Monthly Archives: February 2015

Dollars — When we get older many of us retire or work less hours. A consequence of this is that we have less income. Money worries can become a problem as we get older. For example even if you own your house and you have paid off your mortgage, you still have to pay property tax and […]

Help for low-income seniors

This entry was posted in Information low income Money Uncategorized and tagged help for low-income seniors on February 26, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

Red carpet — Click here to watch the Oscars Live Online! Check out the nominees using the Internet Movie Database – imdb.com

Watch the Oscars Live Online

This entry was posted in movies and tagged movies Oscars on February 22, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

heart — High blood pressure (Hypertension) About High Blood Pressure Controlling your high blood pressure High blood pressure from Medlineplus High blood pressure and diet Information for Seniors on high blood pressure from Medlineplus Managing Blood Pressure with a Heart-Healthy Diet Prevention & Treatment of High Blood Pressure Understanding Blood Pressure Readings But what if I have […]

How to lower high blood pressure (and what to do ...

This entry was posted in blood pressure Health and tagged high blood pressure lower blood pressure on February 21, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

salt shaker — Too much salt in the diet can lead to high blood pressure and many other problems. Unfortunately salt is added to many foods. If you are interested in eating less salt and sodium the following links have lots of useful information: Low Salt/Sodium Diet Dietary Sodium Low Salt, Low Sodium, and the DASH Diet Low-salt diet […]

Help with low salt or low sodium diet

This entry was posted in diet diet Health Information nutrition Uncategorized and tagged low salt diet low sodium diet on February 21, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

stethoscope — Here is a list of organizations that offer free or low cost medical screenings: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America National Memory Screening Program Asthma screening Colorectal (Colon) Cancer information from the CDC Financial Assistance and Programs for Kidney Patients Free Health screenings information from the Saavy Senior Free Medical Clinic or Free Dental Clinic. GetTested Free National […]

Free and low cost medical screenings

This entry was posted in dental care Health and tagged FREE Bone Density Screenings health screenings on February 21, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

Fruit basket — If you are interested in nutrition a proposal for U.S. dietary guidelines has been released. If the gigantic report is too much for you to digest 🙂 you can search for topics you are interested in, or you can read the Executive Summary. For example, you can click here to see the results of a […]

Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

This entry was posted in aging well Cooking diet diet fiber Food Health nutrition and tagged activity diet nutrition on February 19, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

man walking — The following article on MedPage Today by Salyn Boyles has good news for Seniors. Even if a person is frail and elderly light housework and moving around the house can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Here is a link to the article: Inactive Seniors Can See Heart Gains With Light Exercise Just moving around […]

More good news – Keep moving and improve your health

This entry was posted in aging well Exercise Health Information and tagged health heart disease light housework limited mobility sendentary on February 19, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

A recent study by Ma Y, Olendzi BC, Wang J, et al. Single-Component Versus Multicomponent Dietary Goals for the Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2015 found that adding additional fiber to the diet can help a person lose weight, lower their blood pressure and blood sugar. Many of the diets that people try […]

Eat more fiber (at least 30 grams per day) and ...

This entry was posted in diet fiber nutrition weight loss and tagged fiber nutrition weight loss on February 18, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

Here is an interesting article on “ageism”. Ageism, the persistent ‘ism’ A research study done at Yale University found that young people posted negative comments about seniors on Facebook. Unfortunately the computer-mediated communication that occurs on twitter, Facebook and other media allows people to post comments without consequences. I doubt if many of the people who post […]

An interesting article on Ageism

This entry was posted in ageism and tagged ageism on February 18, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

Have some laughs and watch the 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live tonight! You can watch on NBC from 8pm (EST) to 11:30pm tonight. Who are your ten favorite SNL cast members? Click here to go our Polls page where you can vote. (All past and present members are listed in alphabetical order) […]

Have some laughs and Watch the 40th Anniversary of Saturday ...

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged fun humor laughs Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary on February 15, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

There is some possible good news for those of us who like eggs, shrimp and lobster (all foods with high amounts of cholesterol). A panel of nutrition experts believes that cholesterol in the diet does not lead to increased cholesterol in the blood or increased risk of heart disease. Rather saturated fats and salt from foods […]

Are eggs making a comeback?

This entry was posted in Health and tagged cholesterol on February 15, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

The following article written by Katie Alexander for KWQC TV6 entitled “The Secrets to Aging Well” has some excellent advice for all of us. The author interviewed several seniors and they shared some of the ways that they stay active, engaged and happy. Here are some of their secrets: It’s all about attitude. Try […]

Nice article on the “Secrets of Aging Well”

This entry was posted in aging passionately aging well and tagged aging well on February 13, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

The Fab Five Foods that can help your heart and ...

This entry was posted in Health Uncategorized and tagged health heart lower blood pressure on February 11, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

If you are interested in helping senior citizens, those people 55 years and older, please join the Pliny Lives Support our Seniors Community. Anyone can join as long as you are interesting in helping. Click here to join and help seniors today, It’s free and it will bring you good karma! . . […]

Join the Support for Seniors Community

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged community to help seniors on February 9, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

Click here to buy brain healthy foods You can read the entire article here: 8 Foods for Brain Health Click each food below for low-cost, healthy and tasty recipes from the USDA: Whole grains Salmon Sardines Avocados Flax seeds Walnuts Blueberries Dark chocolate Click here to buy brain healthy foods Want more recipes? Check out these […]

8 Foods that can help to keep your brain healthy

This entry was posted in Cooking Food Health Information and tagged brain foods cookbooks recipes on February 9, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

Soon we will start new services for seniors. Please let us know what you need to make your life better, healthier and happier. [contact-form-7 id=”1787″ title=”Tell us what you need”] Don’t forget to register for a free Pliny Lives Support for Seniors account

Pliny Lives is launching new services – Tell us what ...

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

1) EconomicCheckup.org from the National Center on Aging Get started by completing a simple 23 question comprehensive questionnaire. This will give you an overview of all the ways you can improve your financial situation. The Economic Checkup tool can help you to: Find a job JobSource Reduce spending CouponBlender.com GrocerYCouponNetwork PriceGrabber Senior Discounts Try out […]

3 Tools that can help Seniors save money

This entry was posted in Food Health help paying utility bills medicare Money Uncategorized and tagged health care Medicare tools to help seniors save money on February 5, 2015 by Pliny the Elder

Support and Help for Seniors