You lose the constant nagging worries and expense of home maintenance. Everyday transportation challenges are overcome. Cooking and eating alone become optional. Your social life will blossom. You have the privacy of your own residence, but a social life full of activities are available right out your entrance door. If needed, the transition to assisted living or skilled nursing is…read more →
We’ve all been there. You’re sleeping peacefully and, for no good reason (or was it a door slamming, someone snoring, your fidgeting partner?), you’re thrown rudely back into unwanted consciousness. It’s the middle of the night…oh no! Now you’re wide awake with all those hours of darkness stretching before you! If only you could feel this alert at your proper…read more →
While viewing the eclipse, Mountain Vista residents were approached by Denver Post photographer AAron Ontiveroz. He asked permission to take their picture. Residents Carol Wilmot, Jeri Kennah, Phyllis Kriese, and Harvey Anderson are pictured along with fellow residents on The Denver Post Face Book Page Published by Libby Rainey August 22, 2017 at 5:51 p.m. Please see the front page…read more →
The Declaration of Independence: We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. But July 4, 1776 wasn’t the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that…read more →
We’re accustomed to thinking of appetite as something to suppress rather than indulge in. Most people spend their lives thinking in terms of eating less so as to lose weight. While obesity is certainly a widespread problem in this country, and one that many seniors struggle with, the amount of attention we give to it can prove confusing when the…read more →
Go from seed to harvest in just a few weeks! If you check out the menu of a fine restaurant or the produce section of a specialty grocery store, you are likely to spy microgreens: tiny, delicate greens that add color, texture, and flavor to a variety of foods ans a garnish or ingredient. Big on nutrition and flavor, microgreens…read more →
How often have we heard that the heart is a muscle whose job is to pump blood 100,000 times a day to all the organs of the body? Isn’t the heart just a vital (but fairly simple) bag of fleshy fibers? In the 1930’s, Dr. Walter Cannon of Harvard Medical School showed that the heart responds to external nerves and…read more →
With your doctors approval, there are a variety of home remedies for cold and flu to consider. Vitamin C prevents the onset of colds and shortens the duration of a cold. Luckily, nature provides high vitamin C foods just when we need them–citrus of all kinds, pineapple, guavas, kiwis, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower. These are all fall and winter…read more →
In the United States today, life expectancy is at an all-time high; a 65 year-old man can expect to live at least another 17 years, while a 65 year-old woman can expect to live at least another 20 years. This means older adults are using their increased longevity to stay involved in the workforce longer, engaging in their communities, and…read more →