In response to today’s financial crisis, learn how to make banking work for you. For questions about your banking needs, just ask Alex, our expert banker. Explore the different factors to consider before choosing a bank. Learn what it means to open a joint checking account with other people. Discover how crypto debit cards work.
Do you have high blood pressure? If so, how can you successfully control your blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle to avoid, delay or reduce the need for medication? Here are 10 lifestyle changes you can make to lower your blood pressure and keep it down. 1. Lose extra pounds and watch your waistline Blood
How many times have you heard it said that the internet has transformed modern life? Indeed, it’s probably changed how you stay in touch with family and friends, purchase goods and services, and even search for information about health problems. A variety of telehealth tools are available to help you manage your health care and
Successful aging is a worthy goal for all of us to strive toward. To be successful in the aging process, great initiative is necessary as we are solely responsible for our health. Each person’s journey will be different. Those who choose to rely on others or our modern day healthcare system will likely miss the
In my recently posted article “Real Beauty”, I chose a role model to inspire me to become a better version of myself in 2022 – Alice Neel, a 75-year-old New York City artist who painted herself in the nude to promote age awareness and body acceptance. Now the local news station informs me there is
Receiving a difficult medical diagnosis is a harrowing experience to say the least. The following ideas are designed to guide and help you after getting the news. Before and During Your Doctor Appointment: Try the following suggestions: Ask your spouse or other loved one to go with you to the doctor. This is good advice
If you’ve walked, jogged and hiked this far without any major knee trouble, there’s more you can do than thank your lucky stars. A few basic steps can help you protect your knees as you age. Besides being the largest joint in the human body, “the knees are unique in that the motion involved is
To schedule in a moment of quality alone time each day may seem daunting, if not impossible, to even consider. With all the hustle and bustle going on, how can this be a reasonable expectation? In response, not only is this reasonable, it is a MUST. Quality alone time helps to reset our brain and
Many people have a complicated relationship with money. Hang-ups carried over from childhood experiences get mixed together with positive and negative experiences from adulthood. Few people ever take the time to reflect on what money really means to them and how they can “get right” with money to make smarter decisions. Take time to answer
Cake and ice cream at a birthday party triggered a small revelation in my seven year old daughter that became a family saying and tooth brushing habit. She informed us she had “sweaters” on her teeth. Maybe they’d go away if she brushed her teeth. From then on, announcing “sweaters” on our teeth meant we