by Melissa Perez | Feb 4, 2020 | Atherton Life, Editorial, Health & Wellness
A Lovely, Lovely Life When I was in grade school, February was an exciting month because we handed out Valentines to all our classmates. Our teachers would have us create a Valentine’s card for our parents, and my mom would buy a box of cards and I would sit at the...
by Virginia Beaboa | May 9, 2018 | Health & Wellness, Staff Notes
By Rev. Craig Statton, Atherton CEO Introduction On the Late Show with David Letterman in 2013, the prolific actor, Tom Hanks, shared a personal revelation with the country; he had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Hanks said that he had been dealing with high...
by Virginia Beaboa | Mar 5, 2018 | Health & Wellness, Senior Living Tips
Seniors need to be especially careful to incorporate good practices that promote healthy eyesight. Vision loss can negatively affect the well-being of older adults in many ways. It develops so quickly, but poor eyesight can lead to those unexpected falls and...
by Virginia Beaboa | Feb 13, 2018 | Health & Wellness, Senior Living Articles
The following story is part of a joint project between myLifeSite and Senior Correspondent where we ask people to report on their senior living decision process. When my husband and I retired from 40-year faculty careers, we were in our sixties, healthy and active,...
by Virginia Beaboa | Jan 29, 2018 | Atherton Life, Health & Wellness
A couple of years ago I was sitting in the doctor’s office after experiencing some chest pains and shortness of breath. It was one of those scary doctor visits. As it turned out, I was fine; but the doctor said, “You need to lose some weight and relieve your stress....
by Virginia Beaboa | Jan 17, 2018 | Health & Wellness, Senior Living Articles, Senior Living Tips
Keeping your brain sharp while living in an elderly care facility can seem challenging at times. Often, people consider the need to maintain their physical health, tossing mental health to the side and neglecting to exercise their brains. In order to maintain mental...
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