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By Ruben Vives | Los Angeles Times (TNS) On a recent chilly morning in Hesperia, California, Alfredo Lara used a shovel to pour cement into a mound of concrete he’d shaped like a wide volcano for mixing. Nearby, his friend filled a bucket with water for the final ingredient. “Well, here we are, trying to carry on,” the 70-year-old said
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By MetrocreativeDrinking milk is a popular way to consume the amount of dairy recommended for a healthy diet. Milk is a rich source of 13 essential nutrients that can boost the immune system and fuel the body. Milk notably contains vitamin D and calcium, which helps maintain strong bones and can reduce the risk for a bone-thinning disease known as
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By Metrocreative Fun is more than childs’ play. Indeed, there is much to be said in favor of adults having some fun. Health experts say recreation brings balance to people’s lives and is imperative for health and well-being. The University of Utah Health says research indicates that people are cognitively stimulated, more creative, energized, and relaxed with regular recreation, especially
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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus Like many students before her, Janna Malone entered college hoping to find a career in the music industry yet also wondering what opportunities might be available to someone who wasn’t after the spotlight. “I had a musical family,” she said. “I had played piano since I was six, I sang in church, all
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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus Pam Fleming remembers when her fellow Kiwanis Club members voted “yes” to appoint her as the first female vice president of her Sheffield Chapter, but that memory is bittersweet. Although enough members backed her, one member strongly voiced his disapproval with a warning: If they allowed a woman to serve as vice president,
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By Chelsea Retherford | Living 50 Plus Kevin Lamb had stopped teaching at the University of North Alabama by the time Blake McDaniel enrolled as commercial music student in the fall of 1992. Still, McDaniel, who went on to work as a talent agent for Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in Nashville, Tennessee, before founding his own company, Daps Landing Media,
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By Jim Buchta | The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) For most dream-seeking retirees, moving is not on their bucket list. More than three-quarters of older American homeowners plan to stay in their current home and age in place, according to a survey by Redfin, a tech-based real estate brokerage. That’s wishful thinking, said Lauren Bednar, owner of Oasis Senior Advisors.
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