Senior Sampler

Why Preserve Your DNA?

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:21:45 +0000

Issue 20.13

Cutting-edge science is beginning to unlock the anti-aging secrets of DNA that may reveal insights into staying healthy and living longer. Most of us are aware of the recent use of DNA for forensic purposes in identifying individuals, but what might be some of the health benefits? What is DNA? Why [...]

Big Change, Good Change

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:20:30 +0000

Issue 20.13

It seems change is in the air. As our economy changes for the better, we see more opportunity for buying and even selling homes in the Southern Utah area. This is a strange and uncommon phenomenon but welcome to many. Home inventory is dropping quickly so builder production of new homes [...]

Compassionate Service To Alzheimer’s Patients

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:19:19 +0000

Issue 20.13

Caring for patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia is difficult and often challenging for primary caregivers and health professionals alike. The difficulty in caring for such patients is due perhaps in part to erroneous perceptions and expectations we have towards these individuals. When we accept people the way they are and understand [...]

DRAMATIC Lifestyle Improvement Found In Patients Who Start Using Hearing Instruments

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:18:02 +0000

Issue 20.13

Many scientific studies in the past have confirmed the negative impacts associated with hearing loss: depression, anxiety and social isolation. However not many studies have shown the positive impacts created by a hearing solution. A new study released in September conducted by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), shows overwhelming data about [...]

Geek Speak… Is Windows XP Dead?

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:01:43 +0000

Issue 20.13

Nearly two thirds of my customers have at least one computer that uses Windows XP as the Operating System. The announcement recently that Microsoft will cease all support for XP on April 8, 2014 has a lot of people worried. This action is called “end of life” by computer and electronics [...]

Looking Back…Mistakes?

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:59:42 +0000

Issue 20.13

Sometimes you mysteriously make mistakes. Many oldsters call it a “senior moment.” Being a writer I try to be careful with words, but sometimes errors happen without my knowledge. In a recent column this sentence lost a word: So making a shift in your thinking that maybe there is suppose to [...]

Personal Stories Of WWII… Deadly Game

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:58:28 +0000

Issue 20.13

I was told about a P-47 pilot whose plane was lovingly or derisively called the “Jug”. This American pilot flying out of a field in France got in a dog fight with two German ME 109s. A well trained fighter pilot against a single enemy can usually maneuver so that he [...]

Understanding Your Social Security… Retire On Your Own Terms

downloader — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:56:59 +0000

Issue 20.13

Most Americans are aware that they need to save for retirement. It is a topic that is easy to brush aside to a later date because although the subject is important, it may not seem urgent. But the longer you put off some basic retirement planning, the harder it will be [...]

Celebration of Life — For Marilyn Mezer

downloader — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:12:47 +0000

Issue 19.13

It always saddens us when we lose a member of our BeeHive Cottages family, especially one who has been an integral part of our lives for many years. Marilyn’s passing was so quick & unexpected — that it has left many of us with feelings of shock, sadness & grief.

Marilyn [...]

Dear ‘Do It Yourself’

downloader — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:09:35 +0000

Issue 19.13

Six weeks ago I asked Senior Sampler readers to ask me questions. Thank you to those who have called and emailed questions. I again ask you to call or write me with questions about your cabinets, wood floors, and wood fixtures in your home.

As promised I have provided a new [...]