Active Living in Colorado
Colorado is considered part of the Midwest and lives up to the area’s reputation for beautiful scenery and outdoor living. The state contains the Rocky Mountains and is one of the most popular ski destinations in the United States, with numerous ski resorts like Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, Winter Park, and many more. The state has varying climates that produce high amounts of snowfall during the winter and mainly sunny, mild summers, with little rain. Colorado is also known for some of its vineyards and breweries, including the highest elevation vineyards in the country.
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Wednesday is National Senior Health & Fitness Day
The last Wednesday of every May marks National Senior Health & Fitness Day in the United States. Tomorrow, May 29th is the annual holiday for 2013, at the end of Older Americans Month.
Nationwide Activities 
Senior centers, nursing homes, gyms, and other community organizations across the nation will be participating in National Senior Health & Fitness Day. The day is intended to motivate seniors to stay healthy and fit. Over 100,000 people will be taking part in activities all over the country. In order to hold an official “Senior Day” event,[…]
Golden Years in the Golden State
California is the most populous state in the US, with over 38 million residents. Known for its long beaches and sunny weather, California is an ideal retirement spot. The state has many towns with plenty of leisure activities, like the boardwalk and pier in Santa Monica, the vineyards in Napa Valley, and the stores and artist merchants in Carmel. Although many areas in California have significantly higher costs of living than the national average, there are still some areas in the Golden State that aren’t nearly as expensive and can provide seniors with the ideal retirement environment.
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Retiring in Arkansas
Arkansas, officially dubbed the “Natural State”, but more widely known as the “Razorback State”, offers up an idyllic setting for retirement in the United States. With an extremely diverse topography, retirees in Arkansas can choose between mountain life, more isolation in the forests, or lowlands along the river, with national parks sprinkled all over the state.
The state also has a reputation for being unhealthy, however, and long term care is an ever present issue for people across Arkansas. Fortunately, the long term care costs are lower than the national average, giving retirees yet another reason to move to this beautiful[…]
Living a Long Life in Arizona
Arizona is known for its dry, hot summers and beautiful, seemingly infinite desert landscape. Home to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Arizona attracts a hoard of tourists, full of people from all walks of life. Many retirees began to move to Arizona in the 1960s to get away from the harsher climates in the East and Midwest and enjoy milder winters. The high number of retirees in the state of Arizona necessitates a focus on the issue of long term care.
On the University of Arizona campus is the Arizona Health and Sciences Center, a department of[…]
New Alzheimer’s Research Pinpoints Disease Trigger
Alzheimer’s research studies are widespread, but very few have led to any major breakthroughs in recent years.
Cambridge Study Identifies Catalyst
Researchers at Cambridge University published a study on Monday that was able to identify the process that turns healthy cells into abnormal cells, the catalyst that causes the onset of Alzheimer’s. These findings bring scientists a step closer to finding prevention or treatment solutions for the disease.
Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States and has recently passed cancer and heart disease as the most[…]
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