Presbyterian Senior Living : Blog
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When many people hear the words “estate planning,” they think of extravagant mansions and grand inheritances. However, estate planning is far from the exclusive domain of the extremely wealthy. In fact, it offers benefits for all people -- regardless of the size of their assets. Let’s take a closer look at what’s involved in estate planning, along with why it’s so important.
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What are “random acts of kindness?” They’re spontaneous, free-willed gestures that benefit another person with nothing asked in return. The purpose is to make the recipient feel good, but the process typically also results in a feeling of fulfillment for the giver.
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Spring is peeking it's warm face around the corner and now is a great time to start preparing your aging loved one for spring. Even though temperatures are on the rise, spring brings a lot of wet, volatile weather that most senior citizens neglect to address adequately without assistance from their caregivers.
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She's 94 years old, suffers severe arthritis of the neck and teaches yoga for free at Westminster Village's Mabes Morrill’s yoga class. Mabes Morrill happily reports that learning how to perform yoga changed her life years ago. "An Indian guru in Venezuela taught yoga to me for free", Ms. Morrill says. "I'm forever grateful to this person for helping me conquer my arthritis. Now, I'm spreading the benefits of yoga for free as well".
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In Recognition of African American History Month and Heart Health Month. . . According to the NAACP's website, aging African Americans tend to suffer more instances of certain health issues, such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, than other ethnicities or demographics. In fact cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. African Americans, with 46 percent of African Americans over 20 years of age suffering from some type of heart disease.
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George Washington may have been your typically mischievous, 18th century lad who thought it was fun to chop down cherry trees but you can bet he ate quite a few of those cherries before chopping that tree down! In fact, many of Washington's biographers claim that he did indeed love cherries, as well as other healthy foods such as fish, nuts and fruits.
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