How has the new year started off for you? Are you feeling healthy and maybe even confident that you’ve dodged the flu? Well, before you get too celebratory, better to be cautious, as the flu season is really now just getting underway around the country and will continue all the…

New year, new business? Whether you’re retired or thinking of leaving your current job, or in need of a new line of work, one thing in today’s economy is clear: You’re never too old to start a new business or try your hand at something new. As a seasoned person…

Most of us try to start off the new year with plans for a healthier lifestyle. And while few of us make it more than a month or two before we revert back to our old familiar (and less healthy) ways, you can make some easy changes to your diet…

Maybe you received a new smartphone or tablet as a holiday gift? Or you bought one for your older parents? Do you or they understand how to use it and what “apps” to download onto the device? As a starter, you can always revert to some old-fashioned hardcopy books, such…

You may love going to a movie or a museum as a form of entertainment or to escape the craziness of today’s world. But did you realize that your pursuit of culture may also have a therapeutic component to it? New research out of University College London has found a…

We’re all familiar with the concept of a “rainy day” fund- the just-in-case stash of cash you put aside so you’ve got a reserve of money to help you in case of a crisis. Well, it turns out your brain benefits from its own rainy day fund- it’s called “cognitive reserve”…