When Kathy Paul heard all the laughter coming from her kitchen during the Paul Family Reunion in the summer of 2007, she knew compiling a family cookbook was the perfect way to record joyful moments such as this. “As they were preparing their dishes, my nieces were laughing and having such a good time remembering [...]

You’ve just gotten home from a long day of work, and you pull out a box of spaghetti to make dinner. “You know I hate spaghetti,” a grumbling voice says from the living room. But it’s not your mercurial teenager, nor your equally tired spouse. The voice is coming from your elderly father, who is [...]

Recently, we spoke on some of the dangers associated with obesity in the elderly, and even pointed out a few videos to get your senior-aged loved one back into activity with simple chair exercises. But this week we want to highlight the importance of exercise for all senior citizens, regardless of their weight. The numerous [...]

If you’ve picked up a newspaper or turned on the news in the past few years, chances are you’ve heard about the obesity epidemic plaguing our country, crossing gender lines, age gaps, and socioeconomic barriers. Experts name larger portions, increased inactivity and the prevalence of technology as just a few of the contributors to the [...]