The Boomer Magazine

They say it’s good to step out of your comfort zone. Try new things, see what happens and what you could learn from an experience. Well, two weeks ago, I stepped out of my comfort zone. Well, I jumped out of it. I was preparing for a trip – to see family in Ukraine, actually [...]

Omega-3 fatty acids – fish oils – really do prolong our lives     – BY DANIEL JONES –    Each year, 600,000 – or one out of every four – American deaths arise from heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for [...]

If we know the answers, why do we so often fail the test?  BY RAY McALLISTER   There is a fair chance, I think, that we misread life. Don’t you? Consider that when we figure life out, IF we figure life out, it often comes very late, sometimes at the end of life. (A little [...]

Vintage Bon Air rancher transformed with a touch of whimsy – BY DANIEL JONES –  – PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY GIAMMARINO —                                   Seven years ago, Beth Scherr (left) purchased her home in the Crestwood Farms neighborhood of Chesterfield County’s Bon [...]

Roasted Chicken Breasts Mediterranean Ingredients: olive oil cooking spray 4 4-ounce (120 g) skinless chicken breasts, all visible fat removed 3 large cloves garlic, minced 1/2 small onion, minced, about 2 tablespoons (30 g) 1 red bell pepper, seeded, deveined and chopped 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, chopped, about 3/4 pound (360 g) 1/4 cup (60 [...]

Anyone who is a regular player of games would hypothesize that board and card games would be good for memory development, but the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center recently confirmed that as fact. Regular game-playing and puzzle-doing (as well as reading, visiting museums and other thought-provoking activities) were shown in this study to promote mental stimulation [...]

Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep How you feel during your waking hours hinges greatly on how well you sleep. Similarly, the cure for sleep difficulties can often be found in your daily routine. Your sleep schedule, bedtime habits, and day–to–day lifestyle choices can make an enormous difference to the quality of your nightly [...]

Study: Older Adults Get Unnecessary Colonoscopies [www.newsmaxhealth.com] Close to one-quarter of colonoscopies performed on older adults in the U.S. may be uncalled for based on screening guidelines, a new study from Texas suggests. Researchers found rates of inappropriate testing varied widely by doctor. Some did more than 40 percent of their colonoscopies on patients who [...]

Multigenerational Living — The BOOMER Therapist: Don’t Underestimate the Challenges Everyone under one roof: How to make it work Remember The Waltons, Earl Hamner’s Virginia-based classic TV series? Three generations lived together – usually happily – during the Depression and World War II. Now, what’s old is new again. A 2011 Pew Research Center report [...]

Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month? That’s the yearly initiative created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to help Americans eat a more healthful, nutritious, and balanced diet. Despite out best efforts to make more healthful food choices, and having lots of healthy food choices in RVA, we are still being [...]