Health and Fitness
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How to Volunteer and Positively Impact Your Health
According to Dr. Alicia Arbaje of John Hopkins medicine older adults who volunteer at least 100 hours a year (that is less than 2 hours a week) were 2/3 less likely to have poor health and 1/3 less likely to die than non volunteers. But how do you find places to volunteer that need your…
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Overcoming the Fear of Retirement and Embracing a New Chapter
Retirement may be the end of a structured career but it is also the beginning of new opportunities. Even so, many women delay retirement out of the fear of losing purpose, financial instability, or social isolation. I know because I was one of them. As an educator, I could have retired with full benefits, 10…
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Avoiding Brain Decline in Retirement
My mother has dementia. Three months ago we had to make the painful decision to move her to assisted living. If you know someone that suffers from this terrible disease, you know how heartbreaking and frightening it is for the “victim” and their loved ones. Because of this experience, I am extremely sensitive to information…
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Protect Against the Health Risks of Retirement
Most of us dream about retirement and look forward to the day when we won’t be tethered to a 40-50 hour work week. But did you know that leaving the working world behind can raise your risk of heart disease and other medical conditions up to 40%?https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/protect-against-a-retirement-risk Frankly, I refuse to fall into that trap…
Retiring Boldly 