Diet Disaster: Your Previous And Current Diets Are Likely Harming Your Health
May 13, 2020
So what’s cooking with you? Chances are, you’re actually doing a lot more cooking these days, with restaurants mostly closed and budgets more limited. Has your increased presence in the kitchen changed the way you eat? Are you improvising with whatever ingredients you can get your hands on? For some,…
Quarantine Fatigue: Are You Getting Antsy To Get Out?
May 13, 2020
Given our individual circumstances, each of our situations has been unique as we quarantine during this pandemic. For some, that may mean sitting on the front porch or spending time in the backyard, with a lawn or long walks to keep ourselves sane. But for many, especially those quarantining alone,…
Future Fashion: Reconsidering Your Closets and Clothes At This Time
May 6, 2020
By this time of the year, many of us with a fashion focus would typically be thinking about what purchases would be appropriate for our spring or summer wardrobes, or what items can be packed away until next winter or even shed from the closet. But this is no ordinary…
Vanishing Act: What Happened To Those Of Us With Non-COVID Medical Needs?
May 6, 2020
Perhaps one of the biggest mysteries of the coronavirus outbreak has nothing to do with the virus itself, but rather what may be “collateral damage” from the pandemic: that is, patients who need important non-COVID-19 medical care but are not showing up at physician’s offices or hospitals. Given the guidance…
Home Alone: The Challenge Of Home Care During The Coronavirus
May 6, 2020
There’s no dispute that the coronavirus pandemic has caused untold distress and death in nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the country. But the reality is that only a minority of older adults live in such facilities. The vast majority of those 65 and older live in the community….
May Movement: Vital Exercise Is Easy To Do From Home
May 6, 2020
Many of us have probably lost track of how many weeks it’s been of quarantining at home and becoming all-too-familiar with our living room couches. Chances are, despite the improving weather, you may not be moving as much as you used to and your normal fitness routines may have fallen…