Get Real and Get Moving… Now! By Lisa Byrne, B.S Exercise Sciences | Certified Pilates Instructor NABBW’s Boomer Women\’s Fitness Expert When the New York Times showcases a health and fitness article I like to skim the comments. No matter how brilliant, mind changing, eye opening or informational the article seems, comments tell the real […]
Tips & Tricks to Shopping Thrift By Barb Tobias NABBW’s Thrifting Expert Ahhh, the “thrifting season” is in full swing! What a glorious time of year for the ardent thrift shopper. Now is the time for those serious about treasure hunting to pull up their bootstraps, hone their tracking skills and beseech the garage sale […]
Destination: Deep Time By Linda Ballou NABBW’s Adventure Travel Expert Thirteen strangers piled into the waiting raft at Lee’s Ferry on the Colorado River. It would be our transportation for the next eight days. Adam, our guide, greeted us with his eight-month-old son on his hip. Three generations of river guiding make his family as […]
Living Well with Chronic Illness: Small Choices Make a Big Difference By Mary J. Yerkes NABBW’s Living with Chronic Illness Expert Healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your risk of most common chronic diseases by 80 percent, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. By eating nutritionally balanced meals, maintaining a healthy […]
Make Your Own Chrysanthemums – and Use Them Too! By Deborah Clark NABBW’s Gardening Expert The garden mum C. morifolium is one of the easiest perennials to grow and propagate. It emerges in April or May and after a couple weeks it should be six inches high, with several pairs of lateral leaves. It\’s fully […]
NABBW Teleseminar ~ “The New Retirement: What You Must KNOW and Do NOW” Teleseminar Topic: “The New Retirement: What You Must KNOW and Do NOW” Hosted by: NABBW With Guest presenter: Jan Cullinane, NABBW Associate and co-author of The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life When: Thursday, June 30, 2011 […]
How Being “Tolerant” Can Ruin Your Health: Eliminate These Common Energy-Drainers By Mary J. Yerkes NABBW’s Living with Chronic Illness Expert Life coaches agree that people zap their energy and increase their stress by putting up with a multitude of things that bug them, what life coaches call “tolerations.” And for the chronically ill, lingering […]
NABBW Biz Building Teleseminar ~ “How to Generate (Serious) Income With Your Blog” Teleseminar Topic: “How to Generate Income with Your Blog” Hosted by: NABBW With Guest presenter: Marissa Sweazy, Digital and Social Media Director, Aigner/Prensky Marketing Group When: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM […]
Who Says Younger is Sexier? By Dr. Dorree Lynn, Ph.D. NABBW’s Expert on Boomer Women Sexuality Just about everyone, that’s who! Gazillions of messages every day try to convince us that young—and only young—is sexy. Sure, the media throws us a politically correct nod, showing attractive seniors supposedly shining our way through our golden years, […]
Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease Author: Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN Website: www.preventasecondheartattack.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW If you’re one of the 13 million Americans who have survived a heart attack or been diagnosed with heart disease – or you care about someone […]
