By Amy Sherman www.basilandspice.com Although most people think longevity is solely related to genes, it really depends on genes, attitude and lifestyle. Centenarians attribute their long lives to eating well, being optimistic and keeping busy. The Census Bureau estimates that by 2050, there will be 1.1 million people 100 years or older. Do you want [...]

Prevention If your goal this New Year is to lose weight and exercise more, forget the deprivation diet and marathon workouts. New research shows that taking baby steps — not giant leaps — is the best way to get lasting results. A study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine found that participants who made [...]

Want to know one of the best kept secrets in Lorain County? E.R.C. Senior Apartments is where independent seniors can find exceeding affordable living accommodations, without the pressures of spending down their savings. E.R.C. can save seniors nearly half the cost of what independent living competitors charge by offering cost smart advantages in the local [...]

By Daniel Vasquez , Sun Sentinel Twelve years into his South Florida retirement, former dentist Bruce Foote has happily traded tongue depressors and dental drills for smart phones and mobile applications. The 70-year-old even sprung for an extra Apple iPad so his wife could share his passion for tech­nology. Bridging the technology gap is increasingly [...]

By Amanda Lilly, McClatchy-Tribune It is a recurrent theme these days that the “baby boomer” gen­eration is beginning to reach the age of retirement. This bulging population has been called a vital cohort for consumer spending and has been designated as a criti­cal target-group for politicians try­ing to garner the most votes. But the boomers [...]

Want to know one of the best kept secrets in Lorain County? E.R.C. Senior Apartments is where independent seniors can find exceeding affordable living accommodations, without the pressures of spending down their savings. E.R.C. Senior Apartments can save seniors nearly half the cost of what independent living competi­tors charge by offering cost smart advantages in [...]

By Bill Newcott, Entertainment Editor, AARP The Magazine The trouble with “small” films is that they too often get corre­spondingly small theatrical releases. The true blessing of home video is not that it provides a second chance for us to revel in those tightly focused, thoughtful films — in most cases, it’s our one and [...]

Elyria, OH -Seniors Helping Seniors® In-Home Services is cel­ebrating their one-year anniver­sary in Lorain County with two new opportunities to help seniors. ‘Because it is our one-year anniversary this month we are offering one free hour of service,’ states Janet McGarvey, who, along with her friend Alice Iseminger, launched the Seniors Helping Seniors Center one [...]

Bill Piorkowski, owner of Elyria Jewelers, invites you to stop in at their new location (486 N. Abbe Rd. in Elyria) to check out their newest product lines… Reflections by Simstars – This is the latest and greatest in the world of charms… a system of affordable sterling silver beads, murano glass beads, 14K Gold [...]

By Leigh Grogan , McClatchy Newspapers DEAR SHOPPING: I finally got my mother turned on to the right shade for her eyebrows about two years ago, Maybelline Charcoal Gray. I bought her a package of two. Now that she has used them, we’ve exhausted ourselves looking for it. I know that Maybelline dis­continued this product [...]