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Kids’ Sports Drinks and Your Wallet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sports drinks are very popular today, especially with your grandchildren. One of the reasons is they taste good. Under certain circumstances they can be a beneficial choice but they can also be hard on your wallet.

Sports drinks are primarily a combination of water, some carbohydrate (sugar) – [...]

Your Grandchild with a Physical Disability

By Debra L. Karplus, MS, OTR/L

 Your grandchild has a physical disability. Perhaps it is from a congenital disorder, something that happened before birth, such as a club foot which ultimately requires the use of leg braces; or the result of an incident at the time [...]

Healthy Detoxification

Tips for greater vitality and wellness

Dr. Isaac Eliaz

By Dr. Isaac Eliaz

Detoxification and internal cleanses are ancient practices that have become increasingly popular, and for good reason. The gentle removal of harmful toxins and heavy metals from your body has many benefits, regardless of your age or health status. Increased energy, vitality [...]

Brain Food

Top 7 foods to keep your brain young

Margaret E. Staab

Want to know how to keep up with your grandkids by eating certain foods for a healthy brain and body? These foods can actually improve mental cognition and help you feel sharper. As a bonus, grandparents who make fitness a family value set [...]

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Remedies – Still Good Today

As a modern day grandma,  I look for all the latest and greatest ways to keep me and my grandkids healthy.  However, these good old fashioned solutions are still worth considering.

Grandmas always seem to know it all don’t they? Well, here are some unique and wonderful old-fashioned remedies you may not have heard before [...]

Social Security Keeping Older Women Out of Poverty

By:  AARP

More than one in four older women rely on Social Security for nearly all their family income. In 2010 alone, Social Security kept roughly 38 percent of women age 65 and older out of poverty.

Social Security is especially important to women today because:

 Women typically earn less on average than men do, [...]

Fuel Your Day with a Healthy Breakfast Cereal

 

 

 

 

 

One of the most common choices for breakfast in the United States today is ready-to-eat cereal. But if you’ve walked down the cereal isle lately, choosing one or more of those cereals for you or your grandchildren can be a daunting task. It’s a long isle and there are [...]