Health and Wellness

We all know how loneliness or isolation can contribute to health issues. How can you maintain a strong sense of physical and mental well-being?...

Benjamin Surmi, Director for Education and Culture for Koelsch Communities, empowers older adults to find purpose, meaning, and enthusiasm in the second half of their lives.

Are you eating heart-healthy? Learn about the benefits of salmon, nuts & beans, fruits & vegetables, and whole grains in this month's infographic.

We often don't think about our gut health, but there's a gut-brain connection that affects our physical health. Dr. Shawn Weiss joins Suzanne to talk about improving gut health.

Juli Anne Gibson joins Suzanne to talk about home maintenance, which not only keeps a senior safe, it can defer expenses, or increase the value of our home. Maintaining a home can help seniors aging in place in their homes for as long as they can.

Tracy Cromwell talks about the positive and negative impacts of our feelings to our physical health, part of Answers for Elders' Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.

Ageless Grace founder Denise Medved describes simple exercises that can improve your brain health, part of the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.

Paula Sikes, Director of Resident Engagement at Cogir Senior Living, joins Suzanne to talk about the benefits of community to our health. Social wellness is a focus in this summer's Vitality Revolution podcast series. Cogir's senior living program is called Cadence senior living, the acronym CADENCE standing for C (cognitive) A (active) D (dementia) E (expressive) N (nourishing) C (community) E (environmental). Paula is the Director of Resident Engagement for Cogir Senior Living. Social wellness is more than just sitting down with friends, dating someone, or having a relationship. It's having fulfillment that you're an active participant in the world.

The environmental problems in family caregiving are often invisible yet impactful.

Benjamin Surmi of Koelsch Communities talks about reinvention and how someone goes about beginning their second wind journey.