 to 9 miles each week preserved significantly more gray matter as they aged, compared with their more sedentary peers. Here’s the bad news: for everyone who skips the…

Mikol DavisOctober 29, 2011

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