By Bonnie Hagen, Founder of Bright Energy Wellness   Everyone assumes that sleep problems are just part of getting older, right?  The truth is, according to The National Institute on Aging,  seniors need at least 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night to stay healthy, just like younger adults. In…

By Alice Herb   As I will be 90 next year, I’ve been asked to look back to any regrets I may have. I hadn’t been thinking of any regrets and at first, I couldn’t figure out what I may have regretted – decisions I made, paths I followed, listening…

I recently introduced a breathing exercise in my yoga class as being potentially gross and disgusting.   Not my most seductive sales pitch.    However, with colds, flu, stuffed noses, clogged sinuses, and rampant allergens and pollutants in the air, the sometimes-messy alternate nostril breathing technique can be a great…

By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon   We all know that healthcare can be very expensive, and for some people, it can cause significant financial hardship.  But there are many ways a Powerhouse Patient can reduce the cost of medications, get help with co-payments, as well as get a helping hand…

By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus www.KathleenRehl.com   Many say they’re worried about their finances. Uncertain economic reports, rising rental costs, sky-high inflation, surging cost of gasoline, high grocery bills, volatile stock market, job markets good for some and bad for others, crazy real estate values, rock bottom…

I was inspired to write about nostalgia while reading a review of Carl Bernstein’s latest book, in which he recalls his attraction to and love of the newspaper trade as it used to be. Nostalgia is a funny thing. It romanticizes and sanitizes what used to be but we also…