March 15th, 2021
     Life Reinvention            
        
            
        
    
    
    
        NABBW member Terese Wallen is hosting a 3-day workshop on re-igniting your passion, which is specifically designed for empty-nesters. Here’s a flyer with the details, or go to www.msbigshot.com: Terese is a Chicago-based life coach & teacher. She is founder of Ms. BigShot, a company dedicated to helping women find their purpose and passion in […]
     
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     January 14th, 2021
     Medicare            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        By Lindsay Engle for the NABBW It’s been almost a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and just as you’ve had to adjust parts of your life to protect yourself and your family, Medicare has also had to modify their coverage. The goal of this article is to help you, as a Medicare beneficiary, to […]
     
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     January 13th, 2021
     Health Care and Physical Fitness            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        By Trina O’Quinn for the NABBW: I have always been a list maker. That is how I, as a dyslexic, had learned to accomplish the things that had to be done. I would start my day by listing what I needed to accomplish. Then come the weekend, I would list what I wanted to accomplish […]
     
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     December 7th, 2020
     Living With Chronic Illness            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        Diabetes in us older women can have negative effects as we age and experience menopause, making it crucial for us to know the warning signs and steps we need to take to live with it comfortably. The month of November flew by so fast I didn’t get everything done! Perhaps, you’ve also noticed that even […]
     
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     December 3rd, 2020
     Ageless Wellness Lifestyle            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        By Shirley Meerson, CHWC ~ NABBW’s Ageless Wellness Lifestyle Associate Learn to relax with these 5 quick tips to comfort your body and then your mind will take the pressure off and allow you to relax.  It’s so very important to take good care of your mental wellness and physical stress. Comfort is defined as a […]
     
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     November 7th, 2020
     Expert Columns            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate The Mexican people call retired persons “Jubilants.” I was so busy I never thought much about retirement, but suddenly, due to COVID, here it is. I am unable to sell real estate because dealing with the public is just too dangerous now. My partner, who has been loving […]
     
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     November 3rd, 2020
     Expert Columns            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        Provided to the NABBW by Pamela J. Sams, CRPC, BFA, MBA and NABBW’s Retirement Planning Associate Medicare enrollment is automatic for some. For those receiving Social Security benefits, the coverage starts on the first day of the month you turn 65.1 If you are not receiving Social Security benefits at 65, you may be delaying […]
     
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     October 16th, 2020
     Aging            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        Here Are the Key Event Details: “Aging While Female–Reimagined,” A Zoom Webinar provided by DefyingGravity.life Featuring Pro-Aging Author and Activist Ashton Applewhite Friday, October 23, 2020, 12:00 pm EST From childhood on, we’re barraged by messages that it’s sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people incompetent. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed […]
     
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     October 13th, 2020
     Books            
        
             
        
    
    
    
        Being originally from Wisconsin, which boasts being The Dairy State, I have alway loved cooking, baking and eating foods made with real butter. (I’m actually a butter snob, truth be told.) So when this sunny looking, smallish paperback came across my desk, touting that life is better with butter, I just had to pick it […]
     
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     September 19th, 2020
     Health Care and Physical Fitness            
        
            
        
    
    
    
        Written for the NABBW by Kimberly Cruz-Montalvo, Community Outreach Representative for www.mesotheliomaguide.com  When women and children are dolling themselves up, the last thing they expect is to be introducing a dangerous carcinogen into their bodies. Unfortunately, many families are unknowingly putting themselves at risk by using asbestos-contaminated products. Talc Products and Asbestos Exposure Many talc based […]
     
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