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Obesity and overweight are a result of an imbalance between food consumed and physical activity.

Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics
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Senior Corner: Memory Impairment and the Holidays
Regardless of which holidays you celebrate, if you are the caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia, your holidays may take on special challenges.

Senior Corner: Lifelong Learning
Many organizations encourage lifelong learning to help their employees perform at their absolute best. The benefits include an improved memory and a boost to self-confidence.

Fitness in Your 50s (Your 40s Too): Exercising Outdoors
The summer is rapidly coming to a close, but there are still many weeks of beautiful weather—perfect for exercising outdoors. Living in the Southeast has its advantages!

Senior Corner: Care Options for Seniors
Older adults are living longer, healthier lives thanks in large part to advances in medicine. But this year about nine million men and women over age 65 will need long-term care.

Senior Corner: Brain Fitness, Part 2
In the May edition of this eZine, we learned how to keep challenging our brains with basic brain fitness activities. Here are seven more brain fitness tips you can use in your everyday life.

Brain Fitness, Part 1
Where did I put my keys? What time is my next appointment? For many of us, remembering the little things is not as easy as it once was. But with a little training, we can change that.

Senior Corner: Foot Health Is Vital
If people are mobile, most of their activities require contact between the ground and their feet. So, the condition of their feet may largely determine whether they can be physically active.

Senior Corner: Benefits of Dancing
Dancing has many benefits for people of all ages, especially for older adults. The movement increases blood flow throughout the body and the social aspect reduces stress, depression, and loneliness.

Senior Corner: Laughter Fitness
When was the last time you took a few minutes to laugh? You may be surprised to learn how many ways this simple indulgence can be beneficial, especially for older adults.

Fitness in Your 50s (Your 40s Too): Resolve to Be Healthy
By the time you reach 50, you may think you’ve made all the New Year’s resolutions you’d ever want to make. It’s actually very beneficial to take stock of your life once a year, to review where you’ve been and where you’d still like to go.


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